JOB TITLE Assistant Manager DEPARTMENT FINANCE REPORTS TO Finance Operations Manager JOB OBJECTIVE/SUMMARY Effectively manage the claims payment and accounts receivable team ensuring service level agreements within the team are met. Pro-active involvement in changes which have an impact on the accounts team. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Team Management Effectively manage a team ensuring all deliverables are met within agreed timescales. Review of controls and focus on minimising risks. Overall responsibility for timely delivery of bank and control account reconciliations with no reconciling items without good reason. Overall responsibility for ensuring that all cash is identified and booked Communication of any issues/delays to meeting deadlines to Finance Operations Manager. Overall responsibility for documentation of all procedures ensuring Sox and Solvency II requirements are met. Encourage learning and training across the team. Provide cover for the Accounts Supervisor and Finance Operations Manager where necessary Change Management Pro-active involvement in supporting Finance Operations Manager to investigate, analyse and follow through any changes affecting the accounts team. Identify process, or other improvements within the accounts team and support the Finance Operations Manager to implement change. Maintain status reports. Manage UATs where integrated Release changes impacts the accounts team. Adhoc requests. AUTHORITY LIMITS COMPETENCIES – Essential or Desirable a) TECHNICAL, including IT – Essential or Desirable Previous experience of using Accounting systems – essential Excel to an intermediate standard – essential Good working knowledge Word – essential Strong accounting knowledge, ie good understanding of debits/credits and FX and how they affect the profit and loss of the company - essential b) EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS – Essential or Desirable Strong numerical skills – essential Qualified by experience – essential c) EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE – Essential or Desirable Minimum of 2 years management experience in an accounting function – essential Evidence of strong staff management experience – essential Experience within a change management environment – essential Experience of implementing process improvements – essential Insurance experience – desirable Working knowledge of Lloyd’s - desirable d) PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES/ABILITIES – Essential or Desirable Self motivated - essential Good communication - essential Attention to detail and accuracy - essential Works well under pressure - essential Ability to meet deadlines - essential Ability to work effectively in a team – essential Ability to be flexible – essential Ability to work with minimal supervision – essential Ability to use own initiative and be pro-active about solving problems – essential Ability to prioritise and organize – essential Can do attitude - essential