About The Role

ARAG UK has an excellent new opportunity for an Accounting Technician in our Finance Department in Bristol on a fixed term basis.

In this varied role, the successful candidate will work within the Credit Control team, and will principally be responsible for the reconciliation and allocation of inbound cash. Other key aspects of this role will include reconciliations, making payments and cash management. You can expect to assist the credit controller with debt recovery. Due to the nature of the role, we are seeking candidates with excellent attention to detail and prioritisation skills, as well as strong communication skills with respect to communicating financial information to both internal and external customers.

About You

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A good level of general education and ideally qualified to AAT Level 3;
• Confidence with MS Office/365 applications, especially Excel;
• Excellent communication skills, preferably gained in a professional, customer facing environment;
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail and
• Commitment to a good customer experience.

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. You will be agile in the way that you work and adaptable to change. In return for your commitment, we will offer you generous remuneration and an attractive benefits package which will include:

•           25 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
•           Health cash Plan
•           A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance
•           Salary sacrifice benefits, including Cycle scheme 
•           A comprehensive wellbeing programme

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

About The Company

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.