Assistant Accountant Junior

AtkinsRéalis; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An international engineering consultancy in the UK is seeking a finance professional for a role in their Shared Services function. You will handle data processing for supplier recharges and contribute to the reconciliation of accounts. Ideal candidates will have AAT part qualification and at least two years of accounting experience. This position offers flexible working arrangements with some travel required. Emphasis is placed on teamwork, communication skills, and a detail-oriented approach.

Benefits

Flexible holidays

Life assurance

Health & wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Must have at least two years of accounting experience.
• Intermediate Excel skills including Pivot tables and look-ups.
• Experience with accounting software packages.

Responsibilities

• Process data for consolidated supplier recharges using Excel and Oracle.
• Reconcile recharge accounts monthly.
• Liaise with accountants to ensure correct coding.

Skills

Strong reconciliation and double entry bookkeeping skills

Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Good English communication skills

Accounting experience

Education

AAT part qualified

Tools

Oracle accounting software

Job description

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 and Qualifications

AAT part qualified.

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

Essential Criteria

• The candidate must have at least two years of accounting experience.
• Strong reconciliation and double entry bookkeeping skills.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including use and set‑up of Pivot tables, look‑ups and other basic formulae.
• 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.
• Liaising 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 ensure that the deadline is achieved.
• Ability to communicate and influence at all levels.
• Organised – 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.
• Good attention to detail.

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.

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.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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, ethnicity or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.