Accounts Assistant

6 months ago


Sevenoaks, United Kingdom The Granite Group Full time

**Job Title**: Accounts Assistant
**Location**: Sevenoaks, Kent
**Working Hours**: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
**Salary**: £24,255

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a meticulous and driven Accounts Assistant to join our Financial-Operations Department.
This individual will play a vital role as the first point of contact for any financial queries that come through to the team, alongside providing detailed communications of all payments. If you thrive working with full autonomy in a role that you can hit the ground running in, this could be the opportunity for you.

**What you will be doing**:

- Providing a detailed bordereaux of Payments to all suppliers
- Assist in processing online electronic banking
- Setting up and maintaining installment plans
- Cheque production
- Posting and allocating receipts
- Provide help in recovery process & banking cheques
- Accounts reconciliation
- Maintaining Excel spreadsheet recording all debt recovery activity
- Cheque cancellations
- First point of contact for all payment queries
- Identification and analysis of payment errors
- Support the Claims function with any ad hoc responsibilities and projects as required

**What we’re looking for**:

- Strong interpersonal skills, able to establish effective working relationships
- Attention to detail with high level of numeracy and literary competence
- Demonstrated experience in both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft word
- Experience with working to strict deadlines within a professional environment
- Eagerness to work within a fast-paced environment
- A critical thinker that will think outside the box on day-to-day tasks
- Willingness to show that you are self sufficient within a working environment

About Acorn Insurance

We are a growing business with great opportunities to build your knowledge of the financial services industry. As a specialist insurance provider, we have 40 years of experience helping people secure motor insurance across all of the UK. We help more than 50,000 customers to find a policy that meets their needs and gives them the peace of mind that comes with high-quality insurance.
At Acorn Insurance we provide full training and continuous coaching in house you will be given full in-depth FCA regulated industry knowledge and have all the tools necessary to help you personally grow your career with the business.
We celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves.

Why Acorn Insurance?

Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays)
- Additional Buy & Sell Holidays
- Company Sick Pay Scheme
- Company Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Generous Company Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive Mental Health support system via the health assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- A wide network of mental health first-aiders.
- Our very own reward and discount platform "Your tomorrow"
- Fresh fruit Deliveries twice a week
- £250 Refer a friend bonus
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free eye test vouchers and a contribution towards the frames
- Regular Employment Engagement including ongoing competitions with fantastic prizes
- Charity fundraising events


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