Management Accounts Assistant

National Physical Laboratory; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Physical Laboratory is seeking a Finance Technician to join their Management Accounting team. You will assist multiple departments by providing administrative support and financial reporting. This role is ideal for someone with AAT qualifications and experience in fast-paced financial settings. Opportunities for professional development exist within a transforming finance team.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a busy, fast-paced finance department.
• Strong customer focus and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing administrative and accounting support, including month-end processing.
• Running reports, expense transfers, invoicing, and journals.
• Supporting budget preparation and quarterly forecasts.

Skills

Customer Focus

Effective Communication

Attention to Detail

IT Skills

Experience with Large Data Sets

Education

AAT Qualified or Equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Roles Available: 1 Permanent and 1 Six-month Fixed Term Contract. Please specify in your cover statement which role(s) you are applying for.

Whether you are talking about length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, amount, or the brightness of light, the National Physical Laboratory sets the standards by which these measurements are made. Our range of products and services need to be commercially viable. At NPL, we touch ordinary lives in extraordinary ways—and you could too.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the collaborative and friendly Management Accounting team. Working alongside the Finance Business Partner and Assistant Finance Managers, you will assist multiple departments by providing administrative and accounting support.

What you will be doing:

• Providing administrative and accounting support, including month-end processing, preparing grant claims and audits, creating projects, and housekeeping activities.
• Running reports, expense transfers, invoicing, and journals.
• Supporting budget preparation and quarterly forecasts.
• Supporting Group Leaders and Project Managers.
• Opportunities to support ad-hoc projects, expanding your knowledge within a finance team undergoing significant change due to a new accounting system.

This role is known internally as 'Finance Technician'.

Experience and Skills:

• Experience working in a busy, fast-paced finance department.
• Strong customer focus.
• Effective communication skills.
• Experience working with large data sets.
• Attention to detail.
• IT skills, particularly with Microsoft Office.
• AAT qualified or equivalent.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds. Due to the nature of work in specific departments, nationality, residency, and security requirements may be more tightly defined. You will be asked about this during the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert. The closing date may be brought forward at any time. We encourage interested applicants to apply promptly.