Finance Associate/Accounts Analyst

Company:
Marsh

Description:

Our Fiduciary team is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Norwich office:

Finance Associate/Accounts Analyst

What can you expect:

Are you good with figures? Do you have a passion for delivering outstanding results? If so, we'd like to hear from you!

• Based within our busy Fiduciary Accounting department, this is a varied and stimulating insurance accounting-based role, where you will be responsible for the transition of funds between clients and insurers.
• You will also be required to build and develop strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, be comfortable working with MS Excel and adept at managing a varied and demanding workload.
• Whilst we would welcome candidates with relevant experience, we are also keen to hear from college leavers, graduates and individuals with transferrable skills, who are able to demonstrate a genuine interest in building a career within the Financial Services Sector.
• To succeed you will be highly numerate, have great communication skills and enjoy using these strengths to resolve queries.

What you will be rewarded with:

• We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 3 days per week allowing 2 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 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:

• Be responsible for account reconciliation and ledger management.
• Raise and send payment requests.
• Investigate and resolve any unmatched cash issues/financial exposures.
• Credit control activities.
• Work out different tax/commission rates.
• Act upon payment conditions and deadlines as appropriate.
• Produce and deliver information and documentation in line with requirements.
• Develop strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

What you need to have:

• Good level of education with clear strengths in numerical and potentially accounting related subjects.
• Exceptional numeracy skills, with demonstrable experience of working with figures.
• An inquisitive mind set with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to deal with differing demands.
• A passion for delivering excellent service to external and internal clients.
• Great communication skills and the ability to build relationships with colleagues, clients and other stakeholders.
• High level of accuracy with impeccable attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel.

What makes you stand out:

• Previous accounting/credit control experience within a similar (ideally insurance related) role.
• Proven track record in handling and resolving complex customer queries in a financial environment.
• Experience with dealing with multi-currencies (specifically dollars) would be advantageous, although not essential.

About Marsh:

Marsh is the world's leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With more than 45,000 colleagues advising clients in over 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data-driven risk solutions and advisory services. Marsh is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. With annual revenue of $23 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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 reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com

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 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.

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