Here at esure Group, we’re no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we’re getting ready for more. It’s creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.

Esure have an excellent opportunity for a Team Leader to manager & supervise the Accounts and payable team on a full time permanent basis. 

Ensuring the efficient and compliant processing of all payments whilst overseeing the cash and banking accounting activities, the effective handling of customer, client, supplier and internal business department enquiries.

What will my role entail?

• Supervise and manage the overall function of the Accounts Payable team, ensuring all activities are completed in an efficient and timely manner. This will require the jobholder to undertake both a coaching and “hands on” approach to the necessary workloads.
• Manage the running of the Accounts Payable process ensuring adherence to all aspects of the robust functioning of the process including “cut off” deadlines, supplier terms, authorisation limits, and payment runs.
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties are maintained within the team across the activities of Accounts Payable, Business Internet Banking payments and claims cheque issuing.
• Act as Accounts Payable contact, both internally and externally, investigating and resolving all invoice and payment queries.
• Administer closing POs and action queries when requested by various stakeholders within the business.
• Manage the weekly Repairernet payments and complete associated general ledger reconciliations.
• Responsible for the production of weekly/monthly Accounts Payable MI and PO Exception Reports & undertaking any required actions.

Cash and Banking:

• Manage the daily cheque production print run of Claims cheques from TIA and EIS.

• Manage the daily process regarding the recording and “forwarding for banking” to Claims of cheques received (e.g. Recovery cheques) or returned by Royal Mail or suppliers.
• Manage the online banking rota for electronic payments for operational bank accounts.
• Manage the daily operational bank balances to ensure sufficient funding is in place. 
• Manage the daily process to verify /authorise payments using Barclays.Net
• Responsible for processing ad hoc TIA Bordereaux payments and remittances, ensuring requests balance to the required payment request.
• Responsible for the production of ad-hoc electronic payment requests.

What we'd love you to bring:

• Demonstrable experience of working in a supervisory & hands on role
• A proven track record working on accounts payable processes and specifically Oracle Financials software is desirable.
• Computer literate with a good to intermediate knowledge of MS Excel
• Must be pro-active, self-motivated, and able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.
• A good knowledge of workflow and control processes in order to be able to identify areas for refinement and improvement.
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Able to communicate at all levels throughout the business.
• An eye for detail is essential within the role.

Why choose us?

This is your opportunity to shape our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure…

• A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
• A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure’s success
• Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
• Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
• Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we’ll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
• Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it’s no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work’ one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey
• More flexibility for you: we’re a proud supporter of the ABI’s Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need, whether it’s part time, job sharing, or compressed hours. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
• Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
• A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn’t be more important to us. That’s why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
• Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you are excited about joining us and think you have some of what we are looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure we would love to hear from you.