Finance Operations Assistant

• Location: Remote with occasional travel (London office)
• Contracted Hours: 37.5
• Reports To: Head of FP&A and Fin Ops
• Direct Reports: None

About PremFina.

PremFina is the fastest growing and most trusted provider of premium finance in the UK. We’re here to revolutionise the way people and businesses pay for insurance, helping them to spread the cost and transforming the industry for the better, by creating a world where insurance is more accessible and affordable for everyone.

In an industry that’s been run by the big corporates for years, we’re embracing the latest technology, AI and new ideas to bring a fresh approach and a better experience to our customers. We partner with brokers, providing them with innovative tools and financing options that drive business growth and enhance the customer experience.

We currently have a team of over 150 people, working with over 200 brokers and serving over 200k customers, but we still operate like a start up with a flat organisational structure and agile work environment. Along with our investors, we have ambitious growth plans for our future and joining PremFina means being part of a forward-thinking organisation where your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your success is celebrated.

Ready to make an impact? Discover how you can grow your career with PremFina.

About the role.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Assistant Accountant to support our Finance team in delivering accurate financial reporting, day-to-day accounting operations, and month-end activities. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a dynamic, fast-paced fintech environment with strong potential for development.

About you.

As a self-motivated, solution driven, and customer obsessed individual, you’ll thrive on making the complex; simple. You’ll have a proven ability to solve problems at pace, a passion for continuous learning and development, and with a can-do attitude you will always never settle for second best; seizing every opportunity that comes your way.

Specific skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and eager to learn
• Team player with a collaborative mindset
• Good Microsoft Excel skills
• Clear and concise communicator
• Financial background or accounting related degree preferred
• Be the type of person who is able to manage, prioritise and deliver against time-critical tasks and projects, and someone who has a consistent track record of high-performance delivery. You’ll be a natural, hardworking problem solver who works in partnership with others to deliver the best possible outcome for our brokers, customers and colleagues.
• Be the type of person who is looking to broaden their experience working across a team of dynamic individuals, all focussed on delivering for our brokers, customers and colleagues.
• Be customer obsessed and thrive on achieving the impossible. Never daunted by a no, you’ll always challenge yourself to be a better version of yourself, creating and winning opportunities to help you and the business succeed.

Key Responsibilities.

• Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring strong financial controls are maintained
• Performing accounts payable and accounts receivable processes for brokers and third-party suppliers
• Respond to financial and operational queries from brokers and the internal business
• Support with regulatory and statutory reporting
• Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts
• Support the Finance team with year-end audits and liaise with external auditors as required
• Help maintain internal controls and improve financial processes
• Collaborate with other departments to resolve queries and ensure smooth financial operations
• Support ad hoc projects and reporting requirements
• Support PremFina to deliver against its vision and values, and by working in partnership with others across the business to ensure broker, customer and colleague outcomes are achieved.
• Ensure you always put yourself in the shoes of our brokers and customers and in doing so, ensure we comply with regulations, law and internal policy.

How you will work.

This is a remote role, work from home position with occasional travel to our London office for meetings, month end and social events.

We will give you all the tech you need, but due to the remote nature of this job, you do need the ability to work remotely (virtually) with the space and freedom to have confidential calls with clients. You will also need access to a reliable and fast internet connection.

The role requires you to work between the hours of 09:00 - 5:30pm, Monday to Friday

Company Benefits.

• Competitive Salary
• Discretionary Bonus
• 25 days holiday a year
• An ‘All About Me’ Day a year: An additional paid days leave for you to spend how you wish on top of the holiday allowance
• Perkbox: Perkbox is our benefits platform offering discounts, rewards, and wellbeing resources.
• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Contributions
• Cycle purchase scheme
• Flexible Working
• Social Events

Is this role for you?

If you are interested in the role and would like to apply, send an email to oliver.stone@premfina.com

We look forward to hearing from you!