Investment20/20 is an industry wide initiative designed to create more entry level opportunities into the industry and to provide you with the skills and experiences to help you start your career.

During the Investment20/20 programme you will receive:

• An 18 month fixed term contract with the potential to convert into a permanent role
• You will spend 20% of your time studying towards your Level 3 Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship
• A dedicated line manager focused on supporting your development
• A buddy from a previous intake
• On-the-job training
• Structured soft skills and technical training
• Invitations to Investment20/20 industry and social events
• Invitations to Jupiter’s Sports, Social and Arts events
• A salary of £25,000, plus benefits (incl. non-contributory pension, medical insurance and study leave for company approved qualifications)

You will have the opportunity, through the Investment20/20 Ambassador Programme, to return to your school, college or university to raise awareness of Jupiter and the Programme. In addition, we provide our employees with a comprehensive employee benefits package that includes physical health and financial wellbeing initiatives and family friendly policies, as well as Company support to make a difference to the charities that are important to you. We also offer a structured learning and development programme and sponsorship towards relevant qualifications. Our employee resource groups (including Ethnicity, Faith, Pride and Women in Technology), Art and Charity Committees also provide further support to our employees.

Job Introduction

The External Reporting team are looking for someone who can help produce high quality information for external stakeholders. To do this we require a numerate candidate who has good spreadsheet and written skills, excellent attention to detail and will be able to get up to speed quickly with the requirements of the role.

The external reporting team, comprising five people, is responsible for all aspects of external reporting for the Group, such as the production of financial statements and reporting on capital and liquidity in our entities to the regulatory authorities. We are also responsible for accounting for compensation and administering the Group’s investments in its own funds.

Key responsibilities

Role responsibilities include (but not limited to) assisting with the following:

• The preparation of financial statements, including the Group’s Annual Report and Accounts.
• Preparation of regulatory returns for various regulated entities.
• Liaison with external auditors.
• Capital and cash forecasting.
• Assistance with month end processes, including bank reconciliations.
• Ad hoc work, as necessary, to assist the team

The Ideal Candidate

Jupiter’s Investment20/20 Programme is aimed at school/college leavers and graduates looking to start their careers.

We are looking for individuals with the following skills and attributes:

• Ability to work collaboratively in a collegiate environment.
• Inquisitive mind and enjoys problem solving. Enthusiasm to enhance, improve, optimise, streamline.
• We are a diverse team of unconstrained thinkers with challenging and contrasting demands, empathy is a vital ingredient.

We always look for the best candidate for each of our opportunities and have no requirements in terms of educational institute attended, subjects studied, previous experience, or grades achieved. We do, however, want people to demonstrate, in their application form, how they have excelled or expanded their knowledge in a particular area and developed the required attributes for these opportunities.