Senior Management Accountant

AXA Partners is seeking a dedicated and skilled Senior Management Accountant to join our FP&A Expenses Accounting team in Redhill. This is an exceptional opportunity to provide high-quality insights and analysis to senior management while playing a key role in financial reporting for UK&I.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the monthly production of balance sheet and P&L accounts.
• Conduct analytical reviews of accounts to ensure accuracy and transparency.
• Oversee the production of accruals and pre-payments along with relevant audit schedules.
• Prepare and deliver the full P&L by reporting line and job family.
• Ensure timely monthly reporting submissions into the Group via AXA’s reporting platform, Phoenix.
• Manage quarterly reporting processes, including P&L and full TB submissions to Group via Magnitude.
• Conduct Irish Pricing reviews to optimize joint venture pricing for AXA Insurance Ireland products.
• Lead VAT processes for the UK and Ireland, ensuring on-time delivery of bimonthly and quarterly VAT returns.
• Act as a key point of contact for both internal and external audits.
• Assist the Financial Accounting team in preparing Board Packs for Irish board meetings.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts, perform variance analysis, and produce commentary schedules for management.
• Ensure accuracy and suitability of budgets in collaboration with the Business Partnering Team.
• Manage monthly balance sheet reconciliations for AXA Assistance Ireland and analyze intercompany balances.
• Support senior management with expert analysis and data requests.
• Complete regulatory returns, including ONS and Revenue Commissioners submissions, ensuring timely delivery.
• Provide quarterly commentary on expenses variance analysis and support FCA submissions.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Newly Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) is essential.
• Prior experience in the insurance sector is desirable.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel to effectively manage and analyze data.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with various teams and stakeholders.
• A commitment to integrity, accountability, and good customer outcomes in all activities.
  
  

What We Offer

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
  
  

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.

We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all, therefore we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As a disability confident employer, we’re pleased to offer our support and access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be.

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Who We Are

We’re AXA Partners, experts at designing and delivering assistance solutions and specialised insurance, credit, and lifestyle protection - with and for our partners worldwide. What sets us apart? The expertise and passion of our 8,500+ people, and a strong network of over 55,000 professionals all over the world. Powered by them and our sector-leading technology, we continuously evolve, adapt and thrive - offering solutions and services that make sure we’re always at people’s side, no matter what. Helping others is our passion. Combining the best digital technology with our warm, human touch, we’re always looking at new ways to offer seamless and reassuring experiences when it really matters.

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