Management Accountant

Arriva UK Bus Limited; Thurmaston; Ibrido; GBP 35.000 - 40.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Arriva UK Bus Limited is seeking a motivated Management Accountant to join the UK Bus Finance Shared Services team within Record-to-Report (R2R). The role offers hybrid working with a minimum of three days in the Thurmaston office and immediate start preferred for the right candidate.

You’ll own key month-end activities, support monthly management accounts and period-end reporting, and assist with statutory and group reporting while collaborating closely with Finance Partners to drive process

Competenze

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Experience in management accounting or financial accounting environment.
• Strong month-end, journals, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations knowledge.
• Good Excel and confidence with finance systems.

Mansioni

• Take ownership of key month-end activities including journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.
• Support production of monthly management accounts and period-end reporting.
• Assist with statutory, tax and group reporting requirements.
• Provide information for internal and external audits.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and Shared Services colleagues.
• Maintain process documentation and internal controls.
• Identify opportunities to improve, standardise and simplify R2R processes.
• Provide flexible support across the wider finance team during busy periods.

Conoscenze

Strong analytical

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Stakeholder management

Formazione

Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Strumenti

Oracle E-Business Suite

Descrizione del lavoro

Management Accountant - Record to Report (6-Month Fixed Term Contract)

Location: Thurmaston (Hybrid Working) Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 Contract: Fixed Term Contract (approximately 6 months) Start Date: Immediate start preferred; flexibility available for the right candidate

About the Role

We're looking for a motivated and proactive Management Accountant to join the UK Bus Finance Shared Services team within our Record-to-Report (R2R) function. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant to gain broad exposure across a large, complex finance environment while taking ownership of key accounting and reporting activities. You'll play a vital role in supporting the delivery of accurate financial reporting, maintaining a strong control environment, and contributing to the continuous improvement of finance processes. The role offers a mix of hands-on accounting responsibilities, stakeholder engagement and process improvement activity, making it ideal for someone looking to further develop their management accounting career in a fast-paced and collaborative team. This role is based at our Thurmaston office and operates on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of three days per week in the office.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking ownership of key month-end activities including journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving outstanding items.
• Supporting the production of monthly management accounts and period-end reporting.
• Assisting with statutory, tax and group reporting requirements.
• Providing information and supporting documentation for internal and external audits.
• Working closely with Finance Business Partners and colleagues across Shared Services to resolve queries and support operational decision-making.
• Maintaining process documentation and ensuring adherence to internal controls and governance requirements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve, standardise and simplify processes across the R2R function.
• Providing flexible support across the wider finance team during busy reporting periods.

What We're Looking For

Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA (or equivalent relevant experience).

• Experience within a management accounting or financial accounting environment.
• Strong understanding of month-end processes, journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Good Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• A collaborative and proactive approach with strong stakeholder management skills.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within a Shared Services environment.
• Experience working within a large or complex organisation.
• Oracle E-Business Suite experience.
• Exposure to process improvement or finance transformation initiatives.

Why Join Us?

You'll be joining an established UK Bus Finance Shared Services team that supports multiple operating companies across the UK. The role provides valuable exposure to a broad range of accounting activities, alongside opportunities to contribute to process improvement, financial controls and operational excellence initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys variety, ownership and the chance to make a meaningful contribution from day one while developing their experience within a supportive and collaborative team. Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.