This position is in the Finance Operations Team within the Corporate Finance Department.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsibility for accurate and timely Income transaction recording and reporting. The scope will include clients within designated business profit centres:
This will include:
Income-related monthly accruals and prepayments
Analysis reporting for both finance and operations teams
Regular liaison with Company Operational Managers and a Finance Business partner
AR invoicing
- Monitor the integrity of transactions within Time & Material system processes
- Working as a key Team member on the Sage ERP system implementation
- Management of business passthrough charges process
- ICO transaction reconciliations for Group consolidation reporting
- Monthly & quarter end reporting and routines, including accruals and reconciliations
- Support external and internal audit process
- Reporting routines from various applications which support the Finance Function
- Continuous development and improvement of processes and reporting
- Ad-hoc projects and tasks as required
- Ability to cover Team members’ key tasks during absence & holiday, to include AP & Cash Management
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Strong MS skill set
- Team working skills, with strong interpersonal skills
- Possess a resourceful approach to resolving issues - using strong listening, communication and analytical skills as appropriate
- The ability to quickly absorb and transact complex commercial and financial information
- Understand the principles and processes of effective communication and how to apply them
- A proactive attitude towards task management, taking ownership of task responsibilities and reaching out for guidance when needed
- Desire to progress in terms of work responsibilities, matched with a commitment to working to towards an accredited accountancy qualification
- Demonstrate excellent attention to detail, a high degree of accuracy and organisation
- Motivated to achieving deadlines and targets
- Decisive, pro-active and assertive with an ability to resolve issues quickly and effectively
- Proactive and confident in building relationships with external and internal agents, clients and suppliers. Interaction with Clients across the business and external to the business is a critical part of the role
- Enjoys working as part of a small Team, whose daily tasks are interdependent
- Highly motivated and the desire to make a positive impact
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to build strong working relationships across the business
- Possess a questioning mind, and have the confidence to challenge information and processes to develop understanding
- Demonstrates behaviours aligned to the PoloWorks PRIDE values:
- Pioneering – we don’t stand still
- Responsible – We do the right thing
- Inclusive – we all play a role
- Delivery Focused- we provide services we are proud of
- Empowering – we equip people to be their best
Knowledge & Qualifications
- AAT/ACCA/CIMA Accounting qualification. Candidates who are qualified by experience will be considered if coupled with a desire to progress towards a professional qualification.
- Require an understanding of Accounting principles, controls and good practice
- Desire to develop technical experience in all aspects of Management Accounting.
Benefits
As well as a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a minimum 24 days of annual leave (with the option to buy more), you will also get an excellent benefits package, including flexible, hybrid working, private health insurance, life assurance, income protection, enhanced pension contributions, and occupational maternity and paternity pay.
You will also have access to company volunteering days, an Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing scheme, an employee assistance programme with retail discounts and savings, a generous employee referral scheme, regular sports and social events, and free Cheltenham bus travel.
Benefits Band 2
About PoloWorks
PoloWorks is the leading provider of UK-based support services to the insurance market. We have built a strong reputation as dedicated and dependable experts in our field. We pride ourselves on our ability to be flexible, responsive, and knowledgeable.
As a leading service support company and turnkey managing agency, our clients choose us because our staff not only have the expertise but also a profound affinity with their business challenges. Our mission is to support, inspire, and develop the insurers of today and tomorrow.
Our clients, whether digital start-ups or well-established organisations, rely on the PoloWorks team to develop and strengthen their businesses. Our clients' goals are our goals. As such we design and deliver bespoke solutions to their specific business challenges.
Recognised as a Great Place to Work certified company and listed among the Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance, PoloWorks is proud of its positive culture and commitment to its people. With offices in London and Cheltenham, PoloWorks has ambitious growth plans, offering exciting opportunities for anyone joining us on the next phase of our journey.
It's our mission to unleash the potential in every team, and we know that teams perform best when they are diverse and every team member feels that they belong. It is the unique contributions of all PoloWorks colleagues that drive our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone is empowered to do meaningful work and are recognised for their efforts. To that end, we are committed to providing an environment free of discrimination for everyone.
