Finance Assistant

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Limited; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual leave 25.5 days

Health insurance

Company bonus

Learning opportunities

Employee assistance

Cycle to work

Life assurance

Sick pay

Discounts

Job summary

UKNNL is seeking a Finance Assistant to support day-to-day financial operations, including invoicing, credit notes and queries across the Accounts Receivable team. You will work closely with Business Finance, Procurement and Project Managers to ensure accurate recording in the ERP system and assist with Fixed Asset processing.

The ideal candidate will have solid Excel skills, knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping, great attention to detail and a proactive approach. BPSS clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Understanding of double entry bookkeeping.
• Attention to detail.
• Proactive, highly motivated and enthusiastic.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the finance team and across the business.
• BPSS level security clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Raise and process customer invoices and credit notes on ERP.
• Monitor and manage all internal and external invoice queries.
• Support Accounts Receivable team leader processing Fixed Asset information.
• Support Procurement with new supplier set up information onto ERP system.
• Monitor and report process compliance.
• Support Finance team with weekly timesheet processing.
• Be the key contact for finance updates on UKNNL’s internal intranet.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Double-entry bookkeeping

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Summary

Job Description for Finance Assistant:

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At UKNNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at UKNNL, anything is possible.

Responsible for a number of key finance processes and to provide support across other areas. Working closely with Business Finance, Procurement and Project Managers to ensure the efficient and accurate recording and processing of customer invoices and queries. Also assisting Accounts Receivable Team Leader with the Fixed Asset process.

Main Responsibilities for Finance Assistant:

• To raise and process customer invoices and credit notes onto the ERP system.


• To monitor and manage all internal and external invoice queries.


• To support the Accounts Receivable team leader processing Fixed Asset information.


• To support Procurement with new supplier set up information onto ERP system.


• Monitor and report process compliance.


• Support the Corporate Finance Manager with Internal and External Audits.


• Support Finance team with weekly timesheet processing.


• To be the key contact for finance updates on UKNNL’s internal intranet.

Essential Criteria for Finance Assistant:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.


• Understanding of double entry book keeping. Must be diligent and use own initiative.


• Attention to detail.


• Proactive, highly motivated and enthusiastic.


• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the finance team and across the business.


• Ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment and criminal record checks).

Desirable Criteria for Finance Assistant:

• Knowledge of major Finance ERP systems (Business World would be ideal).

Why join us?

UKNNL isn’t just a place where you can do career-defining work that makes a real-world impact. It’s also a place where you’ll feel appreciated and valued. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is free to be themselves and feel like they belong. We put your wellbeing first, we push you to reach your potential, and we do everything possible to help you feel safe, supported and inspired.

We also offer a range of employee benefits:

• Sector leading Family-Focused Policies: celebrate life events, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and a week off for your marriage.


• UKNNL offers attractive pension plans. If you contribute 5%, UKNNL contributes 15%. Alternatively, if you choose not to contribute (0%), UKNNL will still contribute 10%.


• Annual Leave: Benefit from 25.5 days of leave, plus 4 extra days to be taken during Christmas shutdown, plus Bank Holidays.


• Reduced gym membership with discounts of up to 25% from 3,700 gym and leisure providers across the UK


• Company Bonus: Be rewarded for your contributions.


• Learning Opportunities: Enhance your skills through excellent development programmes.


• Employee Assistance: Access support for personal and professional challenges.


• Cycle to Work: Stay active and eco-friendly.


• Life Assurance: Ensure peace of mind for you and your loved ones.


• Enhanced Sick Pay Benefits: Receive support during illness or injury.


• Access to ‘Mydiscounts’ which has a range of special offers and discounts from more than 200 suppliers, including medical insurance and dental insurance.


• Health Care: Health savings plan which allows you to claim money back on visits to the dentist, optician and/or physiotherapist (limits apply).

About The Company

UKNNL is an incredible place to work. A place where people do things that have never been done before. A place where people push boundaries to further themselves, the business and society as a whole.

This is a place where personal and professional opportunities are limitless. If you want to change the world, if you want to tackle climate change, if you want to help advance medical science, if you want to help put things in space, if you want to answer the big questions, if you want to work with extraordinary materials, if you want to meet great people, learn new skills, challenge yourself, work flexibly, and build a long successful career with the power to make a real impact… you can do it all here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

UKNNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where UKNNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures, providing reasonable adjustments as appropriate. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging and the ability to access to workplace in a way which works for you.