Current Vacancies

SALES DEVELOPMENT AGENTS!
£16,000 basic OTE £30,000 (Uncapped monthly bonus)
Location: Aust, Bristol (must have own car)

A rapidly growing company requires self driven, confident and out going agents!

The long term objective of this company is to be the UK's largest Life Insurance Broker. You could be the agent to help with the growth of this exciting and vibrant company by joining their successful sales team. Help with the development of new business and build rapport with their customers. Dedicated training will help you deal with anything that comes your way.

A confident telephone manner with a drive and determination to exceed targets and sell effectively and accurately is required. Those who strive to meet their targets benefit from the Monthly Uncapped Bonus Scheme where the top agent in 2009 earned in excess of £35,000.
Numerous opportunities to gain NVQ insurance and customer service qualifications and further progress you career.

Other benefits include:
22 days annual leave, rising to 27 days
Staff Recommendation scheme
Games room with pool table, table football and table tennis
Salary Sacrifice pension scheme
Active subsidised social club
Ample free parking
Friday dress down
Fun days for charity

SALES EXECUTIVES WANTED!
£15,000 basic OTE £21,000 (Uncapped monthly bonus)
Location: Aust, Bristol (must have own transport)

This company seeks outgoing people with drive, determination and the confidence to contact existing policy holders. Successful applicants will be selling additional insurance cover to those who have already purchased commercial van and motor insurance.

You would be working in a growing and successful sales team to capture and build rapport with customers. If you have a strong sales background or possess the right attitude and approach to work in a sales environment this is the role for you.

A confident telephone manner with a drive and determination to exceed targets and sell effectively and accurately is required. Those who strive to meet their targets benefit from the Monthly Uncapped Bonus Scheme where the top agents earn well in excess of £21,000.

Other benefits include:

Opportunities to gain NVQ insurance and customer service qualifications
You will receive dedicated training within the initial weeks of employment
Career progression opportunities
22 days annual leave, rising to 27 days
Games room with pool table, table football and table tennis
Salary Sacrifice pension scheme
Active subsidised social club
Ample free parking
Friday dress down
Fun days for charity

Sales Development Agents Needed!!
Monday to Thursday 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Saturday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Location: Aust, Bristol
(Need own Transport)

A rapidly growing company requires agents to join one of the fastest growing insurance broking and financial services businesses in the UK.

If you can deliver market-leading insurance solutions to individuals and businesses this could be the job for you!!

Our client is looking for agents to work in their rapidly growing and successful sales team to capture and build rapport with their customers. You will also need to show empathy & understanding when dealing with more sensitive issues.

The Ideal candidate will be:

Self driven
Outgoing
Excellent telephone manner
Enjoys exceeding targets
Confident
Ability to sell effectively and accurately
Assertive
Computer Literate

The Benefits

Opportunities to gain insurance and customer service qualification
You will receive dedicated training within the initial weeks of employment
Career progression opportunities
22 days annual leave, rising to 27 days
Staff Recommendation scheme - earn yourself £500 for recommending a friend
Games room with pool table, table football and table tennis
Salary Sacrifice pension scheme
Active subsidised social club
Ample free parking
Friday dress down

AAT - Trainee
Salary: £10,000
Location: Shepton Mallet

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading organisation and be apart of a successful and well established Accountants team

Duties and Responsibilities:

Interpreting and verifying the information provided by clients
Preparing annual and Management Accounts
Completing basic tax computations
Tax Computations
Payroll
Communicating with clients, tax office and registrar

Skills:

Willing to study AAT or part qualified
A background or genuine interest in farming and rural communities/businesses
Team player
Organised
Excellent interpersonal skills
Commitment
Flexibility

AAT - Trainee
Salary: £10,000
Location: Shepton Mallet

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading organisation and be apart of a successful and well established Accountants team

Duties and Responsibilities:

Interpreting and verifying the information provided by clients
Preparing annual and Management Accounts
Completing basic tax computations
Tax Computations
Payroll
Communicating with clients, tax office and registrar

Skills:

Willing to study AAT or part qualified
A background or genuine interest in farming and rural communities/businesses
Team player
Organised
Excellent interpersonal skills
Commitment
Flexibility

Learning & Development Officer - Sales
Location: Gloucester
Salary: £25,000-£30,000

We are looking to recruit an L&D officer for a leading Insurance company for a 6 moth contract. Your role will be to design, implement effective learning and development solutions that enable staff and the company to meet their objectives and to provide an internal consultancy role.

Responsibilities:

Undertake training needs analysis as required using suitable analysis techniques
Research design and deliver learning and development solutions that meet identified individual and business needs while also taking account of learning styles, logistical constraints, business demands and budgetary limitations
Undertake appropriate and effective evaluation of learning and development activities.
Undertake activities that facilitate and supports self-development

Skills:

Expertise in design and delivery of sales and service learning and development solutions in a financial services environment
Proven ability as L&D practitioner
Minimum 4 GCSEs at "C" level or equivalent. Must include Maths and English
Certificate in Training Practice or equivalent

Commercial Technical Training Officer
Location: Gloucester
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 + Benefits

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Commercial Technical Training officer to join the South West fastest growing Insurance Company. You role will be to design and implement effective commercial insurance learning and development solutions and to provide an internal consultancy role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced commercial Underwriter who is involved in training others to develop their career in the Learning and Development arena

Responsibilities:

Undertake training needs analysis as required using suitable analysis techniques
Research, design and deliver learning and development solutions that meet identified individual and business needs while also taking account of learning styles, logistical constraints, business demands and budgetary limitations
Undertake appropriate and effective evaluation of learning and development activities
Undertake activities that facilitate and supports self-development
Liaison with senior Commercial staff to design and deliver specialist learning and development solutions
Underwrite up to 25% of contracted hours, subject to business requirements to ensure knowledge remains current and valid

Skills:

Technical expertise in Commercial insurance
Experience of coaching and training Commercial insurance
Minimum 4 GCSEs at "C" level or equivalent
To have or be working towards ACII/Diploma or equivalent technical insurance qualification
Proven problem identification, analysis and solving skills,
Insurance knowledge - sufficient insurance, legal and business practice knowledge to be able to train effectively, staff in our major lines of business

Senior Trust Tax Manager / Director
Salary: £45,000 - £60,000, Highly Competitive with bonus/benefits
Location: Somerset

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious tax manager/director to have an influential role at a leading West Country accountants and financial advisers.

Ideally, are client is looking for an individual with a strong private client and/or trust background. You will need to have in depth technical knowledge and wide practical experience, along with the ability to think creatively offering your clients wide-ranging solutions and advice. Expertise in a specialist area such as Trusts would be an advantage.

You will need to show a track record delivering excellence to your clients, and be committed to developing your own career and that of those around you. You will manage your own portfolio and be actively representing the practice in the local business community whilst developing new business opportunities.

Key duties:

Providing tax solutions through knowledge of UK and international tax so clients can manage their tax affairs in the most effective way
Corresponding and negotiating with appropriate tax authorities.
Building and managing junior team members, supervising and reviewing work, coaching and developing the team
Managing and growing a portfolio.

Skills:

CTA and/or ACA/ACCA qualified ideally from an active larger firm
People from a Legal Tax background are welcome to apply
Proven experience of building successful business relationships
Up to date accounting and tax knowledge
Pro-active communication style with drive & energetic approach to your career
Excellent standard of written and verbal communication with ability to liaise with people at all levels
Excellent client handling and interpersonal skills
High motivation, self starter
Ability to spot and maximise opportunities (both tax and commercial)

Client Relationship broker - Underwriter
Location: Cardiff
Salary: £23,000 -£25,000

A well established growing Commercial Brokerage is looking to take on an Insurance Professional within their Underwriting team as a Client Relationship Broker. Your role will be to identify whether applications for insurance cover (risks) should be accepted and on what terms. Assess a risk according to the likelihood of a claim being made by weighing up a number of factors and asking for detailed information before deciding to offer terms or not.

Responsibilities:

Focus on maintaining the client relationship between the organisation and external customers
Minimise the company's exposure to bad debt and complaints.
Ensure company standards and procedures are maintained and planning of short-term operational work activities
Actively contribute to the development of the strategic direction of the organisation
Underwrite and assess risk from enquiries and decide whether to accept or not. If the risk is accepted then a premium needs to be calculated and appropriate conditions applied
Develop and create both existing and new products and to manage existing portfolio, keeping abreast of the market trends.
Product build and maintenance, from specification, build and test with software houses, and internal builds in regards to testing to release on target to match income budget

Skills:

Provide written communications to company standards
Communicate verbally in a professional and polite manner
Able to listen effectively
Have excellent negotiation skills
Detailed understanding of more complex product features, benefits, exclusions and warranties and their application to various situations. Able to tailor product offering to customer needs and demands
Experience of working within a Commercial Insurance Environment
Understands concept of risk and exposure and how each aspect of risk affects the underwriting profile

DUA Manager
Location: London
Salary: £44,000 - £54,000

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a DUA Manager with one of the world's leading international insurers and reinsurers, who have a presence in all key insurance markets and who offer great diversity to the broking community. The role requires management and monitoring of the Property Division's Delegated Underwriting Authority and facility portfolio, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and requirements.

Responsibilities:

Support underwriters in the development of DUA business, including both the operational and financial review of individual authorities, whether new or renewal
Operate a stringent "due diligence" process for new and renewing coverholders to ascertain professional and financial credentials
Ensure that all Binding Authority Agreements, rating plans and underwriting authorities are completed and signed off,
Monitor coverholder bordereau and premium payment discipline
Operate a structured and consistent approach to underwriting audits and reviews in conjunction with underwriters
Apply a high standard of service, support and control to DUAs in order to maximise profitability, and take remedial action where necessary
Prepare accurate, detailed and timely reports on DUA issues, including statistical analysis, to monitor and review performance competently
Support credit control and accounting functions through ensuring the timely and accurate processing of all transactions and premium errors
Be aware of the annual business plan insofar as it relates to the DUA portfolio, and be able to contribute appropriately to decision-making
Attend all relevant team meetings and liaise with underwriters and other internal departments to ensure that the DUA department operates collaboratively

Skills:

A minimum of a 2:1 in a business or analytical related degree or relevant level of business experience
Experience of working in an Underwriting Division
Good interpersonal and strong communication skills
Understanding of compliance issues
Strong skills in Excel and other analytical tools
Good interpersonal and strong communication skills
Ability to work independently and consult appropriately