Account Assistant - Protect

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Account Assistant – Protect | 12 Month Secondment/ FTC
Salary: From £28,000 - £35,000 (DOE) + annual bonus & benefitsWork Level: 1Location: Reigate Office Attendance: Our roles are hybrid; however, you should be able to travel to our Reigate office, 2 days per week for this position.Closing Date: 28 July at 5pm
We deal in the personal – from pet insurance for your best friend, and home insurance for peace of mind, to motor insurance for your dream car or travel money for that trip you’ve worked hard for. And that means we always work with heart. Whether we’re helping our customers or looking after our people, you’ll find there’s a warmth and friendliness to everything we do.
We’re looking for an Account Assistant to join our Insurance Money and Services team.
Working as part of the Finance Team, the primary focus of the role is to ensure timely & accurate Accounts Payable entries, including invoices, credit notes, payment runs and reconciliations. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining positive working relationships with key partners and stakeholders. These include Tesco IMS and colleagues across the company.
What you’ll be doing •Inputting invoices accurately onto the accounts payable system, ensuring that invoices have been coded correctly and approved in line with delegated authorities and that suppliers are paid in accordance with terms of credit.•Dealing with supplier queries.•Ensuring supplier payments are made accurately and timely in line with payment terms.•Ensuring payment runs are prepared in accordance with approved authorisations and signed in accordance with agreed mandates. •Reconciling daily and monthly bank reconciliations, dealing with queries as required.•Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, including Cashiers, Claims, and approvers.•Providing cover for the team when required i.e. holidays•Producing relevant balance sheets reconciliations, month end processes and posting journals.
We need you to have (minimum experience)•Previous experience working in an accounting or finance role, ideally within the financial services industry.•Good numerical skills and the ability to carry out financial reconciliations, identify data errors, and resolve discrepancies.•Hold, or be working towards, a recognised finance qualification such as AAT (or equivalent), or have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role.•A high level of accuracy and strong attention to detail.•Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.•Good computer skills, including experience using Excel, Crystal Reports, or similar reporting tools.•Good planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.•Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information in a clear and simple way.•Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with people at all levels of the organisation.
And if you have any of these, even better•Experience using online banking systems such as HSBCnet.•Experience using bank reconciliation software or applications.
What’s in it for you •Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.•Virtual GP Service for you and your family 365 days a year.•Performance related annual bonus.•Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.•Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday. As an added perk, we’ll give you a second card to share with someone else.•Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous 8-week paid paternity leave.•A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.•Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as your Earn share schemes.
Everyone’s welcomeWe want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves. We’re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.We also know the importance of balancing work with life’s other commitments. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, as we’re committed to exploring part time and flexible working opportunities, at every level of the organisation.
InterviewsInterviews are expected to be held from July/August

Why Tesco Insurance and Money Services?

Seeing your impact all around you: there's no better feeling.

Lucky for us, we get to feel it all the time. Because whatever our role, we're helping our colleagues and serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day.

We deal in the personal – from pet insurance for your best friend, and home insurance for peace of mind, to motor insurance for your dream car or travel money for that trip you’ve worked hard for.

Everything we do is about making things better. Not just for others, but for you too. It's why you'll get bags of choice and plenty of development. It's why you'll always be heard and find balance that works for you. It's why you'll feel totally at home in a place where everyone's welcome.

So, if you want a career where you can do good and feel good, you've found it.

Let's make everyday a little better.

Our story

Making Insurance and Money Services more rewarding and offering great value and choice - because we know little wins can make a big difference.

We began life in 1997 and now help more than 2 million customers protect what matters to them.

We want to deliver a helpful service in everything we do and to make life easier for our customers. Our policies are really easy to manage online for our customers, but we know that being able to speak to our customer service staff when you need to is really important. This is why our customer service centers are open seven days a week.

Delivering great customer service means having great people behind the scenes – people who understand our customers and are driven by doing the right thing for them. We offer colleagues a place where they can feel totally at home in a place where everyone's welcome, where they can be part of a great team focused on making a real difference for our customers.

How to apply

We value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals.

Our colleagues are working hybrid, taking time to meet with colleagues in our offices for moments that matter, such as team catch ups, planning meetings and more. If you’re interested in finding out more about what a career at Tesco Insurance and Money Services looks like, click apply to find out more!