Assistant Accountant

VolkerWessels; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Enhanced maternity benefits

Employee Assistance programme

Job summary

VolkerWessels UK is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support the Finance Team with a range of accounting and financial activities. The role involves month-end processes, intercompany reporting, journals, balance sheet reconciliations, and management reporting.

The ideal candidate will have strong numeracy, good Excel skills, and a proactive approach. AAT qualification or progress is advantageous, with opportunities to grow within the finance function.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including strong numeracy.
• AAT qualification or working towards it is advantageous.
• Experience in accounting/finance environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support Corporate Finance across accounting activities.
• Assist with month-end processes including intercompany balance reporting and journals.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Review and report on financial journals for accuracy and compliance.
• Analyse and present financial data for management reporting.
• Assist with training reports, headcount analysis and statutory accounts for dormant companies.
• Support external reporting obligations including ONS submissions.
• Conduct bank account verification and other compliance tasks.
• Provide cover for weekly payment runs and liaise with Accounts Payable.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the finance function.

Skills

Excel skills

Numerical accuracy

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Proactive learner

Education

5 GCSEs

AAT (or studying)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

As an Assistant Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting the Finance Team and ensuring the smooth operation of our financial processes. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Corporate Finance Team across a range of accounting and financial activities.
• Assisting with month-end processes, including intercompany balance reporting, orderbook reporting, and the posting of interest and tax journals.
• Preparing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations and supporting documentation for review.
• Reviewing and reporting on financial journals to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Extracting, analysing and presenting financial and business data to support management reporting.
• Assisting with the production of training reports, headcount analysis and statutory accounts for dormant companies.
• Supporting external reporting obligations, including submissions to the Office for National Statistics.
• Carrying out bank account verification checks and other financial compliance activities.
• Providing cover for weekly payment runs, including processing payments and liaising with Accounts Payable teams.
• Contributing to continuous improvement within the finance function and supporting ad hoc projects as required. We are looking for a motivated and detail-focused individual who is keen to develop their career within finance., A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including strong numeracy skills.
• AAT qualification (or working towards one) would be advantageous.
• Previous experience within a finance, accounts or business environment is desirable.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with data and reports.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate work to tight deadlines.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with a willingness to learn and take ownership of tasks.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across the business.
• A results-driven mindset with a commitment to seeing tasks through to completion.
• A positive team-focused attitude and a desire to contribute to the success of the wider finance function. VolkerRail is a leading multidisciplinary railway infrastructure contractor on heavy and light rail networks.

Our ability to continually deliver projects, from smaller contracts through to our involvement in nationally significant major schemes, has helped our clients bring communities together and provide better services for passengers. VolkerRail comprises two businesses: Major Projects, which is expert in collaborative working and leads on large, multidisciplinary joint venture and alliance projects; and Specialist Businesses, made up of expert divisions in signalling, track, power, electrification and piling, with an in-house plant division and bespoke design teams. These work independently, as subcontractors to the rail sector, or collectively as a Tier One contractor for larger frameworks.

VolkerRail is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerRail is able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect, so our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire workforce and therefore drugs and alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities, including comprehensive skills-based training
• Family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support