We are seeking a talented individual to join our Accounting Operations team at Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC).This role will be based in Witham. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Are you an ambitious Finance professional looking for a new opportunity working for a global organisation that offers immediate responsibility and development opportunities?Do you have a strong academic background and a meticulous eye for detail?Are you looking to utilise the experience you have gained in balancing multiple deliverables whilst satisfying a strict control environment by retaining the highest standards of governance?

If you have answered yes to the above, then this could be the role for you.

You will be part of a global team and the support this position provides will be vital in maintaining and developing the track record of success MMC has, in ensuring all month-end and quarter-end deliverables are met.

We will count on you to:

Produce & control review of balance sheet reconciliations.Journal creation, review, and approvalsCarry out Exception reporting and perform checks prior to issuing. Ensure timely investigation and resolution of any exception itemsEnsure all month-end and quarter-end deliverables are met.Communicate regularly with offshore counterpart including senior management and treasuryRecord and monitor new tasks through change control processAttend meetings with managers, colleagues as required. Assist with other ad-hoc tasks, projects and initiatives as required.Assist auditors.Assist with current and future accounting operation transitions

What you need to have: 

Minimum 2 years’ accounts experience.Good accounting knowledge with experience in Balance sheet recs and journal entriesAn excellent academic background, ideally part or fully qualified AAT.Exceptional communication skills and ability to interact with both clients and colleagues within a fast moving professional team environment.Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications

What makes you stand out:

Previous experience within a similar environmentBanking recs, good double entry knowledge, journal entriesFX clearance

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.