Assistant Accountant

Veolia; Street; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Discounts on groceries and retailers

Health, mental and financial wellbeing

Volunteer day

Training and development opportunities

Employee financial wellbeing support

Job summary

Veolia is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join our hybrid team in Sheffield. You will support financial reporting, reconciliations, and accounting operations, collaborating with accountants, admins, and finance teams to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Key responsibilities include producing management accounts, analysing KPIs, and supporting budgeting and forecasting. The role requires part-qualification toward CIMA/ACCA/ACA and familiarity with WorkDay and Adaptive Capex.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified progressing towards final qualification level (CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent).
• Experience with accountancy systems including WorkDay & Adaptive Capex.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail; strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Effective communication and relationship management abilities.
• Time management and organized approach.
• IT proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Assist in timely and accurate production of management accounts and reconciliations.
• Support preparation of accounts to enable informed decision making.
• Analyse financial figures and KPIs; report variances vs forecasts.
• Utilise WorkDay, Adaptive Capex, and PowerBI as directed.
• Plan own workload in line with accounting timetable and ad hoc requests.
• Provide basic finance advice to administrators when requested.
• Assist in audits to ensure policy compliance.
• Collaborate with management to provide costs, budgets and forecasts.
• Support data collection and analysis of environmental KPIs and financial performance of green initiatives.

Skills

Part-qualified (CIMA/ACCA)

Numerical skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Time management

IT proficiency

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

WorkDay

Adaptive Capex

PowerBI

Job description

Ready to find the right role for you?

Assistant Accountant

Salary: £32,000 dependant on experience plus bonus and other Veolia benefits

Hours: 40 hours per week

Location: Hybrid working in our Sheffield office (S4 7ZJ)

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave
• Access to our company pension scheme
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
• Stream - Employee financial wellbeing support: early access to your earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching & rewards.

What you’ll be doing:

The Assistant Accountant plays a vital supporting role in financial reporting, analysis, and accounting operations for the assigned business area. This role assists in the timely and accurate preparation of accounts, reconciliations, financial reporting, and analysis to enable effective decision-making.

You’ll work closely with the relevant Accountant, Administrators, Managers, and Finance teams to ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures, proper recording of transactions, and effective financial controls.

• Assist in the timely and accurate production of management accounts, reconciliations and/or statutory accounts to enable appropriate decision making
• Analyse financial figures and operational KPIs, identifying variances and reporting performance against forecasts
• Utilise systems like Workday, PowerBI, Adaptive Planning as directed
• Plan and manage your own workload in alignment with the accounting timetable and ad hoc requests
• Provide basic advice to administrators on finance matters when requested
• Assist in auditing processes to ensure compliance with policies/procedures
• Work with management to provide financial information like costs, budgets, forecasts as needed
• Support data collection, organisation, and basic analysis of environmental KPIs and financial performance of green initiatives
• Aid in incorporating environmental considerations into routine financial processes, including budgeting and forecasting

What we’re looking for:

• We welcome applications from candidates who are part-qualified professionals progressing towards their final qualification level (CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent),
• Experience with accountancy systems including WorkDay & Adaptive Capex
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Effective communication and relationship management abilities
• Time management and organised approach
• IT proficiency

We’re proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we’re also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.

We’re dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

We’re also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.