Asset Accounting Assistant

Jobtailor; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks a numbers-focused finance professional to monitor and report operational asset expenditure across the construction lifecycle. You will liaise with stakeholders, contribute to monthly reporting, and assist management on capital projects valued at about £1.5 billion annually.

You will create fixed asset records, advise on correct accounting treatment, assess capital allowances, and analyse data in SAP, Excel and Outlook to support statutory and regulatory

Qualifications

• Interest in finance, engineering or operational assets.
• Keen to learn, with financial or engineering awareness or qualifications.
• Degree-level education preferred but not essential
• Good relationship-building skills and confidence to influence others when required
• Ability to challenge and change working practices
• Conscientiousness and strong emphasis on meeting deadlines
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Communication and creative thinking skills
• Ability to apply policies and rules to real-world situations
• IT literacy
• Preferably experience using Microsoft Excel and enthusiasm to learn new systems
• Full UK driving licence is desirable, with appropriate insurance, due to travel across office locations and operational sites
• Knowledge of water industry/utilities operational assets beneficial but not essential

Responsibilities

• Monitor, record and report operational asset expenditure across the construction project lifecycle
• Liaise with stakeholders
• Contribute to monthly reporting
• Assist and support management of approximately £1.5 billion annually in capital construction projects
• Advise on correct accounting treatment
• Create fixed asset records
• Settle project costs
• Assess capital allowances
• Process and analyse information using SAP, Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Support statutory accounting, regulatory accounting and capital allowances tax claims
• Work with investment planning and delivery teams and external audit
• Spend time on operational sites

Skills

Financial Awareness

SAP Proficiency

Excel Expertise

Stakeholder Liaison

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Degree-Level Education (Preferred)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

• Monitor, record and report operational asset expenditure across the construction project lifecycle
• Liaise with stakeholders
• Contribute to monthly reporting
• Assist and support management of approximately £1.5 billion annually in capital construction projects
• Advise on correct accounting treatment
• Create fixed asset records
• Settle project costs
• Assess capital allowances
• Process and analyse information using SAP, Microsoft Excel and Outlook
• Support statutory accounting, regulatory accounting and capital allowances tax claims
• Work with investment planning and delivery teams and external audit
• Spend time on operational sites

Requirements

• Interest in finance, engineering or operational assets
• Keen to learn, with financial or engineering awareness or qualifications
• Degree-level education preferred but not essential
• Good relationship-building skills and confidence to influence others when required
• Ability to challenge and change working practices
• Conscientiousness and strong emphasis on meeting deadlines
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Communication and creative thinking skills
• Ability to apply policies and rules to real-world situations
• IT literacy
• Preferably experience using Microsoft Excel and enthusiasm to learn new systems
• Full UK driving licence is desirable, with appropriate insurance, due to travel across office locations and operational sites
• Knowledge of water industry/utilities operational assets beneficial but not essential

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong financial acumen and operational asset management skills, with proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting. Capable of liaising with stakeholders and supporting capital construction projects while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Awareness
• SAP Proficiency
• Microsoft Excel Expertise
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Regulatory Accounting Knowledge

Hard Skills

• Operational Asset Expenditure Monitoring
• Fixed Asset Record Creation
• Project Cost Settlement
• Capital Allowances Assessment
• Statutory Accounting Support

Soft Skills

• Relationship-Building
• Creative Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Conscientiousness
• Communication Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Degree-Level Education (Preferred)
• Full UK Driving Licence (Desirable)

Industry Keywords

• Construction Projects
• Capital Construction
• Water Industry
• Utilities Operational Assets

Tools & Technologies

• SAP
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Outlook