Accounts Clerk

We are looking for an Accounts Clerk, who wants an extremely busy and fast paced role. 6 months fixed term contract, initially, Bournemouth based. Sounds good, read on…..

About the role

To provide a high quality service in the initiation, processing, analysis and control of the more complex and technical functions within the Section.

We are looking for a very experienced and competent accounts clerk, who can handle a pressurised work load, tight timescales and fast paced environment.

6 months contract, based in Bournemouth, strong likelihood to turn into a permanent opportunity.

About Capita | Employee Benefits:

Our life and pensions customers benefit from sustained cost reduction, dependable service delivery, risk transfer and capital efficiency.

• As the major supplier of business process outsourcing services to the UK life and pensions industry, and an emerging supplier in Europe and the Middle East, we can provide you with a broad range of integrated services that mirror the operations of a traditional life and pensions business.
• Our scale and experience means we can offer you solutions that tackle your individual needs - from complete transformation of processes, people management, customer management, regulatory services and IT, to supporting short-term frustrations in changing, or difficult, situations, through to longer-term challenges.

What you will do:

• Resolve complex and technical queries/problems arising, exercise judgment in the provision of advice and assistance to internal and external customers, interpret differing transactions and offer alternative solutions to problems/opportunities presented.
• Take day to day operational decisions on technical matters, (e.g. loan applications, credit control issues etc), only referring those decisions requiring higher authority.
• Prove the correctness of the Client's records by completion of complex reconciliations, investigating and clearing any issues arising.
• Produce analyses and prepare management information for use by Senior Management, both inside and outside Client Accounting.
• Ensure that documents and transactions are correctly authorised, complete and accurate.
• Take responsibility for and control information and payments for despatch to internal/external customers in the more technical and sensitive areas.
• Undertake technical investigations and provide advice to management and customers on the appropriate course of action.
• Initiate and/or control the preparation of accounting entries and/or other records, including justifying to management decisions taken on unusual or major items.
• Provide effective, proactive support for the section by seizing opportunities to improve processes and systems where appropriate, providing technical assistance in projects and in the implementation of new systems and processes.

Your experience will include:

• Numerate, accurate and analytical with the ability to work under pressure to demanding deadlines
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical issues to third parties.
• Administration / Office based experience.
• Willingness to learn an accounts / finance based role
• Good organisational and basic man management skills

What's in it for you?

At Capita, training and development aren't optional extras: they're how we do our job. We will motivate you to perform at your peak, recognising your achievements and rewarding them appropriately. As well as a generous basic salary we also give you 23 day's holiday, company pension scheme and access to voluntary benefit options including; child care vouchers, share save scheme, life assurance, holiday buy and many more designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional but fun environment.

What we hope you will do next

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