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About the Role

The Finance Operations Assistant Manager supports the delivery of accurate, timely, and well-controlled financial operations within Group Finance. The role is responsible for key controls and complex balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring the integrity of financial results across reporting cycles. Combining hands-on delivery with analysis, the role strengthens processes, supports SOx compliance, and contributes to continuous improvement. It also provides cover for the Finance Operations Manager when required and works closely with stakeholders across Finance, the business, and external auditors.

Responsibilities

Partner with teams across the Group to support projects, process improvements, and UAT activities.
Deputise for the Finance Operations Manager to ensure continuity and quality of delivery.
Maintain and enhance SOx controls, ensuring clear audit evidence and a strong control environment.
Support external audits, coordinating requests and delivering high-quality information to deadlines.
Oversee key finance operations processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and control.
Manage balance sheet integrity through effective reconciliation oversight and issue resolution.
Contribute to regulatory reporting by providing accurate and timely financial information.
Support finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
Prepare and review journal entries in the General Ledger (Oracle), ensuring accuracy and audit traceability.
Oversee bank reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of exceptions.
Supervise daily cash and accounts payable processes, ensuring completeness and control.
Deliver and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigating variances and escalating issues.
Liaise with stakeholders to resolve payment, reconciliation, and reporting queries.
Plan, execute, and document UAT for system and process changes.
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and controls.
Maintain clear, up-to-date process documentation to support consistency and audit readiness.

Requirements

Qualified or part-qualified accountant is essential (QBE considered).
Experience in finance operations within a financial services environment.
Experience in lifetime mortgages, non-life, or insurance accounting is highly beneficial.
Good understanding of financial controls, reconciliations, and accounting principles.
Proven Excel skills (intermediate to advanced) and confidence working with financial data.
Ability to analyse issues and deliver effective, timely solutions.
Experience working to tight deadlines with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to manage and oversee tasks to ensure consistent, high-quality delivery.
Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to work independently and collaborate with stakeholders across the business.
Understanding of financial products and services is advantageous.

Skills

Excel (intermediate to advanced)
Financial data analysis
Financial controls
Reconciliations
Accounting principles
SOx compliance
Oracle General Ledger

Location

London

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

Assistant Manager

Education Level

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (QBE considered)

Benefits

Competitive salary
Pension scheme
Life assurance
25 days annual leave
Additional day off for birthday
Private medical cover
Income protection
Generous bonus scheme
Opportunities for career progression
Free access to Headspace app
24/7 employee assistance helpline
Trained physical and mental health first aiders
Variety of employee-funded benefits via online portal
Additional purchase options for benefits

About the Company

We help people achieve a better later life. That’s our purpose and it’s the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award-winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,400 purpose-led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do. This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UK’s most loved retirement expert.

Equal Opportunity

Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just. We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.