Trainee Pension Fund Accountant
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The vacancy
Role Purpose
The Accounts Department are mainly responsible for providing cash management and producing scheme accounts for pension schemes.
To assist accountants with the accurate preparation and timely production of financial statements and annual reports on behalf of pension scheme clients.
Key Accountabilities
- To assist senior colleagues in the preparation, production, and completion of the annual Trustees’ Report & Accounts for clients, this will involve:
- Liaising with various third parties (i.e. investment managers, auditors and trustees).
- Completing accounting and investment reconciliations to trial balance.
- Producing the Trustees’ Report & Accounts adhering to SORP guidance to ensure financial reporting standards are met.
- Utilising the workflow calendar or updating relevant spreadsheets (when applicable) to ensure all internal and external deadlines are met during the audit process.
- Assist in ensuring the accounts are completed within the statutory deadline.
- Assist with providing information to the actuaries for FRS102 figures.
- Maintain an accurate record of time spent on client(s) where applicable.
- To be flexible and provide other such support/duties as would reasonably be expected within the role.
Other accounting duties (office applicable):
- Assist with updating bank and investment mandates on change of Trustee or investment provider as required.
- Assist cash management team with maintaining and providing monthly cash flow statements to clients as required, to include six monthly forecasts.
- Assist cash management team with loading payments to bank online system as and when required.
- Assist cash management team with processing investments and disinvestments as and when required in line with current mandates.
- 1st level approvers on banking portal.
- Assist in completing quarterly Office for National Statistics (ONS) Surveys as and when required.
- Checking direct credit entries in accounting software for a portfolio of scheme accounts.
Technical Knowledge and Professional Qualifications
Key Skills
- Ability to work on own as well as a member of a team.
- Excellent excel and word skills.
- Analytical and numerical ability – able to analyse, evaluate and interpret data.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Ability to prioritise workloads and deal with any urgent issues that arise.
- Ability to identify solutions.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Ability to build strong client relationships.
Required
- Excellent Maths GSCE/A Level results.
Desirable
- Educated to Degree Level standard or partly AAT/ACCA/CIMA qualified.
Overarching Obligations
- Adhere to all relevant laws & regulations, and Broadstone Policies & Procedures.
- Achieve a good standard of ethical behaviour, i.e. do the right thing at all times.
- Comply with all relevant professional standards.
- Comply with the FCA’s requirements in relation to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime, Treating Customers Fairly and the new Consumer Duty.
The company
The Broadstone Group is a leading, independent provider of specialist pensions, trustee, and employee benefits solutions to small to medium enterprises and large corporates.
At the heart of our business is a diverse team of specialist advisers, each with a unique knowledge base within their specific area. Our company structure and systems, finely-tuned over the years, enable our advisers to remain intricately linked to provide clients with coordinated, end-to-end solutions whenever required. This ethos is one that continually upholds good practice, encourages proactivity, and ultimately benefits our client’s bottom line.
Broadstone is a Living Wage Employer
We have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. This means that we have made a living wage commitment to ensure that everyone working at Broadstone will receive at least a minimum hourly wage. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s.
Our values
Client First
Outcome Driven
Collectively Confident
Forward Thinking
The benefits
We are proud of the total reward package that we offer to our employees. Our flexible benefits approach gives individuals the power to select the package that best suits their needs.
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (with the option to buy more)
- Generous pension scheme
- Fully supported Study Programme
- Health cash plan (level 1)
- Life Assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Eye tests
- Social events
- Community volunteering days
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health club discounts
- Give as you earn scheme*
- Personal Accident insurance*
- Travel insurance*
- Health Assessments*
- Dental insurance*
- Cycle to work scheme*
- Tech scheme*
- Critical illness*
- Cancer checks*
- The Green Car Scheme*
- Discounts on entertainment, cars, insurance, and much more
* Additional benefits which can be purchased by the employee.
Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion is at the forefront of both our HR and wider business agenda. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for delivering excellence. We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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