Financial Controls Assistant

Job Title: Financial Controls Assistant

Contract Type: 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Edinburgh

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 26th of June 2024 

We are looking for an Assistant to join our Control Accounts team in Edinburgh.

You may have some accounting experience, or you may be a recent graduate looking to gain your first experience in Finance. You will proactively progress and support the clearance of outstanding items as well as missing data & information identified in a timely manner.

This 12-month FTC opportunity calls for an individual who has good communication skills and who is self–motivated to manage workloads to tight deadlines. If you’re passionate about a career in Finance, we want to hear from you!

About the role

• Support processing, control, and reconciliation of financial transactions in a cost-effective manner in line with Finance procedures and objectives.
• Support workflows effectively and provide a finance focused service to internal and external customers, ensuring that tasks are carried out on time and accurately.

About you

• Accounting knowledge and skills developed through formal training or work experience desirable but not essential.
• Knowledge and experience of company mainframe systems e.g., ORYX, LAY and Customer Service procedures also desirable.
• Microsoft Office skills.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal.
• Self–motivated.
• Ability to manage workloads to tight deadlines.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.   

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits  

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.