Accounts Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Acturis Ltd

Acturis Ltd

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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About Acturis
Acturis is the UK's leading Software-as-a-Service provider for general insurance. Founded in 2000, we have grown exponentially over the past 20 years.

To date, more than 95,000 individuals, in over 40 countries, use Acturis solutions to power their business, and our platform manages over £10bn worth of transactions every year.

By working closely with brokers, insurers, and MGAs, we have helped to create and shape the insurance market of today.

At Acturis we
invest in recruiting, developing and promoting talent

With us you will:

Work with a talented, motivated and friendly group of likeminded colleagues
Learn how to combine innovation and technology to create new business models from a management team led by two former McKinsey partners
Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues
Receive written constructive performance feedback and encouragement every third so that you know how to improve you have no idea how unusual this is
Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are ready
Receive a competitive salary and annual performancebased reviews
Be eligible to participate in annual bonus and company share incentive schemes depending on performance and seniority
Work from home up to 3 days per week

The Position
We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and hardworking graduate to join our Finance Team as an Accounts Assistant.

You will learn a wide variety of accounting skills on-the-job, whilst studying towards a funded ACCA qualification to qualify as an Accountant.

You will be given early responsibility and the initial role will involve an array of duties.

Example tasks include:

Sales Ledger: preparing invoices based on input data from other teams
Purchase ledger: posting invoices and preparing payment runs
Resolving customer and supplier invoice queries
Assisting with preparing the month end accounts
Assisting with annual processes such as budgets and yearend audit
Assisting with general office and administrative duties as necessary

You will be given early responsibility for discrete projects and will receive structured feedback, in the form of a performance review every four months.

The Career Path
As an Accounts Assistant at Acturis, you will receive structured targets, quarterly feedback and an annual performance review. You will follow a clearly defined career path that recognises personal development and contribution to the company. Acturis will also fund and support your studies towards an ACCA qualification.

Acturis gives early responsibility for line management, including mentoring new joiners, designing and delivering training programmes, and coaching others to develop their skills and responsibilities**
Requirements:
About You

You will be a self-starter who thrives when collaborating in a team full of brilliant and motivated people, with diverse interests and backgrounds.

Everyone at Acturis has an outstanding academic background and we share a common passion for innovation.

Successful applicants will also have the following attributes:
Achieved at least a B grade in A-Level Mathematics.
Prepared to commit to a threeyear study program and driven to balance fulltime work with study.
Computer literate (e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel) and able to pick up new concepts.
Excellent communication skills.
Logical, well organised, and practical.