Assistant Accountant - Central Costs

easyJet; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their Accounting and Controls team. The role involves accounting for payroll costs, providing analytical support, and ensuring financial accuracy. With opportunities for professional growth and a competitive salary package, this position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility and work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

5% pension

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits package

Excellent staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Must be studying towards a professional qualification.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills required.
• Able to present complex financial matters clearly.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for accounting payroll costs and balance sheets.
• Deliver key month-end deliverables and analysis.
• Enhance accounting controls in line with standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Proactive mindset

Communication

Time management

Analytical skills

Education

Studying towards ACA, ACCA, CIMA

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT - CENTRAL COSTS

COMPANY

When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record. Join us and you’ll be able to play a big part in the success of our highly successful, fast-paced business that opens up Europe so people can exercise their get-up-and-go. With over 300 aircraft flying c.1,000 routes to more than 30 countries, we’re the UK’s largest airline, the fourth largest in Europe and the tenth largest in the world. Flying c.70 million passengers a year, we employ over 14,000 people. Its big-scale stuff and we’re still growing.

TEAM

As a member of the Accounting and Controls team, this role will report into the Senior Finance Manager – Accounting & Controls [TBC], providing analytical support for operations costs with a focus on Central Overheads Costs, primarily focused on payroll costs.

JOB PURPOSE

Responsible for delivering the following within the financial accounting function:

> Responsibility for accounting for payroll costs, and ownership of respective balance sheets

> Creating certainty and confidence in the numbers delivered throughinsightful analysis and commentary to drive better business decisions

> Delivering key month end deliverablesto meet required payroll payment deadlines

> Enhancing the accounting controls frameworkin line with accounting standards

> Setting and monitoring standards of timeliness, accuracy, insight, and presentation in all areas of financial close

> Working with key business stakeholders to improve end to end accounting of areas of responsibility

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

Business Partnering

Provides a true Business Partner framework ensuring that business owners are supported with consistently accurate insight and information. Partnering with cross functional stakeholders including wider finance and payroll teams to ensure seamless performance.

Business Performance and Analytical support

> Providing monthly detailed analysis and insight into the costs which can be used to drive business performance

> Providing confidence in numbers and providing insight into risks and opportunities

> Providing continuous improvements in the business and finance processes

> Working closely with stakeholders, providing necessary support and understanding of costs to ensure they are articulated effectively

Accounting & Control:

> Generating month end approval analysis and timely and accurate accounting entries

> Ensuring the financial accuracy of the Group and entity Balance Sheets for all areas of responsibility; including the timely production of all balance sheet reconciliations and journals in accordance with easyJet accounting policies

> Identify opportunities for process improvement and drive to deliver meaningful change

> Ability to adapt to the requirements of the team in order to provide cover during times of absence, demonstrating a true One Team attitude

People Leadership, Relationships and Influence

> Maintaining effective cross functional relationships

> Providing subject matter expertise to a diverse and demanding set of stakeholders

> Supporting any deep dive projects with analysis

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

> Studying towards a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

> Ability to find problems and provide proposals for change

> Strong attention to detail and ability to identify and present key issues

> Pro-active and enquiring mindset

> Able to coherently explain complicated financial matters to both finance and non-finance contacts

> Manage own time across variety of tasks and projects to deliver to deadlines

> Intermediate to advanced MS Office Skills – including extensive knowledge of Excel

> Strong academic record

BENEFITS

> Competitive base salary

> Up to 20% bonus

> 25 days holiday

> BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes

> 5% pension

> Life Assurance

> Flexible benefits package

> Excellent staff travel benefits

LOCATION & HOURS OF WORK

We know that flexibility, balance and wellbeing are more important than ever right now. Whether that’s working remotely, part time, or needing extra support when times are tough.

This is a full-time role offering hybrid working (3 days office-based in Luton) and will be 40 hours per week . Remember, we are always #happytotalkflex.

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