Job description
Join Our Team as a Financial Accountant at AXA Partners UK & Ireland: Are you a qualified accountant who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about making a difference? We are seeking a dedicated Financial Accountant to join our Finance team at AXA Partners UK & Ireland. If you're ready to embrace change, contribute to a collaborative work culture, and play a vital role in financial reporting, this opportunity is for you!

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to provide guidance and training on best practices for balance sheet reconciliation
• Support internal and external audits, addressing findings related to balance sheet accounts across the 5 UK managed entities
• Assist in preparing annual statutory accounts and statutory reporting for multiple entities
• Manage tax matters including VAT, indirect tax controls, and ad hoc tax queries for the UK and Ireland activities
• Promote and manage change within the finance function, identifying weaknesses in processes and controls and implementing solutions
• Perform monthly permanent control checks for Group and ad-hoc internal control checks as necessary

Your Profile
• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Previous experience in balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger accounting
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• A collaborative team player with a positive attitude

About AXA
AXA Group is the worldleader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients atevery step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfytheir needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and assetmanagement. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 millionclients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with astrong focus on risk prevention.

Our mission:Empower people to live a better life.

Our values: Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA.

About the Entity

AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection.

AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit.

Combining passion with advanced expertise, we design and deliver worldwide solutions for partners and communities. We protect what matters, when it matters.

Our ambition is to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we’re committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development and celebrating differences. We understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities, therefore we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

Join a company that helps protect the forests! At AXA Partners, we plant a tree for every new recruit (with a permanent contract).

What We Offer

One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA Partners, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:
• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance (4x Annual Salary)
• Private Healthcare Benefit
• AXA employee discounts

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