Rising Edge Ltd, a Company registered in England and Wales (No. 9127174), and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (reference number 979552).
TRADING ADDRESS
Rising Edge Ltd, 3 Lloyd´s Avenue, London EC3N 3DS, United Kingdom.
REGISTERED OFFICE
Rising Edge Ltd, 4–8
The Centre, Braintree, CM7 3RU, United Kingdom.
Since launch in 2021 our approach and ethos have set us apart in the world of D&O.
We create a positive, values driven working culture which encourages the creativity and bravery of our team to learn, share and contribute to the success of our firm, the work of our client/partners as well as raising standards within the D&O sector.
To know more about Rising Edge visit risingedge.co
Opportunity to join a successful and innovative underwriting agency in a role at the cross section of Finance, Business Strategy and Underwriting.
• As a financial administrator, the role holder will provide reliable and effective finance support to the Finance Director (FD) from sales and purchase invoice processing through to cash collection.
• In his/her business analyst role, the job holder will also deliver data and insight to the business regarding portfolio performance management, and sales and distribution analysis. This requires handling data.
Contributes to the Company’s result by:
• Guaranteeing that the FD & the underwriters have accurate and up to date information to assist them in performing their duties.
• Ensuring that information within the policy admin system is accurate to enable correct financial reporting and accurate cash collection.
Full time (part time candidates considered): roughly 50% financial analyst support to finance function, 50% business analyst support (focus on production Management information, segmentation & distribution analysis).
Reporting line: FD Location: London office & Hybrid working, expected 4 out of 5 days in Qualifications: This is an entry level role. The company will provide training and subject to business case will finance training and education (software, accountancy, etc…)
Skills
• Highly numerate
• Attention to detail
• Eager and fast to learn
• Autonomous
• Computer literate, in particular Micrososft Excel (Power BI and Microsoft Access, PowerPoint a plus)
• Insurance finance / accounting experience a plus
Main roles
• Day to day cash collection, bookings into policy admin system and credit control spreadsheet management
• Day to day booking of policies and associated tax schedules and other adjustments
• Booking sales and purchase invoices into accounting software
• Performing regular bank reconciliations
• Credit Control Meetings, production of notices of cancelation and reminders
• Month end support, creation and reconciliation of bordereau
• Month end booking of cash transactions into banking system
• Quarterly VAT returns
• Support to underwriters for data clean ups
Adhoc
• Work such as data cleansing
• Other as needed/ required by the business.
• Supporting the general administration of the office including office supplies etc.
Required Experience and Competencies
Experience
• Prior exposure to insurance an advantage
Essential Competencies
• Attention to detail
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Work as part of the team, share jobs .
• Ability to work with a variety of people
• Numerate
• Articulate
• Can use initiative
• Good organisational skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Attractive Package to be discussed. Rising Edge invests in the development of its team by placing special focus on training and development, time off is given as part of the job provided is previously agreed.
Application deadline
• Applications will be considered up to 15 September 2023.
Your application
• Apply for this position by emailing your CV with covering letter to isabel.alvarez@risingedge.co
