Senior Finance Assistant

Description:

About The Role
Team – Creditors
Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week. 
Top 3 skills needed for this role:

Strong Excel skills
Purchase/Sales Ledger experience
Identifying areas in need of process improvementWhat this role is all about:
To perform reconciliations on our high-profile Vitality partners including Waitrose and Peloton.  Ensure accurate Commission Invoices to partners are raised and settled in a timely manner. Carry out cashback calculations due to our members. Prepare monthly accrual journals, and complete the appropriate balance sheet reconciliations. Provides support and training to other junior members within the Team.

Key Actions

Ability to monitor and question accuracy of data and escalate via the right channels to ensure solution 
Reconcile and prepare the month end financials for high-profile partners on the Vitality Rewards Programme, mainly with the most complex Partners. Take responsibility for the accruals and prepayments, and for the appropriate balance sheet reconciliations
Create commission invoices for Waitrose and Peloton ensure these are settled by Partner
Process and record all incoming partner invoices in an accurate and timely manner
Review, and approve or reject monthly manual refund requests for delayed member Vitality activity points earned
During busy periods you may need to assist the team with other partners so deadlines are adhered to
Establish and maintain internal controls, including updating process and procedure notes where appropriate
Assist with monitoring the team mailboxes, helping to ensure that all queries are responded to within the agreed SLA
Provides support and training to other junior members within the TeamEssential Skills needed to fulfil this role:

Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
Experienced in the use of Microsoft Excel
Comfortable managing multiple priorities to strict deadlines
Flexible in working approach, and able to work in a team environment
Comfortability and experience with the Vitality Partners and the accounting of themSo, what’s in it for you?

Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
Life Assurance – Four times annual salaryThese are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
Be there for you when you need us.
Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About The Company
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
We’ve been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives – they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We’re successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people – and because we care.
Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.
 
Ready to find out if we’re the right fit for you? We can’t wait. 
 
Diversity & Inclusion
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion because it’s good for our employees, for our business, and for society. To learn more please visit our Careers page.
Vitality’s approach to sustainability
Vitality is a business that drives positive change. We reward people for making and sustaining healthier choices. But healthy people also need a healthy environment. To learn more please visit our Careers page. 
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible