Assistant Financial Accountant

Aalto; Rushmoor; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Dental and optical cash back

25 days' holiday

Personal pension plan

Income protection

Life assurance

Perkbox discounts

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

AALTO, a global aerospace leader based in Farnborough, seeks an Assistant Financial Accountant to bolster IFRS accounting for our UK entity and support month-end close processes.

Join a dynamic team and gain hands-on exposure to journals, reconciliations, VAT, and intercompany activities while benefiting from study support for ACCA qualifications and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACCA (or equivalent), or actively working towards your qualification.
• A solid understanding of financial accounting principles.
• Knowledge of, or practical exposure to, IFRS.
• Experience preparing and posting journals and completing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Confidence using accounting systems and Excel to work accurately and efficiently.
• Exposure to management accounting and financial reporting activities will help you succeed in the role.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the day-to-day IFRS accounting activities of the UK entity.
• Prepare and post accurate journals, including accruals, prepayments and month-end adjustments.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and help maintain the integrity of our financial records.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items promptly and effectively.
• Support fixed asset accounting, including depreciation and disposals.
• Support the accounting and reconciliation of intercompany balances.
• Contribute to VAT returns and other UK compliance requirements.
• Play an active role in month-end and year-end reporting activities.
• Assist with internal and external audit activities and respond to finance queries as required.
• Support the wider finance function, including occasional transactional cover where needed.
• Collaborate across the finance team on ad-hoc requests, projects and evolving business requirements.
• Provide support to the Kenya entity from time to time, broadening your exposure to international finance activities.
• Contribute to finance projects that improve processes and systems.
• Help establish and maintain robust accounting and financial controls.

Skills

ACCA in progress

IFRS knowledge

Journal posting

Balance sheet reconciliations

Excel proficiency

Accounting systems experience

Education

ACCA (part-qualified) or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace. Based in Farnborough, AALTO is an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr.

Zephyr’s persistence enables continuous flight for months at a time. Its current flight-time record of over 67 days in the stratosphere. From above 60,000+ft, or 20km above ground, AALTO can deliver several applications including direct-to-device connectivity and high-resolution Earth observation.

AALTO operates in a new operational layer between most of air traffic and low-Earth orbit, Stratospace. This is where high-altitude platforms led by Zephyr deliver services to commercial and government partners. We can help monitor environments, observe borders, track natural disasters and connect unconnected communities.

Join us as we create a new domain of aerospace: Stratospace. You’ll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative and passionate group of people – Team AALTO. Together, we can Unlock Stratospace.

About The Role

As Assistant Financial Accountant, you will play an important part in the day-to-day IFRS financial accounting activities of our UK entity. You will help deliver accurate, timely month-end reporting, maintain strong balance sheet reconciliations and support the financial controls that underpin a growing, innovative aerospace business.

Working closely with the Financial Accountant and Financial Control Manager, you will gain hands-on experience across journal preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, the investigation of accounting matters and the maintenance of accurate financial records. As your knowledge, experience and technical capability grow, you will take ownership of an increasing range of accounting activities and play a progressively greater role in the month-end close process.

Responsibilities to include:

• Contribute to the day-to-day IFRS accounting activities of the UK entity
• Prepare and post accurate journals, including accruals, prepayments and month-end adjustments
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and help maintain the integrity of our financial records
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items promptly and effectively
• Support fixed asset accounting, including depreciation and disposals
• Support the accounting and reconciliation of intercompany balances
• Contribute to VAT returns and other UK compliance requirements
• Play an active role in month-end and year-end reporting activities
• Assist with internal and external audit activities and respond to finance queries as required
• Support the wider finance function, including occasional transactional cover where needed
• Collaborate across the finance team on ad-hoc requests, projects and evolving business requirements
• Provide support to the Kenya entity from time to time, broadening your exposure to international finance activities
• Contribute to finance projects that improve processes and systems
• Help establish and maintain robust accounting and financial controls

Skills and Knowledge Required

• Part-qualified ACCA (or equivalent), or actively working towards your qualification
• A solid understanding of financial accounting principles
• Knowledge of, or practical exposure to, IFRS
• Experience preparing and posting journals and completing balance sheet reconciliations
• Confidence using accounting systems and Excel to work accurately and efficiently
• Exposure to management accounting and financial reporting activities will help you succeed in the role

Study Support

A fully funded home-study ACCA package will be provided as part of the role.

In addition to an attractive market-aligned salary, we offer:

• Rewarding Excellence: Benefit from our short-term incentive plan that rewards your hard work and dedication.
• Enjoy Your Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of holiday to relax and recharge.
• Stay Healthy: We’ve got your health covered with private medical insurance, along with dental and optical cash back.
• Secure Your Future: Take advantage of our personal pension plan to ensure a comfortable retirement.
• Peace of Mind: Our income protection and life assurance schemes are there to support you when you need it most.
• Getting around: Drive the latest vehicles with our discounted salary sacrifice scheme.
• We Care About You: Our employee assistance programme is always available to provide the support you need.
• Perks Galore: Enjoy a range of employee discounts via Perkbox, from household goods to travel!

Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?

If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for but are keen to be contacted about opportunities at AALTO, you can register your details here: https://careers.aaltohaps.com/connect