Trainee Accounts Assistant

Lane Clark & Peacock LLP.; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Winchester is looking for a Trainee Accounts Assistant to join their Pensions Administration Department. The role involves preparing pension scheme reports and accounts, managing the audit process, and providing support to the team. The ideal candidate should be numerate, detail oriented, and possess good communication skills. This position offers hybrid working and an attractive benefits package to promote wellbeing.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Professional study support

Private medical insurance

Volunteering opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Must be numerate and detail oriented.
• Ability to work well in a team or independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Pension Scheme Report & Accounts for clients.
• Reconcile investments and prepare supporting documents.
• Manage audit processes and client meetings.

Skills

Numerate

Detail oriented

Good communication skills

Organised

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

At LCP we love what we do, and it shows. We help our clients make good decisions based on insightful analysis, industry expertise, and game-changing technology. Working across a wide range of sectors, including pensions and benefits, investments, insurance, energy, health, sports, and data analytics, we help our clients navigate complexity in order to take the action that matters.

Who are the department and what is the role?

This is a vacancy for a Trainee Accounts Assistant who will work as part of the Pensions Administration Department’s accounting team, providing accounting services to clients and other teams within the firm. The successful candidate will be based in Winchester but may, from time to time, be required to work in our London office.

What will you be doing?

The main tasks that the person will be involved with are as follows:

• Preparing Pension Scheme Report & Accounts for Schemes within timescales for a portfolio of clients involving:
• Reconciliation of investments and AVC accounts, preparation of statutory pension scheme Trustee Report and Accounts with supporting working papers, including preparation of the Trustee’s Report and any other accompanying information
• Managing auditors through the audit process, ensuring that the provision of information and resolution of queries are completed to enable the accounts to be completed within the legally prescribed timescales and client requirements
• Attendance at client and auditor meetings as required
• Provide assistance and support with ad-hoc team projects
• Work to developing knowledge within team with a view to eventually assisting with various elements of checking work

What skills, experience, and qualities do you need for this role?

• Numerate, accurate and detail orientated
• Use of initiative and common sense
• Can work well as part of a team, and on their own where required
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Well organised

What’s in it for you?

Take a look at our Glassdoor page to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:

For you:

• Hybrid working (varies by role and department)
• Professional study support (where applicable)
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks

For your family:

• Life assurance, income protection, enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave

For your health:

• 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
• Cycle to work scheme
• Digital GP services

For your wealth:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Season ticket loans

For others:

• Volunteering opportunities

For the environment:

• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (qualifying period applies)

And much more!

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.

LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Whatever it may be, please get in touch via our dedicated email address [e-mail] to discuss how we can support you with your application.

Recruitment agencies

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