Finance Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Apollo

Apollo

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Who we are:

Apollo is an independent specialist (re)insurer launched in 2009 to provide high quality products and services to clients, brokers, and capital partners at Lloyd's.

The Apollo name recognised the success of one of its founding investors Neil Armstrong, who in 1969 was the first person to land on the moon.

Along with Jim Hays, Neil saw the opportunity to build a differentiated service provider at Lloyd's.

Today, Apollo is a team of more than 200 colleagues, servicing clients, partners and brokers from across the globe through its unique augmented underwriting approach.

_ "We attract and retain the highest quality talent by developing a team atmosphere where opportunity exists for our employees and partners." David Ibeson, Group CEO_

Your Role:

To support us on our collective journey to success we are seeking a Finance Assistant to join the team.

This role is a great steppingstone into the world of industry finance and a real insight into financial services in the City and the Lloyds market.

As a Finance Assistant you will support the corporate area of finance and tax team in maintaining good processes and compliance across the business.

You will learn different skills and use technology to build the business and assist the finance team with reporting requirements and commercial decisions while building up relevant experience in a friendly and supportive environment.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be exposed to a broad range of finance and tax topics, including liaising with internal and external stakeholders, monthly management accounts, expenses, accounts payable, statutory financial reporting, VAT and other taxes.

What we are looking for:

An interest in finance and tax.
Time management and ability to meet deadlines.
Attention to detail.
Able to selfmanage workload.
Good communicator and team player
Problem solving.
Microsoft Office knowledge including Excel.

What you will get in return:

As well as your salary, this role offers a discretionary bonus plus a broad range of benefits, including Non-Contributory Pension, Private Medical & Travel Insurance.

Our Commitment to Inclusion:

Apollo is a growing and diverse team of empowered and passionate experts who focus on bringing innovation, data driven decision making and collaboration to every relationship and every risk.

To meet the needs of a demanding global insurance market, we need a diverse workforce that truly understands the international communities we serve.

That is why we're focused on developing diverse talent at every level; inclusion and diversity means more to us than just chasing a target and we are committed to supporting and celebrating difference.

Our people are at the heart of our business which is why we value the diversity of thought and talent of every member of our team.

We offer a range of support and run a programme of events and training that recognise the challenges and opportunities relating to diversity.

Hybrid & flexible working:

At Apollo, hybrid and flexible working is fully embraced and we do not see the benefit of presenteeism.

We understand that no two colleagues are alike, and as such we support the ability to remain agile and achieve a home and work balance to best suit business and personal commitments.

Reasonable Adjustments:

**Thank you