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About the Role
Support financial reporting and month-end activities, work closely with experienced finance professionals, and build the technical knowledge and practical experience needed to develop a successful career in finance.
Responsibilities
- Become familiar with all current systems.
- Work effectively and efficiently to adhere to internal and external reporting deadlines.
- Support the preparation of various UK GAAP financial statements and regulatory returns.
- Assist in the quarterly financial close process including preparation of US GAAP accounting and disclosures, preparing balance sheet reconciliation and analysis.
- Analyse data in order to create periodic reports for the Finance department.
- Coordinate with members of the financial team to schedule meetings and take minutes.
- Assist with other work across the wider Finance team.
- Liaise and communicate effectively across Finance and other departments.
- Greatly enhance your knowledge and use of Excel in a professional setting.
- Take part in structured training conducted by senior employees with an extensive amount of knowledge in the industry to ultimately help successful candidates learn the fundamentals of insurance.
- Develop your career, with regular check-ins to ensure you are fully supported in progressing and gaining more autonomy within your role.
Requirements
- Proactive and show a willingness to learn.
- Collaborative with excellent interpersonal skills, capable of both working independently and well as part of a team.
- Self-motivated individuals who possess an inquisitive nature.
- Organised individuals with the ability to prioritise tasks efficiently and flexibly.
- Can display clarity of thought, as well as strong attention to detail.
- Resilient and analytical problem solvers who are eager to work with data whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Fast learner who asks questions and can pick up new systems quickly.
Skills
- Excel
- Financial reporting
- Month-end activities
- Financial data analysis
- Regulatory processes
- Insurance operations
- UK GAAP
- US GAAP
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- Communication
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Entry Level
Education Level
- AAT
- ACCA
- SIGMA
- ACA
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive starting salary
Benefits
- Support for professional development
- Opportunity to work towards recognised accountancy qualifications
- Exposure to a number of departments
- Free coffee
- Social events
- Private medical insurance
- Financial education
- Gym discounts
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Motor breakdown cover
- Income protection
- 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
- Company pension scheme
- Private dental cover
- Life assurance
- Travel insurance cover
- Season ticket loan
About the Company
- Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) is a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.
- We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further
Equal Opportunity
- Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
- We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful.