Here at Hartlepool Power Station, we have an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and experienced Management Accountant to join our Commercial Team. If you enjoy building relationships with key stakeholders, to drive the team forwards to continued success then this might be the role for you!
The opportunity
We’re looking for someone who is keen to make a real difference to the business performance. The role requires interaction with several budget owners, so you need excellent communication skills to liaise with all levels of the organisation, with an enthusiasm and ability to be proactive at finding solutions. This will also mean having the confidence to propose new ideas and challenge others.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a starting salary of £40,068 - £71,779 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.
We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be responsible for providing an effective financial business planning and reporting service to the Station management team, budget holders, staff, and other EDF teams. You’ll have a wide variety of responsibilities, including:
- Preparing the monthly financial accounts
- Providing variance analysis from budget and forecast, identifying any value adding opportunities for trend analysis and commentary to assist forecasting and budgetary requirements
- Monitoring and completing financial adjustments/journals where necessary
- Preparing and issuing monthly financial data for use during the monthly accountability meetings held with budget holders
- Producing monthly and year-end forecasts for approval by the Finance Lead
- Assisting with audit preparation work to enable timely completion of financial statements
- Providing a support service to all departments and the management team to help make financial decisions.
- Ensure continuity by covering for the Finance Lead, ensuring their meetings and tasks proceed without disruption.
Who you are
We’re looking for you to have strong analytical skills and be computer literate with advanced level knowledge and usage of Microsoft Excel. Experience working in a highly regulated, industrial setting would be desirable. Through your work experience you will have gained a good understanding of the business planning process and budget management. Proven experience of delivering high quality information to tight deadlines is essential. As a minimum, you’ll need an A CIMA or ACCA qualification. Experience working with Stock and salaries would be beneficial, as would SAP knowledge and experience with financial reconciliation.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 30th October 2024
Interviews will be conducted on: 4th and 5th November.
If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact: [email protected]
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