Assistant Accountant - Witham, United Kingdom - MMC Corporate

Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Part Qualified Assistant Accountant (Shared Service Centre Hub Accountant in our terms) to join our MMC EMEA accounting operations team. As a SSC Hub Accountant you will be a pro-active, results led individual who is able to balance multiple deliverables whilst satisfying a strict control environment by retaining the highest standards of governance. Ideally you will have experience in working within a busy shared services function of a similar organisation.

The MMC EMEA accounting operations team supports 18 countries across Europe and forms part of the controllership function that are responsible for ensuring accounting is in adherence to organisation policies, procedures and SOX requirements. The department is supported by an offshore transactional processing team of approximately 100 employees with onshore headcount at around 40. The teams are functionally aligned as follows: People Costs, Fixed Assets and Facilities, Asset and Liabilities, Revenue & Foreign Exchange, Intercompany, Bank reconciliation, Procure to Pay and Cash Control.

In addition to this, the department has involvement in acquisitions and global projects. It supports initiatives for individual career progression and skill expansion.

This role sits within the People Costs team who are responsible for all activities in relation to accounting for Compensation and Benefits related expenses for the UK/Ireland and Continental Europe entities. Specific responsibilities include preparation of accruals/prepayments, P&L and balance sheet review and analysis, balance sheet reconciliation review/approval, journal creation and approval, payroll interface validations.

Can you work under pressure and to tight deadlines? Are you organised and committed to delivering high quality of work? Have you held the above responsibilities before? If so this could be the perfect role for you

What can you expect?

• An opportunity to join an established company helping to support a wider team and enabling them to work more efficiently.
• We offer a platform to build on existing skill sets and knowledge and also an opportunity to learn new skills in a continuous improvement environment.
• Study support will be offered upon successful completion of the probation period.
• To build and maintain excellent relationships with our colleagues across the globe.

What you will be rewarded with?

• We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 2 days per week allowing 3 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.
• Competitive Benefits Package including: 27 days annual leave, up to 4 days flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.
• Generous Family Leave including: 6 months paid maternity leave, 4 months paid paternity leave, 6 months paid adoption leave plus shared parental leave options. To help ease the transition when you return to work you will be able to work 8 weeks at 80% of your normal work pattern and receive 100% of your normal salary.

We will rely on you to:

• Production & control review of all balance sheet reconciliations within functional team remit
• Exception reporting and perform checks prior to issuing
• Ensure timely investigation and resolution of any exception items
• Ensure all month-end and quarter-end deliverables are met
• Communicate regularly with offshore counterpart
• To play a lead role in the continuous improvement of business processes
• Record and monitor new tasks through change control process
• Mailbox management
• Attend meetings with managers, colleagues and clients as required.
• Assist with other ad-hoc tasks, projects and initiatives as required.
• Assist auditors and SOX testers.
• Assist with current and future accounting operation transitions
• Delivery of training to Offshore teams
• Journal creation, review and approvals
• Preparation and review of quarterly reporting schedules
• Payroll system interface checking
• Expense accrual preparation and review
• P&L analysis and commentary to the business

What you need to have:

• Part/Qualified ACCA/CIMA or QBE.
• Advanced skills in Excel – V lookups, pivots
• Flexible and team player – develops close partnerships with onshore and offshore colleagues
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines and deliver results to short timescales.
• Exposure to General Ledger Accounting

What makes you stand out:

• Process alignments and consolidation of tasks
• Prior experience of Oracle and HFM (preferred but not essential)
• Insurance industry experience would be advantageous but not essential.
• Previous proven ability to identify areas to improve efficiency, accuracy and analysis and suggest and implement process improvements.
• Lean/Six Sigma knowledge.

About us

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company's 85,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh provides data-driven risk advisory services and insurance solutions to commercial and consumer clients. Guy Carpenter develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and well being for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit , or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person. office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.