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Sedgwick Assistant Accountant - Operating Costs and Overheads in London, United Kingdom

Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do, and we start by taking care of you, our valued colleague. A career at Sedgwick means experiencing our culture of caring. It means having flexibility and time for all the things that are important to you. It’s an opportunity to do something meaningful, each and every day. It’s having support for your mental, physical, financial and professional needs. It means sharpening your skills and growing your career. And it means working in an environment that celebrates diversity and is fair and inclusive.

A career at Sedgwick is where passion meets purpose to make a positive impact on the world through the people and organizations we serve. If you are someone who is driven to make a difference, who enjoys a challenge and above all, if you’re someone who cares, there’s a place for you here. Join us and contribute to Sedgwick being a great place to work.

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Assistant Accountant - Operating Costs and Overheads

The Assistant Accountant for operating costs and overheads plays a key role in the finance team contributing to the Company’s end-to-end accounting processes for Sedgwick International UK’s operating costs and overheads. The role will provide the successful candidate with the chance to work closely with the business and will provide great development and experience opportunities.

The successful candidate must be an enthusiastic self-starter, with a keen interest in analysis and getting behind the detail and understanding the business. Furthermore, the role will be required to develop analytics and insight on Operating costs and overheads and work closely with key stakeholders within Finance, Operations and the wider corporate functions to provide insightful financial information.

Reporting to the Financial Manager for operating costs and overheads, the role will provide the successful candidate with insight into the insurance services sector as well as the opportunity to work in a fast-paced private equity backed business with a history of significant organic and acquisitive growth.

The role will include working a minimum of 2 days a week in the London office.

Main Duties include:

  • Playing a key part in the month-end reporting process for operating costs and overheads.

  • Taking ownership of costs including, Marketing, Travel & Entertainment, Recruitment, Legal costs, Professional fees, and IT costs. Communicating any risks and opportunities to the wider team;

  • Pro-actively undertaking in-depth analysis of Travel & Entertainment, leading on key 2024 projects;

  • Prepare and distribute cost reporting to the wider business, offering insight and useful analysis;

  • Working closely with our Off-Shore Service Provider on balance sheet recs, ad-hoc reclasses, and monthly journal postings, to ensure processing is done in time and accurately;

  • Owning balance sheet reconciliations for all costs mentioned above. Preparing accruals schedules and reviewing prepayment schedules, whilst identifying risks and opportunities;

  • Ensuring robust controls and processes are in place, recommending improvements as appropriate.

Other such reasonable duties within the general scope of the job title, at your manager’s discretion. The role may require some travel to other Sedgwick offices.

You will have/will be:

  • Educated to at least 5 GCSE/GCE at A-C grades, including Maths;

  • A desire to start or continue development towards a professional qualification (ACCA / CIMA / ACA or equivalent).

  • Reasonable technical competencies in Excel, Word and PowerPoint;

  • Experience in a similar finance role.

  • A good communicator, someone that understands the importance of tailoring their communication between stakeholders of different levels and backgrounds;

  • A self-starter, that will be able to work autonomously, with a continuous improvement mindset;

  • A natural enthusiasm and curiosity to make the role their own;

  • Good time management and ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines.

What will you get for this role?

  • Competitive salary depending on skills, experience and qualifications

  • Healthcare scheme

  • A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme

  • Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays

  • Discounts on various products and services

  • Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing

  • Life assurance

  • Group Income Protection

  • Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, welling and digital GP applications

Working at Sedgwick

Our company is a place where creative and caring people of all backgrounds can be challenged, grow as individuals, and feel a higher purpose in the unique value they bring and the difference they make in the lives of others. We celebrate our differences; cultivating uniqueness and belonging allows us to connect with our consumers on a personal level, understand our clients’ needs, support the communities in which we operate, and perform at our best.

We’re passionate and understanding about our colleagues – so we have built flexibility into our colleague working model. If you wish to work from home, split your working time between the home and office or change your hours so you can collect your children or care for someone in your family, we’re supportive of that. As a flexible employer, we’re happy to discuss options that take into consideration your personal needs for this position during your interview.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to: ID document verification, credit check, address verification, employment verification, employment gap verification, UK DBS, UK financial regulator search, anti-money laundering search, directorship search and global watch list check.

Sedgwick is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. We aim to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the ground of race, colour, nationality, religion, ethnic or national origins, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.

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Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do. Caring counts

Sedgwick is a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions. Every day, in every time zone, the most well-known and respected organizations place their trust in us to help their employees regain health and productivity, guide their consumers through the claims process, protect their brand and minimize business interruptions. Our more than 30,000 colleagues across 80 countries embrace our shared purpose and values as they demonstrate what it means to work for an organization committed to doing the right thing – one where caring counts. Watch this video to learn more about us. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywxedjBGSfA)

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