Accounts Administrator

Job Title:

Accounts Administrator

Role Overview

Spotlight jobs are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Junior Insurer Accounts & Company Accounts Administrator to support both insurer accounting functions and wider company finance operations for a leading insurance group.

This role will play a key part in ensuring accurate insurer bordereaux, timely reconciliations, disciplined credit control, and strong internal financial controls across the group. It is a developmental role with exposure to underwriting, brokerage and claims income streams.

The ideal candidate will be methodical, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced insurance environment.

Key Responsibilities

Insurer Accounts Support

• Assisting with preparation and reconciliation of insurer bordereaux (premium, commission and claims).
• Supporting monthly insurer statement reconciliations.
• Investigating and resolving insurer account discrepancies.
• Monitoring aged insurer debt and assisting with cash allocation.
• Liaising with insurers and internal underwriting/operations teams to resolve queries.
• Assisting with premium trust and client money reconciliations (where applicable).
• Supporting audit requests and insurer reporting requirements.

Company-Wide Accounting Duties

• Processing purchase invoices and reconciling supplier statements.
• Assisting with sales ledger and credit control.
• Posting bank receipts and payments.
• Supporting bank reconciliations.
• Assisting with monthly management accounts preparation.
• Supporting VAT returns and statutory reporting preparation.
• Maintaining accurate accounting records across multiple entities (brokerage, MGA, claims, fleet where applicable).
• Assisting with year-end audit preparation.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Numerate and comfortable working with financial data.
• Good Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups preferred).
• Organised and able to manage multiple deadlines.
• Professional communication skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in insurance accounting or broker accounts.
• Understanding of bordereaux and insurer reconciliations.
• AAT qualified or studying (or willingness to study).
• Experience with accounting software (e.g. Xero, Sage, Acturis, Open GI or similar).

Personal Attributes

• Structured and process-driven.
• Calm under pressure.
• Commercially aware.
• Willing to challenge discrepancies rather than simply process data.
• Strong team player with a proactive mindset.

Development Opportunity

This role offers progression into:

• Insurer Accounts Manager
• Assistant Management Accountant
• Finance Business Partner (Insurance)

Exposure across underwriting, brokerage, claims and fleet operations provides a strong platform for career development within a growing insurance group.