Financial Accountant (Sizewell C)

HPC Jobs Service; Leiston; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 5%

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Generous pension scheme (up to 7.5%/15

Private healthcare portal access

Job summary

Sizewell C is seeking a qualified Financial Accountant to join the Financial Control team. This role leads working capital reporting, inventory accounting and monthly close, reporting to the Head of Financial Control within a major infrastructure programme.

You will collaborate with Tax, Treasury and Finance Business Partners to deliver robust financial information and support strategic decision making in a complex, asset‑intensive environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACCA or equivalent with up to 4 years’ PQE.
• Experience in financial accounting within complex operational businesses.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and technical accounting skills.

Responsibilities

• Own working capital reporting and KPI monitoring.
• Lead month end close and variance analysis.
• Manage inventory accounting processes and records.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve items.
• Support monthly reporting, statutory accounts and regulatory submissions.
• Provide IFRS assessments and accounting papers.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Enhance financial controls and procedures.
• Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Working capital reporting

Month end close

Inventory accounting

IFRS knowledge

Excel advanced

ERP systems (SAP/Oracle)

AP/AR management

P2P / O2C processes

Attention to detail

Education

ACCA qualified

PQE up to 4 years

Related degree desirable

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

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Financial Accountant

Sizewell C

Location: London, Ipswich or Manchester in the office 1-2 days per week, with monthly travel to London

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £56,506 - £62,000 plus up to 5% bonus plus benefits including:

• Up to 5% annual bonus
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
• Generous pension scheme with up to 7.5% employee / up to 15% employer
• Opportunity to build your expertise, network and long term career within the energy sector
• Access to benefits portal where additional benefits can be purchased such as; private healthcare, electric car schemes, discounted gym memberships etc
• A collaborative environment that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and automation initiatives

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a qualified Financial Accountant to join our Financial Control team and help shape the future of financial reporting at Sizewell C.

This is a newly established role offering the chance to take ownership of working capital reporting and play a key role in delivering robust financial information that supports strategic decision making across a major infrastructure programme. Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, you'll work closely with teams across Finance including Tax, Treasury, Finance Business Partners and Financial Accounting Services.

This role would suit someone who enjoys getting into the detail of financial accounting, working capital management and inventory accounting, while also contributing to broader financial reporting, controls and process improvement initiatives.

Why Join Sizewell C as a Financial Accountant?

This is an opportunity to build deep expertise across key accounting areas within one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes.

You’ll gain exposure to complex accounting matters, help shape new processes and controls, and work alongside experienced finance professionals in a collaborative environment. As the project continues to grow, you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge across multiple finance disciplines while supporting a nationally important clean energy project.

You’ll also benefit from a culture that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and professional development.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Owning and developing working capital reporting, analysis and KPI monitoring
• Leading month end working capital reporting, including variance analysis and management insights
• Managing and controlling inventory accounting processes and records
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving reconciling items
• Supporting monthly reporting, statutory accounts and regulatory submissions
• Providing technical accounting support, including IFRS assessments and accounting papers
• Supporting internal and external audits
• Developing and strengthening financial controls, policies and procedures
• Contributing to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Working collaboratively with finance and business stakeholders across the project

What We’re Looking For

We’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have strong hands on financial accounting experience within complex operational businesses.

You’ll ideally have:

• ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with up to 4 years' PQE
• Strong financial accounting experience gained within manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, energy or similarly asset intensive industries
• Proven experience of working capital accounting, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Inventory
• Hands on month end close experience
• Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash processes
• Excellent IFRS knowledge
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
• Strong attention to detail and analytical capability
• Experience of the Regulatory Asset Base (RAB) model would be advantageous but is not essential
• Degree in a related field is desirable, but not essential

Candidates from pure audit backgrounds are unlikely to be suitable for this role as we are looking for someone with practical commercial financial accounting experience and direct ownership of working capital accounting activities.

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation - but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there's always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it's also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain's biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.