Reconciliations Manager

The Financial Reconciliation Manager will play a pivotal role in maintaining the financial equilibrium of our organisation. You will be responsible for reconciling critical accounts, substantiating balances, and ensuring compliance with controls. If you thrive in a detail-oriented environment and possess a passion for precision, we invite you to apply!

Job Title: Reconciliation Manager

Location: Liverpool City Centre

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am -17:30pm

Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 DOE

What you’ll be doing:

• Identify and resolve discrepancies and their root causes; working with the wider business to implement fixes using best practice.
• Ensure strong controls and reconciliations exist across our bank accounts and systems.
• Continuously review the delivery of finance reconciliation operations; ensuring effective risk management is always in place and that the accuracy and integrity of our financial records is at the highest level.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate the development and delivery of reconciliation policies and processes for the Group, ensuring that they support business requirements, minimise cost and continue to deliver against stakeholder expectations.
• Build, maintain and lead effective working relationships across the business to ensure that reconciliation standards are upheld and processes are followed rigorously.
• Lead, manage, motivate, and develop direct reports and their team members so that they know what is expected, are able to maximise their contribution to business objectives and realise their potential.
• Proactively identify, monitor, and act upon risks, issues, breaches and control weaknesses. Fulfilling any specific risk related responsibilities (including escalation) to ensure that the Group remains fully compliant with policies, regulatory legislation and other internal requirements.
• Lead, develop and evaluate the implementation and reporting of accurate and timely operational MI; to provide insight and foresight to senior management with regards to team performance and areas of risk or improvement.

What we’re looking for:

• Detail orientated professional with an inquisitive mind; driven to find outcomes to resolve issues, answer questions and respond to queries.
• Demonstrable experience of managing high performing teams, leading within a senior role, in a similar reconciliation driven function.
• Good knowledge of modern, professional accounting principles and practices; reconciliations experience is essential. An accountancy qualification would be desirable but not essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to establish effective working relationships at all levels and communicates effectively and sensitively with customers.
• Comfortable identifying and raising issues, particularly where driving good outcomes for customers are concerned. Sees issues though to resolution and takes ownership of actions.
• Brings positive energy; inspires a culture of willingness, collaboration and high performance.
• Excellent customer service skills and awareness of the importance of the customer.
• Comfortable and competent with MS Office and Accounting systems. Advanced Excel skills essential and knowledge of Sage X3 desirable.
• Thrives in a fast paced environment.

About Acorn Insurance

We are a growing business with great opportunities to build your knowledge of the financial services industry. As a specialist insurance provider, we have 40 years of experience helping people secure motor insurance across all of the UK. We help more than 50,000 customers to find a policy that meets their needs and gives them the peace of mind that comes with high-quality insurance.

At Acorn Insurance we provide full training and continuous coaching inhouse you will be given full in-depth FCA regulated industry knowledge and have all the tools necessary to help you personally grow your career with the business.

We celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves.

Why Acorn Insurance?

Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays)

• Additional Buy & Sell Holidays
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Company Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Generous Company Pension Scheme
• A comprehensive Mental Health support system via the health assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• A wide network of mental health first aiders.
• Our very own reward and discount platform "Your tomorrow"
• Fresh fruit Deliveries twice a week
• £250 Refer a friend bonus
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye test vouchers and a contribution towards the frames
• Regular Employment Engagement including ongoing competitions with fantastic prizes
• Charity fundraising events

All roles are subject to DBS and Financial checks, any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard.