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Financial Control Assistant (FTC)

NorthStandard
7 hours ago
Temporary
On-site
£25,001 - £35,000 GBP yearly
Accounting

Role purpose 

We are looking to recruit a Financial Control Assistant in our Newcastle office.

This is a temporary role (18 months) working in the Financial Accounting and Control Team of the Finance Department.  We are looking for a driven individual with excellent attention to detail. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing reconciliations of source systems to accounting systems (SUN & SAGE), bank and expense reconciliations, and clearing control accounts as well as other ad hoc duties. 

This would be a good first step into gaining experience of the work of financial accountants. 

What will you be doing? 

Key responsibilities will include: 

  • Reconciliation of source systems to accounting systems 

  • Certify expenses reconciliations 

  • Bank reconciliations 

  • Agreeing cashbook balances to bank statements 

  • Clearing the suspense banking ledgers  

  • Updating cash records 

  • Agreeing quarterly reports to ledgers 

  • Reviewing ledger for all required analysis 

About you - Skills/Qualifications/Experience 

Essential 

  • Strong attention to detail 

  • Good knowledge of Excel 

  • IT literate with ability to adapt to new systems 

  • Good verbal and written communication skills 

  • Team player 

The Company

Welcome to NorthStandard, one of the largest and most influential marine insurers in the International Group. 

We're more than just a workplace. We're a global community of passionate maritime professionals driven and defined by our empowered, inquisitive, courageous and giving principles, and our commitment to excellence. 

We believe in fostering a diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment where everyone can be themselves, thrive, and contribute their unique talents to delivering our best for colleagues, members, customers, and the communities we serve.  

You will be empowered to focus on your progression, have access to development opportunities designed to fast-track your career from the day you start, and the ability to contribute to and shape our employee experience. In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, while benefitting from a hybrid approach in our collaborative office spaces around the world.

We’re committed to continuous learning and development, building long-lasting internal and external relationships, and driving service excellence.

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  • Innovation

We are creative and fearless in our work.

  • Accountability

We take ownership of our work and lead from the front.

  • Teamwork

We collaborate widely and build supportive environments.

The Company

Welcome to NorthStandard, one of the largest and most influential marine insurers in the International Group. 

We're more than just a workplace. We're a global community of passionate maritime professionals driven and defined by our empowered, inquisitive, courageous and giving principles, and our commitment to excellence. We believe in fostering a diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment where everyone can be themselves, thrive, and contribute their unique talents to delivering our best for colleagues, members, customers, and the communities we serve.

You will be empowered to focus on your progression, have access to development opportunities designed to fast-track your career from the day you start, and the ability to contribute to and shape our employee experience. In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, while benefitting from a hybrid approach in our collaborative office spaces around the world.

We’re committed to continuous learning and development, building long-lasting internal and external relationships, and driving service excellence.

The usual stuff

A competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus plan and benefit arrangements for everyone.

Flexible working

We offer a best in market hybrid working policy and are open to considering a range of flexible opportunities. This includes job-sharing, part-time roles and remote working.

Taking care of you

Our people are the most important part of our club and we constantly strive for our culture and working environment to show how much we value the contribution you make. We do this through our Employee Resource Groups, learning and development opportunities, inclusive policies and our Employee Assistance Programmes.

Social events

We host a range of get-togethers throughout the year as we believe that bringing our people together is a great way to motivate each other, inspire success, and build a stronger foundation for the cub.

Empowered

By being trusted, inspired and developed

Giving

Showing we care by sharing our attention, experience and expertise

Courageous

Challenging relentlessly to create better outcomes

Inquisitive

Embracing diverse perspectives and fresh possibilities