Assistant Accountant: Flexible Finance Reporting & Growth

Fusion Energy Base; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% bonus

Pension with 21.5% employer contrib.

25 days annual leave

2.5 privilege days

8 Bank Holidays

Site closure 3 days at Christmas

Flexible working options

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) at Culham, Oxfordshire, is seeking an Assistant Accountant to strengthen financial reporting. You will ensure timely, accurate data, support budgeting and forecasting, and provide analysis to aid decision-making in a collaborative Corporate Reporting and Analysis team.

The role requires AAT qualifications or equivalent, experience with ERP systems (Oracle/SAP/Unit4/Sage), and advanced Excel.

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or part-qualified (or equivalent experience).
• Experience using ERP finance systems such as Oracle, SAP, Unit4 (U4BW) or Sage.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, XLOOKUPs, PivotTables and charts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to manipulate and interpret financial data accurately.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to explain financial information to non-financial colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain accurate routine financial reports, helping to automate and improve reporting processes.
• Analyse financial data and present information clearly using charts, graphs and other reporting tools.
• Support the budget and forecasting process, working closely with Management Accountants and Programme Finance Managers.
• Maintain project structures within the finance system, including creating and updating work orders, reporting relationships and delegations.
• Respond to finance-related queries through the ticketing system, providing timely support to colleagues across the organisation.
• Assist with year-end reporting, internal and external audits, and finance improvement initiatives.
• Support the testing and implementation of new reports, system upgrades and continuous improvement activities.
• Help develop colleagues by supporting finance apprentices and sharing knowledge of reporting and Excel best practice.

Skills

AAT qualified

ERP system experience

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Unit4 (U4BW)

Sage

Job description

UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) at Culham, Oxfordshire, is seeking an Assistant Accountant to strengthen financial reporting. You will ensure timely, accurate data, support budgeting and forecasting, and provide analysis to aid decision-making in a collaborative Corporate Reporting and Analysis team.

The role requires AAT qualifications or equivalent, experience with ERP systems (Oracle/SAP/Unit4/Sage), and advanced Excel.