Assistant Financial Accountant

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Assistant Financial Accountant

Apply locations Basildon, UK time type Full time posted on Posted Today job requisition id R31984

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

SS&C Technologies seek an Assistant Financial Accountant. This role will report to the Head of Accounting and take responsibility for general ledger accounting and control, financial reporting and analysis activity across all of the units. This role is a fixed term contract covering maternity leave.

This is a unique opportunity to blend financial industry knowledge with technology skills, in a vibrant, international work environment. You get to tap into the knowledge of leading financial institutions as well as our experienced team, to learn and develop skills that will ultimately help you progress your career and grow a solid network within the fin-tech industry.

At SS&C, you will find a rewarding career where you can thrive at every level. We are proud of our unique business culture, founded on the passion of our people, dedicated to the success of our clients. As a company, we reward innovation and professionalism and support personal development. We invest in our employees through offering competitive compensation and benefits, comprehensive training opportunities, and employee programs to promote a healthy work-life balance and personal well-being. Our culture thrives on teamwork and diversity. Therefore, we hope to see you bring your unique perspective and talent to SS&C and thrive!

Responsibilities

General ledger accounting and control:

• Previous experience of using Workday GL is preferable
• Preparing and processing journal entries in general ledger
• Month end accruals & prepayments
• Month end general ledger journal control checks, including journal posting and accrual reversal controls
• Work with the KC Finance Team to oversee the accounting for fixed assets, including additions and disposals
• Analysis of various general ledger transactions and account balances as required
• Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, and resolution and clearance of outstanding items
• Uploading balance sheet account reconciliations into the Cadency SOX tool in accordance with monthly deadlines
• Investigating balance sheet account reconciliation issues as required to clear up any old balances or unreconciled items
• Liaise with colleagues to address miss-codings or other issues found on the reconciliations, to improve underlying processing

Financial Reporting:

• Analysis of general ledger transactions to identify reportable taxable benefits, and preparation of annual PSA calculations
• Analysis of various general ledger transactions and account balances to assist with Corp Tax reporting
• Assisting with PWC audit queries

SS&C quality

All employees are accountable for the delivery of a Quality service, driving for excellence in all their work activities:

• To be quality driven, aiming for 100% accuracy and timeliness of delivery.
• To effectively plan the way services are delivered so that all activity is directly related to providing quality services and meeting the expectations of the customer.
• To continuously review processes and practices relating to the role and act as a catalyst for change and improvement in individual and team performance.
• To observe proper standards of market, business, and personal conduct, demonstrating integrity in the execution of duties.
• To communicate and promote the values which reinforce and support a consistent quality culture.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, to enable us to bring a diversity of perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a diverse workforce in the widest sense.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from head-hunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

Background Checks

All offers of employment at SS&C are subject to background verification checks, including 5-year employment history, proof of eligibility to work in the hiring location, proof of address, credit check and criminal record check (where permitted by local law). The accuracy of all information you submit as part of your application is vital and may be used as part of the background-checking process should you be successful.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.