RTR Reconciliations Accountant

United Infrastructure Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bike to work scheme

Company pension

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Wellness programmes

Choice of 1 day per week WFH

Additional leave allowance

Job summary

A growing infrastructure company in Warrington is seeking a Reconciliations Accountant to maintain financial accuracy through diligent reconciliation activities. Responsibilities include bank reconciliations, journal preparation, and balance-sheet audits. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and advanced computer literacy, especially in Excel. This position offers various benefits, including a bike to work scheme and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with sound organisation skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly across a range of customer contacts.
• Good understanding of controls and process, focus on compliance.
• Willingness to balance leadership with technical knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations.
• Preparing and entering journals into the system.
• Supporting preparation of management accounts and month-end duties.
• Conducting timely balance-sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Technical background

Computer literacy

Initiative

Education

Part-qualified or QBE

Tools

Excel

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our company is split into two business areas:

• Utility Infrastructure – Our team design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
• Social Infrastructure – Our team revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Job Description

As a Reconciliations Accountant you will be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of financial records through diligent reconciliation activities. Working as a key member of the Record to Report team, this role processes and reviews accounts, including balance sheet accuracy and management, across multiple Business Units within UI. You will adhere to and implement a strong control environment, working collaboratively across the Finance community to deliver results on time in a busy general accounting shared service function.

Responsibilities

• Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparing and entering journals into the system
• Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month‑end duties
• Conducting timely balance‑sheet reconciliations at company‑wide level as well as Legal Entity or Business Area level when required

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with sound organisation skills to achieve deadlines.
• Successful relationship builder. Ability to communicate clearly across a range of customer contacts, from Site Finance Assistants to Group‑level Directors.
• Strong technical background. Good understanding of controls and process. Focus on compliance and understanding the importance of internal (Period End) and external deadlines.
• Strong computer literacy, good/advanced user of Excel.
• Part‑qualified or QBE.
• Willing to get involved – this is a hands‑on role; needs to balance leadership with technical knowledge and ensuring that tasks get done on time in full.
• Looking to take initiative, ownership and challenging the status quo for greater efficiency.
• Pride in their work. Outputs from the Record to Report team are representative of the wider team. Attention to detail and excellent presentation are key.

Additional Information

Benefits

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes
• Choice of 1 day per week WFH / Additional leave allowance