Accounts Assistant

Wessex Water Services; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water service provider in Bath is seeking a Management Accountant for a 12-month secondment. In this role, you will provide financial assistance, prepare budgets, monitor business performance and collaborate with various teams. A positive attitude and proficiency in Excel are essential for success. The position offers valuable professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Combined pension contribution up to 20%

25 days holiday rising to 28

Healthcare package

Life assurance up to eight times salary

Opportunity to lease an electric car

Paid volunteering day

Referral fee of £1,000

Qualifications

• Advancing through AAT, CIMA or ACCA.
• Positive attitude towards customer service.
• High proficiency in Excel is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets and monthly accounts.
• Provide financial data for business reviews.
• Monitor performance against budgets in meetings.

Skills

AAT

CIMA

ACCA

Customer service approach

Excel

Agresso Finance system

Job description

Are you looking for a new job and fantastic career and development opportunity? If so, we have a great 12-month secondment for you in our Wessex Water Enterprises (WWE) Management Accounting department.

What you'll do

In this varied and interesting role, working alongside the WWE Management Accountant, the main task is to provide high-quality information and finance assistance to all our stakeholders.

Our teams aim is to give the YTL Enterprises/GENeco and EnTrade Management teams the information and insights to enable them to run their businesses efficiently and effectively.

You will play a part in delivering the outputs of the team. This comes in the form of monitoring, interpretating and reporting on the financial performance of each business stream. Helping in the creation of annual financial budgets and updating the assumptions made within quarterly forecasts enabling business performance tracking throughout the year. Your role will cover operating income and expenses plus reporting on a significant capital investment programme.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• assisting the team in preparing annual budgets
• monthly accounts preparation
• the provision of financial data for business reviews
• monthly meetings with business leaders to monitor performance against budgets
• developing and enhancing financial reporting with the rest of the team
• assisting in data provision during audits and liaising with external auditors.

What you'll need

To really flourish in this position, are you advancing through AAT, CIMA or ACCA?

We are looking for someone to bring a positive attitude and a customer service approach to the Finance department.

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows applications. Excel skills are essential for this role. Experience of the Agresso Finance system is desirable.

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water - one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments - a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK - a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena - the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion - with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.