Financial Accountant

Northern Gas Networks; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus up to 5%

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Northern Gas Networks (NGN) invites applications for a Financial Accountant based in Leeds. The role focuses on accurate monthly reporting, year-end accounts, tax, audit, and project activity, supporting informed decision making across the business.

You will work within the finance function with cross-team collaboration and be part-qualified ACCA/ACA, gaining broad exposure and taking on increasing responsibility. Hybrid working from Thorpe Park office, Leeds.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant or working towards ACCA/ACA qualification.
• Experience in a finance function, ideally within financial or management accounting.
• Good knowledge of month-end processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Experience maintaining accurate financial records and supporting balance sheet reconciliations.
• Understanding of statutory accounts preparation, audit processes, VAT and corporation tax requirements.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial data and reporting schedules.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills, with a keen eye for detail.
• Proactive approach, eager to develop technical accounting knowledge and work across multiple entities within a complex group structure.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end and year-end close processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and financial adjustments.
• Prepare and reconcile balance sheet accounts, investigating and resolving reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Assist with the review and analysis of financial results, highlighting key variances, trends and risks.
• Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations across group entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Maintain accurate financial records and contribute to a strong financial control and governance environment.
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts, tax reporting requirements and compliance activities, including VAT and corporation tax.
• Coordinate audit activities by preparing supporting documentation, responding to auditor queries and meeting reporting deadlines.
• Contribute to process improvements, business development and M&A activities, while providing finance support across group companies and energy asset portfolios.

Skills

Part-qualified accountant

Finance experience

Month-end

Balance sheet

VAT & corporation tax

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

ACCA or ACA in progress

Tools

Excel

Job description

Salary from £35,658 (Dependent on Experience) + Up to 5% Bonus

Hybrid Working - Based at our office in Thorpe Park, Leeds

Take the next step in your accounting career with a role that offers variety, responsibility and opportunities for professional growth

This is an exciting opportunity to join Northern Gas Networks (NGN) as a Financial Accountant, playing a key role in delivering accurate, timely financial reporting and supporting confident decision making across the business.

Sitting within the finance function, you will gain broad exposure across month-end reporting, statutory accounts, tax, audit and project activity, while working closely with teams across financial accounting, management accounting, tax, treasury and commercial finance.

With regular interaction across group companies, external auditors and tax advisers, this role offers a brilliant platform to build technical accounting experience in a supportive environment. It’s well suited to a motivated part-qualified accountant who is keen to progress, broaden their experience and take on increased responsibility.

In this role you will

• Support the month-end and year-end close processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and financial adjustments
• Prepare and reconcile balance sheet accounts, investigating and resolving reconciling items in a timely manner
• Assist with the review and analysis of financial results, highlighting key variances, trends and risks
• Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations across group entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance
• Maintain accurate financial records and contribute to a strong financial control and governance environment
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts, tax reporting requirements and compliance activities, including VAT and corporation tax
• Coordinate audit activities by preparing supporting documentation, responding to auditor queries and meeting reporting deadlines
• Contribute to process improvements, business development and M&A activities, while providing finance support across group companies and energy asset portfolios

We are looking for

• Part-qualified accountant or working towards ACCA or ACA qualification
• Experience in a finance function, ideally within financial or management accounting
• Good knowledge of month-end processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
• Experience maintaining accurate financial records and supporting balance sheet reconciliations
• Understanding of statutory accounts preparation, audit processes, VAT and corporation tax requirements
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial data and reporting schedules
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills, with a keen eye for detail
• Proactive approach, eager to develop technical accounting knowledge and work across multiple entities within a complex group structure

Desirable - Experience within the energy, utilities, infrastructure or renewable sectors would be advantageous but is not essential.

We encourage early applications, as the vacancy may close before the advertised deadline once we have received enough suitable candidates

• Salary from £35,658 (Dependent on Experience) per annum
• Annual bonus of up to 5%, recognising your contribution and performance
• 25 days of annual leave, plus recognised bank holidays and 2 additional half-days over the Christmas period
• Occupational sick pay available after the first 2 calendar days of statutory sick pay
• Generous stakeholder pension scheme, doubling your contribution, up to 10%
• Flexible benefits and salary sacrifice options, including discounts on UK attractions, gym memberships, restaurants, experience days, plus access to a virtual GP service
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 6 weeks of paternity leave and 6 months of full pay for maternity leave (for eligible employees), plus shared parental leave and more

About NGN

We deliver gas to 2.9 million homes and businesses across the North East, Northern Cumbria, and much of Yorkshire, through a network of over 37,000km of underground pipes. Serving both major cities and rural communities, we are committed to safety, reliability, and innovation. Our values - Trailblazing, Empowered, Heartfelt, Community Focused, Intellectually Curious, and Happy, shape everything we do. We are proud to champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, and actively support initiatives alongside our Colleague Communities (LGBTQ/Women's/Roots&Resonance/Parents&Carers/DisABILITY) to ensure we reflect and uplift the communities we serve.