Reporting and Budgeting Assistant

Alstom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport company is seeking a Financial Analyst to join their team at the Manchester Traincare Centre. This role involves financial reporting, budget control, and analysis. The ideal candidate will have accounting qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, or ACMA and strong Excel skills. The position offers a competitive salary with benefits including 25 days annual leave and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Flexible benefits

Comprehensive social coverage

Qualifications

• Must be able to work autonomously.
• Experience in a similar role within a finance function is preferable.
• Occasional travel will be required for this role (UK only).

Responsibilities

• Month-end closing process management.
• Time-booking analysis and reporting.
• Variance analysis of Budget, Forecast and Actual figures.
• Support budget preparation and forecasts.
• Ad hoc analyses and special projects.

Skills

Finalist or Newly Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA or ACMA or equivalent

Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills

Basic PowerPoint skills

Experience using SAP ERP system

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to communicate effectively in English

Organizational and prioritization skills

Self-motivated

Job description

Req ID: 491066

Location: Manchester Traincare Centre

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 03/10/2025

Salary: circa £45,000 DOE plus excellent benefits

Overview

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge by being based at the Manchester depot and apply your financial reporting expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You will work with the Finance department and help to control and analyse actual overhead costs versus budget and forecast and be a close support for cost centre owners to understand and follow their budget (headcount, hours reporting and costs).

We’ll look to you for:

• Month-end closing process: Journal calculation and preparation, generation of hours’ accrual, balance sheet reconciliations (where applicable)
• Time-booking analysis and reporting throughout the month
• Review, analyse and comment on variances between Budget, Forecast and Actual figures
• Raise "Early Warnings" when necessary to increase management attention
• Fixed Assets: Central point for Capital Expenditure enquiries and subsequent input to the fixed asset reporting tool
• Support the production of reliable and accurate financial information for management and head office in line with the ALSTOM RAM (Reporting and Accounting Manual) and ensure all deadlines are met
• Support the Reporting & Budget Controller with the preparation of the budget and forecasts and ensure compliance with deadlines
• Support the Reporting & Budget Controller to carry out ad hoc analyses
• Support external and internal audits
• Support for Themis (internal control) processes
• Ad hoc tasks and special projects such as purchase order approvals and management, saving proposals / set cost targets / action plans
• Apply the Continuous Improvement approach to improve processes
• To comply with and undertake all relevant Environment, Health and Safety measures and activities.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Finalist or Newly Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA or ACMA or equivalent
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills is essential
• Basic PowerPoint skills required
• Previous experience of using SAP ERP system is highly desirable
• Experience in a similar role within a finance function is preferable
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to communicate effectively in the English language (written and spoken) with people at different levels
• Able to work effectively as a member of a team to co-ordinate and ensure consistency of reporting
• Ability to influence and instil confidence in those inside and outside of the finance department
• Ability to organise and prioritise in order to be effective
• Must be able to work autonomously (self-motivated)
• Ability to use and have previous experience of integrated financial systems
• Should be extremely numerate and have an excellent knowledge of accounting and finance
• Occasional travel will be required for this role (UK only)

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive, and safety-focused working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Equal opportunity statement

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.