Woodland Partners
Expense Accountant - Global Insurer
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Woodland Partners are currently working with a global Insurance group who are going through a period of transformation. As part of this change, we are seeking to provide some urgent support in the hiring of an Expense Accountant with an immediate start.
Role Overview
Reporting into the Finance Controller, the role will provide backfill supporting day-to-day expense and Accounts Payable (AP) activities to allow the BAU team to focus on project work and be a key driving force in all weekly/monthly reporting deliverables.
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Key Responsibilities
- Identify and resolve issues during reconciliation and journal preparation.
- Assist the expense team with month-end processes including accruals, prepayments, and journals. Ensure a strong control environment is maintained across Expenses and AP, keeping all processes in line with audit guidelines.
- Manage accruals/prepayments and ensure expenses are recorded in the correct month.
- Support payment runs and cash flow management activities and maintain strong vendor and stakeholder relationships, including outsource providers.
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Skills Required
- Insurance accounting experience essential
- Oracle experience desirable
- Month-end experience essential as is a strong background in prepayments
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in insurance accounting/planning/transformation role
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