Grad Financial Assistant

Aureos; Crewe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Graduate Finance Assistant to support their Energy Business Division. This exciting role involves daily bank reconciliations, preparing journal entries, and assisting with year-end audits. The successful candidate will work closely with the commercial team, gaining invaluable experience in financial management and reporting. Join a company that delivers critical energy infrastructure across the UK and offers a supportive environment for professional growth. If you're passionate about finance and eager to develop your skills, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Cycle To Work Scheme

Internal Occupational Health Team

Tooth Fairy Online Dentist

WeCare / Virtual GP

Refer a friend scheme

Death in service cover

Eye tests

Winter flu jab

Big Birthdays - additional day off for birthday that ends in 0 or 5

Qualifications

• Proficient in Excel and working towards AAT or CIMA/ACCA.
• Experience in preparing monthly management accounts and bank reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Daily bank reconciliation and month-end journal entries.
• Assist with year-end audit deliverables and intercompany reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and expenses.

Skills

Excel proficiency

AAT qualification

CIMA/ACCA knowledge

Cash forecasting

Intercompany reconciliations

Fixed assets management

Overhead variance analysis

Education

Working towards AAT

Interest in CIMA/ACCA

Job description

Aureos, formally known as Keltbray, are recruiting for a Graduate Finance Assistant to support our Energy Business Division. This position will be based on our Crewe office 5 days per week.

Aureos is a multi-disciplinary energy and transport networks specialist engineering services provider, spanning the design, engineering, installation, maintenance, and crisis response of critical infrastructures across power, renewables, nuclear decommissioning, railways, highways and local government sectors.

Role

• Daily bank reconciliation
• Prepare journal entries for month-end
• Process monthly expenses
• Monthly balance sheet
• Assist with year-end audit deliverables
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Fixed assets and depreciation posting
• Processing weekly adhoc payments
• Work closely with the commercial team and wider stakeholders

Experience required

• Working towards AAT or want to study CIMA/ACCA
• Proficient in excel
• Prepare monthly management accounts for two business units
• Daily bank reconciliation
• Prepare journal entries for month-end and year-end
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations ensuring all actions are clearly documented
• Assist with year-end audit deliverables including preparation of year-end schedules and completion of audit testing
• Cash forecasting
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Fixed assets
• Providing overhead variance analysis
• Preparation of VAT returns
• Work closely with the commercial team and wider stakeholders
• Monthly expenses review/ payment preparation

Aureos delivers vital energy infrastructure across the UK. Our expertise spans the decommissioning of power generation assets, technical solutions to design, construct, install and maintain regional and national electricity networks, construct and expand new and existing substations, ensuring the safe supply of power to millions of households across the country.

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holiday
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Internal Occupational Health Team
• Tooth Fairy Online Dentist
• WeCare / Virtual GP
• Refer a friend scheme
• Death in service cover
• Eye tests
• Winter flu jab
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Big Birthdays- additional day off for birthday that ends in 0 or 5

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Seniority level

Internship

Employment type

Internship

Job function

Accounting/Auditing