Assistant Accountant Junior

AtkinsRéalis; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an accountant for their Finance Shared Services function, primarily working from home with minimal travel. The role includes processing supplier data and reconciliation within the Corporate Services accounting team. Candidates should have at least two years of experience and be AAT part qualified, with strong skills in Excel and reconciliation.

Benefits

Flexible holidays

Health & wellbeing benefits

Career planning support

Qualifications

• At least two years accounting experience required.
• Strong knowledge of reconciliation and double entry bookkeeping.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including Pivot tables and formula.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier recharges and uploading invoices using Oracle.
• Monthly reconciliation of recharge accounts.
• Coordinating with other accountants on a regular basis.

Skills

Double entry bookkeeping

Reconciliation

Analytical skills

Communication

Team Player

Education

AAT part qualified

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle accounting software

Job description

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This new role is in the Finance Shared Services function of an international engineering & design consultancy company. This role will be primarily working from home with travel to other locations a maximum of 3-4 days per month.

This position is within the Corporate Services accounting team reporting to the Property Accountant based in the UK. The main activities are to process data for the preferred consolidated supplier & internal recharges and reconciliation.

Requirements :

Qualifications:

• The candidate must have at least two year accounting experience.
• Strong reconciliation and double entry bookkeeping skills.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including use and set-up of Pivot tables, lookups and other basic formula.
• Good English skills – written and verbal communication.
• Experience of an accounting software package.
• Good working knowledge of Oracle accounting software.

Responsibilities :

• Processing of consolidated supplier recharges data using excel and the Oracle accounting system.
• Uploading of supplier invoices to the intranet.
• Reconciliation of recharge accounts on a monthly basis.
• Ensuring costs are correctly recharged to the business, including resolution of coding queries.
• Liasing and coordinating with the Assistant Accountant and Property Accountant on a regular basis.
• Ad hoc tasks.

The Individual :

• Sound analytical skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines and take responsibility - must be able to identify the deadline for a piece of work to be completed e.g. period end and take responsibility for ensuring that the deadline is achieved.
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels.
• Organised - they must be able to work in a structured way demonstrating an audit trail.
• Team Player – as a small team it will be necessary to cover colleagues’ workload.

Read more about how you can thrive with us: Equality, diversity & inclusion in the UK & Europe (atkinsrealis.com)

Meeting your needs:

When you start with us, you'll enjoy "Total Reward" , a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career and personal needs. From flexible holidays to life assurance, health & wellbeing benefits, and career planning for the senior stage of your career.

Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk about any adjustments you might need.

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:

More about us:

AtkinsRéalis is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

Check out some of our recent, most exciting projects: AtkinsRéalis Projects (atkinsrealis.com)

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Description

This new role is in the Finance Shared Services function of an international engineering & design consultancy company. This role will be primarily working from home with travel to other locations a maximum of 3-4 days per month.

This position is within the Corporate Services accounting team reporting to the Property Accountant based in the UK. The main activities are to process data for the preferred consolidated supplier & internal recharges and reconciliation.

Requirements :

Qualifications:

AAT part qualified.

Essential Criteria:

The candidate must have at least two year accounting experience.

Strong reconciliation and double entry bookkeeping skills.

Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including use and set-up of Pivot tables, lookups and other basic formula.

Good English skills – written and verbal communication.

Experience of an accounting software package.

Desirable Criteria:

Good working knowledge of Oracle accounting software.

Responsibilities :

Processing of consolidated supplier recharges data using excel and the Oracle accounting system.

Uploading of supplier invoices to the intranet.

Reconciliation of recharge accounts on a monthly basis.

Ensuring costs are correctly recharged to the business, including resolution of coding queries.

Liasing and coordinating with the Assistant Accountant and Property Accountant on a regular basis.

Ad hoc tasks.

The Individual :

Sound analytical skills.

Ability to work to deadlines and take responsibility - must be able to identify the deadline for a piece of work to be completed e.g. period end and take responsibility for ensuring that the deadline is achieved.

Ability to communicate and influence at all levels.

Organised - they must be able to work in a structured way demonstrating an audit trail.

Good Attention to detail.

Team Player – as a small team it will be necessary to cover colleagues’ workload.

Read more about how you can thrive with us: Equality, diversity & inclusion in the UK & Europe (atkinsrealis.com)

Meeting your needs:

When you start with us, you'll enjoy "Total Reward" , a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career and personal needs. From flexible holidays to life assurance, health & wellbeing benefits, and career planning for the senior stage of your career.

Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk about any adjustments you might need.

New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:

YourReward at AtkinsRéalis (atkinsrealis.com)

More about us:

AtkinsRéalis is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.

Check out some of our recent, most exciting projects: AtkinsRéalis Projects (atkinsrealis.com)

Additional Information:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Contractual (Fixed Term)

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.