Financial Accountant

United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory; Risley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual leave 25.5 days + shutdown days

Annual bonus

Learning opportunities

Health care

Cycle to work

Life assurance

Employee assistance

Job summary

UKNNL in Risley, England is seeking a Financial Accountant to join the finance team to oversee statutory reporting, ensure IFRS compliance, and provide tax guidance across the group. The role requires strong experience in financial controls and expert technical accounting knowledge.

The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA or ICAEW qualified with IFRS expertise and ERP experience (Unit4 BW preferred), plus advanced Excel skills and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Recognised professional accounting qualifications (ACA/ACCA or equivalent).
• Post-qualification experience in a technical accounting environment.
• Experience producing statutory FS for groups using IFRS.

Responsibilities

• Ensure statutory financial reporting across UKNNL Group complies with statutory requirements.
• Provide general technical guidance on accounting treatments.
• Provide ad-hoc accounting advice for transactions and projects.
• Ensure compliance with Corporation Tax, VAT, and other taxation requirements.
• Support taxation reporting and ensure processes support tax compliance.
• Monitor adherence to accounting policy and processes across the group.
• Assist with revalorisation of long-term liabilities and insurance renewals.
• Co-ordinate risk and opportunity tracking across finance department.

Skills

ACA/ACCA

ICAEW

IFRS

Corporation Tax

VAT

Unit4 Business World

Advanced Excel

Communication

Time management

Risk assessment

Education

ACA/ACCA or equivalent

ICAEW membership

Tools

Unit4 Business World

Job description

Job Description for Financial Accountant: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.

Main Responsibilities for Financial Accountant:

• Ensure that statutory financial reporting across the UKNNL Group of companies complies with Statutory requirements.
• Provide general technical guidance across the business on accounting treatments.
• Provide ad-hoc accounting advice for specific transactions and projects.
• Ensure that the UKNNL group of companies complies with all relevant Corporate Taxation requirements (Corporation Tax, Deferred Tax, Value Added Tax).
• Ensure that business systems and processes are set up to support taxation compliance and reporting activities.
• Provide general technical guidance across the business on Corporate Taxation.
• Provide ad-hoc tax advice for specific transactions and projects.
• Monitor adherence to accounting policy.
• Monitor adherence to relevant business processes.
• Optimise the tax position of the UKNNL Group of companies by minimising Corporation Taxes due and maximizing RDEC.
• Correctly account for revalorisation across long term liabilities.
• Support the annual insurance renewal through the collation of relevant information.
• Conducting routine assessments of customer and supplier financial statements and wider market trends providing risk ratings and recommendations.
• Coordinate the recording and monitoring of departmental risk and opportunity across finance.

Essential Criteria for Financial Accountant:

• Recognised professional qualification ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• Associate member of a recognised professional body ICAEW or equivalent.
• Demonstrable post-qualification experience in a technical accounting environment – either with an audit / taxation consultancy or operating as in-house technical lead.
• Experience of establishing financial control frameworks coupled with a track record of questioning current practices and recommending alternative solutions.
• Experience of production of Statutory Financial Statements for groups of companies using IFRS.
• Experience of determining accounting and tax treatment of complex contractual arrangements.
• Technical knowledge including IFRS, Companies Act and relevant tax legislation.
• Experience of using large ERP systems (Unit 4 Business World would be a bonus).
• Experience of production of Corporate Tax returns (Corporation Tax, VAT).
• Experience of production of RDEC claims.
• Experience of production of taxation computations within group structures.
• Advanced excel user with ability to interrogate and analyse large volumes of data.
• Excellent communication and team working skills.
• Confidence to challenge and influence at all levels.
• Strong organisation and time management.
• Track record of engaging with Government Agencies, External Advisors and Internal Customers.
• Ability to obtain BPSS level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment and criminal record checks).

Desirable Criteria for Financial Accountant:

• Knowledge of the requirements of “Managing Public Money”.
• Knowledge of FreM.
• Knowledge of WGA.

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.

• 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.