Finance Associate - Record to Report

TN United Kingdom; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Associate to join their dynamic team in Cambridge. This role offers a unique opportunity to transform raw financial data into actionable insights while supporting your journey towards accounting qualifications. With a focus on collaboration and problem-solving, you'll play a vital role in ensuring financial accuracy and compliance. The company promotes a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility between home and office. Join a supportive team dedicated to making a significant impact in the finance sector while enjoying a range of perks that enhance work-life balance.

Benefits

Paid volunteer time

Hybrid working model

Support for accounting qualifications

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in corporate finance.
• Exposure to ERP software and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Collecting and processing timely financial data.
• Posting general ledger journal entries and balance sheet reconciliation.

Skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Tools

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software

Job description

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Finance Associate - Record to Report, Cambridge

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Client:

AVEVA

Location:

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals and minerals – safely, efficiently and more sustainably.

We’re the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we’ve been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ve also recently been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies.

If you’re a curious and collaborative person who wants to make a big impact through technology, then we want to hear from you! Find out more at

Overview

AVEVA is looking for up and coming finance superstars to kick start their career in our Finance Shared Services Centre based in Cambridge. This is a global team, and you will be helping our colleagues across EMEA and North America.

As a “Record to Report” Finance Associate, you’ll be turning raw financial data into actionable, insightful reports and contributing to efforts to ensure our financial data meets accounting requirements.

While you’re in the role, AVEVA will be happy to support you as you work towards your accounting qualifications.

Previous experience: You should ideally have around 2-3 years’ experience working in a corporate finance function and exposure to enterprise resource planning software, but other than that, attention to detail, a can-do mindset and curiosity are appealing characteristics that we value.

Location: Cambridge, UK.

Employment type: Full-time regular – Hybrid working , with two days working from home and three days in the office. There is a need to occasionally work later shift patterns on a rotation basis to cater for later time zones (12:30 to 21:00) but these can be worked from home, and you would never work more than 37 hours a week or do more than 7 late shifts in an 8-week period.

The job

As a “Record to Report” Finance Associate, you’ll be turning raw financial data into actionable, insightful reports and contributing to efforts to ensure our financial data meets accounting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Collecting, processing, and presenting timely and accurate financial data.
• Posting of general ledger journal entries.
• Balance sheet reconciliation.
• Involvement in month-end close.

Ideal Experience

• Reporting experience in a corporate Finance team.
• Familiarity with enterprise resource planning software.
• Grasp of another European language.

Great skills to have.

• Problem-solving: You’ll need to enjoy getting stuck into problems. Troubleshooting and solving issues is a big part of this role.
• Collaboration: While process-driven, the role involves constant interaction with other people. You’ll need to be able to build good relationships with both colleagues and customers.
• Details- and results-oriented: This job is about getting the details right. Do that and you’ll quickly be able to see the tangible impact you’re having.

The team you’ll join.

The Shared Service Centre is the engine room of AVEVA’s day-to-day financial transactions. Our team of 80 colleagues provides critical control and decision-making support around accounts receivable and payable, expenses, general ledger accounting and the data management of our finance ERP.

We already have an established team in Kuala Lumpur that handles Asia Pacific. Now we are expanding the Cambridge team, which covers activity in Europe, Canada, and the US.

You’ll be joining a growing and supportive group of people that take great pride in ensuring AVEVA’s transactions are timely, efficient, and financially responsible.

Hiring process .

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal.

Our typical application process involves an informal video call, then two rounds of interviews: the first is on-site in Cambridge; the second is digital.

If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please let us know.

About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises.

Nine out of ten industrial leaders count on AVEVA software to help them deliver the essentials of life, such as energy, water, food, and medicine - safely, efficiently, and sustainably.

In fact, our impact on the sustainability of the industrial sector has led to us being named one of the world’s most innovative companies, and our own sustainability commitments lead the global software industry.

At AVEVA, you’ll be part of a team that has not only won hundreds of patents for cutting-edge technology, but also awards for our diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

You’ll even get three days to help save the world, every year, in the form of paid volunteer time to work on causes that matter to you.