Management Accountant

We have an excellent new opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our fast-paced and friendly Finance Department in our central Bristol offices on a permanent basis.

Reporting to the Senior Management Accountant, you'll assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and assist with SUK returns, whilst providing financial information to internal and external stakeholder and working closely with the Executive Leadership Team. This is a great opportunity to support the Senior Management Accountant with improving controls and processes across the business, whilst assisting with Finance related projects and requests.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing monthly MI Packs in Power Bi for the UK and Ireland Executive Leadership teams, including P&L variance analysis and KPIs.
• Providing monthly reporting packages in excel to Group Controlling, predominantly for Irish companies, as well as assisting with other entities returns and liaising with Group Controlling to answer any questions they have.
• Working with the Executive Leadership team and Management to coordinate and produce a quarterly Operational report.
• Populate, analyse and provide narrative for key reporting deliverables.
• Providing financial information in Power Point for key presentations include Board presentations and Staff presentations.

Only a stone’s throw from Bristol Temple Meads station, we have newly refurbished, modern city centre offices where the role is based. This is a full-time (35 hours per week, Monday-Friday) and permanent role, but please do let us know if you are keen to explore flexible working arrangements and we can see if we can accommodate.

Month end reporting can be quite frantic with multiple deadlines needing to be managed, and as a result, our ideal candidate will be organised with a high attention to detail, whilst demonstrating excellent communication skills and the ability to present to a wide range of stakeholders. 

In addition, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Qualified (CIMA or Other, ideally fully-qualified but part-qualified will also be considered)
• A good understanding of Financial Statements
• Excellent analytical skills and an inquisitive approach 
• Ideally you will have gained exposure to Management Accounting within an Insurance environment, but this is not essential
• Comfortability working with IT solutions, particularly when using MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Commercial acumen and awareness 

Why join us?

At ARAG we value openness, drive, and a pioneering spirit. You’ll have space to experiment, learn, and grow, while helping shape how we manage our supply chain through data.

As a team we are passionate and enthusiastic about what we do. Our people are encouraged to think independently and to take ownership of their work. In return for your commitment, we will offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package which will include:

• 26 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
• Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions
• Group Income Protection for all employees
• Group Legal Protection for all employees
• A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cycle scheme 
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK

If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed above.

ARAG UK has been helping businesses and individuals gain access to justice for over 40 years. It’s our founding principle to enable everybody, not just those who can afford it, to assert their legal rights.

Thousands of businesses and individuals defend or pursue legal action each year safe in the knowledge that ARAG are paying their legal bills. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company and a law firm with many opportunities in both areas.

We have always been aware that it’s the people that really make it happen; the quality of our people defines the quality of the company, the service we offer and the good outcomes for our customers, so we’re committed to creating a great place to work for our employees.

We believe it is an exciting time to join ARAG. You can expect an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career.  

By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do.

If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer a generous reward and benefits package.