Assistant Financial Accountant

Overview

Support monthly financial controls, reconciliations, and reporting as an Assistant Financial Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• balance reconciliation
• statutory reporting
• month-end accounting
• bank reconciliation
• vat adjustments
• data analysis

Tasks

-Support the preparation, update and maintenance of procedures applicable to the Group. Look improve the internal control framework. -You will prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that all reconciliations are robust, balances are supported and that issues are resolved promptly. -Provide support to the statutory and regulatory reporting process including maintaining balance sheets, preparing accruals and provisions support, collaborating with auditors. -Participate in month end accounting processes to ensure the accurate processing of transactions, on time and following established procedures. -You will participate in the daily reconciliation of the Group's bank accounts via SAP transitory account monitoring and clearance, month end reconciliations and cash accrual postings. -Undertake VAT adjustments and assisting the Tax department in query resolution. -Analyse data and understand financial information -Plan workload and work to specified deadlines -To participate in ad hoc projects. -Help with the maintenance and implementation of the Group's Financial Authority Limits. -Participate in the monthly intercompany reconciliation process and subsequent settlements.

Requirements

• excel
• sap
• reconciliations
• bookkeeping
• numeracy
• teamwork

What You Bring

-Some experience undertaking reconciliations or processing large quantities of transactional data -Able to work with others and build productive working relationships with other partners, inside and outside of finance -Good awareness of double entry bookkeeping/ accounting (either through study or experience) -Keen, willing and motivated to learn and develop -Numerate (demonstrated by strong grades in GCSE and/ or numerate A-level/undergraduate/graduate studies) -Numerate with a desire to question and understand financial data -IT skills: must have a knowledge of Microsoft Excel. -SAP proficient

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Benefits

-Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%) -25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays. -Tax efficient benefits: Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes -Employee Assistance Programme -Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan -Occupational Health support -Discounted gym membership -Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid -Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products

About Uk Power Networks

-It has built resilience through landmark innovation—funded by Ofgem—for projects like Low Carbon London and Flexible Plug & Play, pioneering smart grid integration. -The company architected and maintains private networks serving Heathrow, Stansted, London Underground and Canary Wharf, showcasing its aptitude in high-stakes infrastructure. -Its rollout of pole-support trusses and smart connection portals highlights a knack for clever engineering that minimizes disruption while boosting reliability. -From carrying legacy cables to orchestrating EV infrastructure and hydrogen experimentation, its story is one of transforming traditional power delivery for modern demands.

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