Rail Finance Assistant — Growth & Training

ACCA Careers; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Competitive annual leave and an extra

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Shopping and restaurant vouchers, and–

Training and development opportunities

Family-friendly policies, including m

Employee Assistance programme

Mental health, physical health, and fi

Job summary

VolkerRail invites applications for an Assistant Accountant to join the Finance team at our Doncaster Head Office. The role focuses on supporting month-end processes, intercompany balance reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting.

You will assist with training reports, headcount analysis and statutory accounts for dormant companies, while liaising with Accounts Payable and contributing to process improvements across the function.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including strong numeracy skills.
• AAT qualification (or working towards one) would be advantageous.
• Previous experience within a finance, accounts or business environment is desirable.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with data and reports.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Corporate Finance Team across a range of accounting and financial activities.
• Assisting with month-end processes, including intercompany balance reporting, orderbook reporting, and the posting of interest and tax journals.
• Preparing and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations and supporting documentation for review.
• Reviewing and reporting on financial journals to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Extracting, analysing and presenting financial and business data to support management reporting.
• Assisting with the production of training reports, headcount analysis and statutory accounts for dormant companies.
• Supporting external reporting obligations, including submissions to the Office for National Statistics.
• Carrying out bank account verification checks and other financial compliance activities.
• Providing cover for weekly payment runs, including processing payments and liaising with Accounts Payable teams.
• Contributing to continuous improvement within the finance function and supporting ad hoc projects as required.

Skills

Strong numeracy

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Proactive / self-motivated

Communication skills

Teamwork

Multitasking

Results-driven

Education

5 GCSEs or equivalent

AAT qualification (advantageous)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

VolkerRail invites applications for an Assistant Accountant to join the Finance team at our Doncaster Head Office. The role focuses on supporting month-end processes, intercompany balance reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting.

You will assist with training reports, headcount analysis and statutory accounts for dormant companies, while liaising with Accounts Payable and contributing to process improvements across the function.