Sales Ledger Accounts Assistant

We’re hiring for a Sales Ledger Account Assistant to support our growing Finance team!

To keep up with our growth in the UK and Ireland, we’re looking for a dedicated Sales Ledger Accounts Assistant to join our dynamic Finance team. As one of our Sales Ledger Accounts Assistants, you’ll be supporting the Sales Ledger Finance Manager to complete the accounting practices for the incoming re for the NFP UK Holdings group of companies.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Good communication skills to interact with colleagues across the business, via email and face-to-face
• Excellent organisation who manages their time effectively and is also able to manage the expectation of stakeholders
• Attention to detail – ensuring work is checked thoroughly and can pick up on small errors
• Accounting experience in a fast-paced working environment
• Experience with Workday is preferred but not essential

Using these skills, you’ll be:

• Reviewing bank statements daily, allocating fee receipts to the appropriate invoice and ensuring bank entries are reconciled by month end.
• Monitoring the Group E-mail inbox and responding to internal and external queries in a timely and professional manner
• Client Invoicing – ensuring sales invoices are raised and issued as required for the relevant business entities
• Regularly reviewing Aged Debtors and ensuring credit control procedures are followed
• Liaising with the Sales Team Consultants regarding significantly outstanding debts to identify potential actions/provisions required
• Budgeting/forecasting – working with the wider finance team to help build the annual budgets and reforecast as required throughout the year
• Assisting in the completion of audit requests as required
• Supporting the wider finance team in the preparation of month end reporting documents as required
• Supporting with transformation activity across the group in order to improve and streamline finance processes
• Supporting with ad-hoc finance projects as required

Who is NFP?
With over 600 people in the UK and Ireland and over 8,000 employees worldwide, NFP is part of the Aon group and specialise in helping businesses in four core areas:

• Insurance (helping them manage key risks)
• Health and safety (supporting them to create a safer workplace for their employees)
• Employee benefits (helping them reward their people more effectively)
• HR, people and talent (supporting employers and their people to thrive through changes and challenges)

What you’ll love about working here

• working in a dynamic, fast-paced organisation in an exciting industry
• the opportunity to do globally impactful work from day one
• learning from industry and business line specialists with decades of experience
• a huge variety of projects to work on and challenges to solve
• our People First culture, which illustrates our commitment to your wellbeing and development, not just as an employee but as a human being
• a rich suite of employee benefits and out-of-work perk

The great benefits we offer:

Finances
It’s important to know you’re paid fairly for the hard work you put in, which is why we complete regular reviews to keep your salary in line as you progress. Plus, we offer initiatives to support and give you financial peace of mind.

• Matched employer pension contributions
• Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
• Lifestyle discounts for well-known brands

Work-life balance
We appreciate the importance of your life outside of work and the benefits of an effective work-life balance. That’s why our policies and culture respect your ability to be flexible, helping you be your best self both in and out of the office.

• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Generous annual leave allowance

Health and wellbeing
We firmly believe in supporting the whole person, not just the employee. At NFP, you have access to a number of initiatives and resources designed to support your physical and mental health and wellbeing.

• Comprehensive Private healthcare
• Healthcare cash plan
• Additional days off throughout the year to focus on your wellbeing

Charity and community work
At NFP, your sense of purpose will stretch far beyond your job role. With numerous opportunities to support charities and local initiatives close to our heart, you’ll be able to join us in making a real difference.

• Numerous charity fundraising challenges and events throughout the year
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to the community
• Award-winning apprenticeship program, helping local schoolchildren take their first steps into the world of work

Social
It’s not all hard work; we also love to let our hair down. By providing plenty of opportunities to socialise with your colleagues throughout the year, we help ensure our people get on personally as well as professionally.

• Two large employee events every year for summer and Christmas
• Enjoy out-of-work events and socials to get to know your team better
• Good office locations with plenty of opportunity to socialise outside of work

Inclusion and belonging
We’re proud holders of Insurance Business Magazine’s 5-Star Inclusion and Belonging Employer award. Through our dedicated Inclusion and Belonging committee, we hold educational events that foster a culture of curiosity, not judgement.

• A dedicated Inclusion and Belonging Committee, supported by our Global Advisory Board
• Inclusive policies and procedures to ensure all of our people are treated fairly
• Access to Business Resource Groups that can support with multiple of key challenges

NFP and You… Better Together!

NFP is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer.