Assistant Cash & Liquidity Accountant

BAE Systems.; Abergele; Hybrid; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking an Assistant Accountant (Cash and Liquidity) to support cash forecasts, process payments, and enhance team efficiency. Ideal candidates will have strong Excel skills and experience with ERP systems. This role offers hybrid working options and an inclusive culture that values diversity.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Experience with accounting ERP systems an advantage.
• Experience in cash reconciliation essential.

Responsibilities

• Process non-automated payments accurately and timely.
• Post cash transactions to ERP systems daily.
• Prepare and present weekly cash forecasts.
• Support RPA processes for payment generation.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills (Pivot, Vlookup)

Experience with various Accounting Systems & ERPs (SAP/Oracle/LN/Sage)

Experience of cash and bank account reconciliation

Processing payment runs

Preparing cash forecasts

Education

AAT qualified / part ACCA

Job description

Overview

Job title: Assistant Accountant (Cash and Liquidity)

Location: Glascoed

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £31,484 per annum

Responsibilities

• Correct & prompt processing of any non-automated payments and resubmissions if payments have failed
• Posting of prior day cash transactions onto our ERP systems before a set daily deadline
• Preparation, presentation and submission of weekly cash forecasts
• Provide support for our RPA (Robotic Process Automation) processes used for payment run generation
• Act as a point of contact for external stakeholders, offering advice on payments and cash postings and resolving queries or problems as they arise
• Identify areas for continuous improvement
• Support process automation initiatives
• Audit support (Internal/External) Document record management and stakeholder query resolution

Your skills and experiences

Essential:

• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot, Vlookup)
• Experience with various Accounting Systems & ERPs (SAP/Oracle/LN/Sage)
• Experience of cash and bank account reconciliation
• Processing payment runs
• Preparing cash forecasts

Desirable:

• AAT qualified /part ACCA

Benefits

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Cash and Liquidity team

The successful candidate will work as part of the Cash & Liquidity Team to provide a first class service to all stakeholders. As such, they may be required to assist with the delivery of a range of treasury accounting activities. Tasks undertaken will vary from time to time to ensure the whole team experiences a broader range of activities and ERPs, at the same time ensuring that there is adequate cross-training within the team to deliver an excellent service provision and business continuity.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you\'ll be able to make a real difference. You\'ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you\'ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date

8th October 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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