Assistant Reconciliation Accountant - FTC - Birmingham or Dublin

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

6/25/2025

General

Job Title: Assistant Reconciliation Accountant

Division: Financial Reporting

Key Relationships: Finance team, Lloyd’s of London, Credit Control, Banks, Underwriters, Coverholder Operations and Auditors.

Job Summary: A key role in our finance team, supporting the Reconciliations Manager in monitoring insurance receivables and payables.

Key Responsibilities

• Day to day monitoring and matching of insurance/reinsurance receipts/payments using Autorek (sub-ledger).
• Reporting and escalation of unmatched transactions outside set tolerance levels to Reconciliations Manger.
• Liaising with underwriters, auditors, credit control, operations teams and/or 3rd parties as appropriate to resolve issues. These relationships will be essential in ensuring success in the role.
• Implementation of corrective action where appropriate, to include posting journals using Agresso (GL Package).
• Assisting in preparation of monthly/quarterly reconciliations and reports on insurance receivable and payable balances for five syndicates.
• Working with Reconciliations Manger to ensure resolution of legacy issues where identified, including implementation of processes, systems and/or controls to prevent reoccurrence.
•   Assisting in analytical review of period end insurance receivable and payable balances including close liaison with the corporate reporting team.
• Assist on finance projects as requested by the Reconciliations Manager / Finance Manager.
• Ad Hoc reporting including co-ordination and collection of information to prepare internal reports.
• Support the Finance Manager with other areas of syndicate reporting as required.
• To share ownership of the claims /premium payment process with other team members to ensure all liabilities are settled and reconciled in a timely manner.
• To comply with relevant Beazley procedures and policies.
  
  

General

It is important that within all your interactions both internally and externally you adhere to Beazley’s core values - Being Bold, Striving for Better, and Doing the Right Thing - as they contribute to an internal environment of teamwork and promote a positive brand image and experience to our external customers. We also expect Beazley employees to: 

• Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations including the code of conduct.
• Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers.
• Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs.
  
  

Personal Specification

Education and Qualifications

•   University degree in finance/ business/ accounting preferred
•   Studying towards professional qualification i.e ACCA, CIMA, ACA
  
  

Skills And Abilities

•   Must be able to work as part of a team
•   Computer skills - Excel/MS Office
•   Good interpersonal and communication skills
•   Proactive , self starter, seeks continuous improvement
•   Ability to manage time, meet deadlines and prioritise
  
  

Knowledge And Experience

•   Knowledge of insurance company accounting is preferred
  
  

Aptitude and Disposition

•   Self motivated, flexible and enthusiastic
•   Professional approach to successfully interact with senior management/colleagues/external suppliers
•   Diplomatic
  
  

Competencies

•   Team work
•   Technical competence and expertise
•   Accuracy
•   Analytical thinking/information seeking
•   Speed and quality
•   Communication
•   Energy
•   Integrity
•   Flexible