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Thalia Waste Management; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A waste management company based in the UK is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant. The role requires support in delivering accurate management accounts with a focus on reconciliation and cost allocation. Ideal candidates will possess strong financial understanding and communication skills. This position offers remote work with occasional travel to various sites.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of cost allocation principles.
• Experience in transactional finance.
• Background in reconciliation work is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Perform detailed reconciliation work.
• Support intercompany recharges and cost allocation.
• Assist with annual budgets and forecasts.
• Ensure supplier invoices are paid on time.

Skills

Understanding of debits and credits

Familiarity with accounting systems

Ability to meet deadlines

Analytical mindset

Clear communication skills

Education

Studying towards ACCA or CIMA

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Thalia Waste Management is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support the delivery of accurate and timely management accounts, with a focus on reconciliation, transactional data analysis, and cost allocation.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and meeting deadlines.
• Performing detailed reconciliation work to ensure revenue and costs are correctly accounted for.
• Preparing and posting accruals and prepayments.
• Supporting intercompany recharges and cost allocation, ensuring expenses are appropriately assigned to projects and departments.
• Assisting with annual budgets, forecast preparation, and cashflow reporting.
• Supporting the treasury function, ensuring timely processing and payment of transactions.
• Ensuring supplier invoices are approved, receipted, and paid on time.
• Assisting with sales invoice processing where needed.
• Supporting annual audit preparation and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and internal policies.
• Collaborating with central teams to provide financial insights and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• This is a 12-14 month FTC maternity cover.
• Remote with occasional travel to one of our 4 sites (Milton Keynes, Cambridge, York and the Isle of Wight). Actively studying towards ACCA or CIMA OR qualified by experience.

Requirements

Skills

• Strong understanding of debits, credits, and cost allocation principles.
• Familiarity with accounting systems (SAP experience is a plus).
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with accuracy.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Clear communication skills to explain financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

Experience

• Experience in transactional finance and treasury management.
• Background in reconciliation work and variance analysis is advantageous.
• Experience working to tight deadlines while maintaining high-quality outputs.
• Previous involvement in audit preparation is desirable.

What You'll Bring to the Team

• A detail-oriented, proactive, and adaptable approach to work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, working across various teams and levels.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the motivation to drive positive change.
• A solid grasp of accounting practices, reporting standards, and reconciliation processes.

About Thalia Waste Management

At Thalia Waste Management, we are creating a future to be proud of. We think differently, questioning everything, enabling us to develop progressive waste into energy solutions and services. Being motivated, tackling problems together, inspiring others to take responsibility, making a difference, being ambitious and contributing value.

We operate the best technology available across our four strategic sites in North Yorkshire, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Wight. Our technology includes everything from mechanical and biological treatment, traditional mass-burn energy from waste and material recycling technologies to in-vessel composting, advanced thermal treatment, innovative small-scale energy from waste and anaerobic digestion. In a single year we process 300,000 tonnes of waste that is turned into energy. This generates the same amount of energy as approximately 600 million solar panels. Similarly, we recycle circa 95,000 tonnes of waste.

Inclusion: We work hard to make sure we are an inclusive and diverse place to work. We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. As a Disability Confident Employer, we will provide reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits of employment. For any support or adjustments needed through our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team.

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