Management Accountant

Affinity Water; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Entry into the company annual bonus scheme

Generous pension scheme

Enhanced family benefits

Access to Wellbeing Centre

Discounts on retail and medical insurance

Affinity days for community volunteering

Life Assurance

Job summary

A water utility company in Hatfield is searching for a Management Accountant to join its FP&A and Business Partnering team. You'll lead month-end activities, produce financial reports, and support budgeting. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills and be studying towards CIMA or ACCA. The company offers competitive salary between £30,000 - £35,000, generous annual leave, and various family benefits. This role is a great opportunity to progress towards a Finance Business Partner position.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills required.
• Confident working with complex data to identify trends.
• Proactive approach to improving processes needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close activities including journals and reconciliations.
• Investigate discrepancies and provide insights.
• Produce accurate financial reports and support budgeting processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Studying towards CIMA or ACCA

Job description

Affinity Water is looking for an ambitious and bright Management Accountant to join our FP&A and Business Partnering team. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to develop their career, become a fully qualified accountant, and progress towards a Finance Business Partner role.

You will be hands-on with month-end journals, cost accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations, delivering accurate reporting and insightful analysis to support our business. You will work closely with Finance Business Partners and Cost Centre Managers to help influence decision-making and drive operational and financial performance.

The Role

• Lead month-end close activities including journals, accruals, and reconciliations
• Investigate discrepancies and provide clear insight to Finance Business Partners
• Produce accurate, timely, and user-friendly financial reports and commentaries
• Support annual budgeting and regular forecasting processes
• Streamline and improve processes to make reporting and analysis more efficient
• Work on ad-hoc tasks and projects to support the FP&A team

About You

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Confident working with incomplete or complex data to identify trends
• Proactive approach to improving processes
• Studying towards, or willing to study for, CIMA or ACCA
• Advanced Excel skills, including XLOOKUP and complex formulas

Advert closes: Friday 20th March

• Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 (dependant on skills and experience)
• Hours: Mon - Thursday (08.30am - 17.00pm) and Friday (08.30am - 16.30pm)
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
• We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
• Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
• Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
• Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
• Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
• Life Assurance.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we’re not able to offer interviews to all, we’ll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.

Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.