Overview

Assistant Accountant role at Tindall Riley & Co Limited. Based in London with hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days from home).

Vacancy Name Assistant Accountant

Vacancy No VN102

Employment Type Permanent - Full time

Division TRC

Area Finance

Regulated Role N/A

Line Manager Responsibilities No

Location London

Workplace Hybrid

About the Role

The Assistant Accountant is responsible for supporting the financial operations of Tindall Riley & Co. The role will involve maintaining accurate accounts and assisting in the preparation of financial information for board packs and year-end audits. Additionally, the role requires ownership of the entire finance process of our entity in Luxembourg and to be a key point of contact for our entities in Hong Kong and Denmark. This role requires collaboration within the finance team to deliver key financial reports and processes while managing individual responsibilities for specific accounting functions. The role will also support the team in its transformation project on key technological enhancements. This role will be based in London and report to the Head of Finance (TRC), working as part of a team of three within a broader finance department.

Your Responsibilities

• Producing quarterly management accounts.
• Completing quarter-end journal processing and reviewing key balance sheet accounts.
• Budget data input and variance analysis.
• Liaising with external and internal auditors to provide required information.
• Help drive technological enhancements in the finance process, including the implementation and testing of new systems.

Individual Responsibilities

• Processing and reconciling SAP Concur transactions (credit cards and payroll reimbursements).
• Balance sheet reconciliations of key debtors and creditors accounts.
• Maintaining the prepayments and accruals schedules.
• P&L variance analysis.
• Maintaining intercompany control accounts and managing cross-charging.
• Processing month-end tasks, bank reconciliations and Oracle postings.
• Preparing and executing bank payments.
• Accounts payable - maintaining the purchase ledger and processing purchase invoices.
• Conducting professional fees analysis.
• Managing and maintaining loan accounts (e.g., season tickets, cycle-to-work schemes, salary advances).
• Ownership of our Luxembourg entity, which includes validating invoices on the system, executing bank payments, quarterly management accounting, monthly VAT returns and liaising with external auditors.
• Supporting and consolidating our subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Denmark.

The responsibilities listed are not exhaustive and may be subject to change.

About You Knowledge/Experience

• At least 2 years experience in an Assistant Accountant role.
• Proven expertise in conducting balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience working with overseas subsidiaries.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with accounting software, ideally Oracle (desirable).

Qualifications/Education

• Formal study or qualification in Accounting or Finance (minimum AAT Level 3) or a Finance degree.

Skills

• Proactive self-starter with strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Effective communicator, conveying key financial information clearly and concisely.
• Customer-focused, delivering high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Logical problem-solver, addressing issues efficiently and accurately.
• Reliable team player, building credibility quickly and supporting colleagues as needed.

About Us

Tindall Riley manages three insurance businesses: The Britannia Group (Britannia P&I), a mutual club providing protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance and FD&D cover; The Griffin Insurance Association Limited (Griffin), a mutual providing professional indemnity insurance to broking firms and MGAs; The Wren Insurance Association Limited (Wren), a mutual providing professional indemnity to architectural practices. We employ over 300 people globally across 9 offices and are committed to exceptional insurance services for our Members worldwide.

Our core values: We think mutual, We are one team, We take ownership, We communicate respectfully, We embrace the future. We offer a competitive salary and a varied benefits package. Hybrid policy: three days in the office, two days from home. We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply. For more information, visit tindallriley.co.uk, britanniapandi.com, griffin-insurance.co.uk, wrenmutual.co.uk.

To learn more, apply and join our team.

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries: Accounting