Finance Assistant

From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture - one that is controlled by the people who work for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.

People come to Howden Group Holdings for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That’s what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities - work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden Group.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join us on a permanent basis as a Finance Assistant based from our Baildon office

In this role you will process the commission statements received from our insurance providers, investigate and resolve matters arising from these and support the Accounts Team Leader and wider FP&A team in a range of activities.

You’ll maintain records in a timely and accurate manner to enable the business to acquire all relevant and required management information (MI) as the need arises and work within the Company’s established business procedures, taking into account the regulatory environment.

We require you to be able to commute into the office at least 3 days a week.

**Key areas of focus**
You will have accountability for a variety of tasks and as someone with prior experience of working within a Finance team you will use you knowledge and experience to support the following:
**Planning/Reporting**:

- Support key department and business retention targets
- Lead and contribute to key projects
- Provide relevant and insightful MI as required

**Technical**:

- Process commission statements received from insurance providers in a timely and accurate manner
- Investigate and resolve any matters arising from insurance debtors in accordance with our policy
- Accurately process adjustments on agencyPlus/AO systems
- Support of the month end process
- Keep up to date with regulatory and legal changes
- Ensures up to date records are maintained at all times on the Company systems
- Be proactive in responding to matters as they arise
- Respond to clients (both internal and external) requirements as appropriate

**Personal Development**:

- Actively undertake personal development to ensure up to date knowledge and understanding of standard methodology
- Remain aware of external, industry, legal and regulatory developments to ensure practice and outputs are of a consistent high standard
- Keep advised of all legal and regulatory developments relevant to the Operating Entity/Group

**You**:

- Experience of working in a finance team
- Understanding of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and FCA rules
- Understanding of the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998
- Maintain client and company confidentiality at all times
- Accurate work with attention to detail
- Sense of responsibility and ownership with good organisational skills
- Positive and professional
- Ability to utilise analysis and judgement
- Educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent)

**What do we offer in return?**

A career that you define.

Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.

What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.

**Our Culture: People First**
We are proud to be at the global table, but we are most proud of our **culture **. It has been built on a single and constant set of principles over more than 25 years, and it has helped us become:

- An international group with independence and people at its heart
- A home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world

The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group. David’s vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.

**Diversity & Inclusion**

**Additional Job Details**:
**Worker Type**:
Permanent