Account Assistant ofertas em Grã-Bretanha

As a Capital Accounting Assistant within the Capex Finance Performance team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of financial performance insight, reporting, and analysis across Anglian Water's multi-billion capital programme. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a keen eye for detail, strong financial acumen, and a proactive approach to thrive in a complex operational and regulatory environment. You will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of capex finance data and reporting, as well as upholding robust financial controls and governance. You will join a collaborative team of Capital Accounting Assistants, supporting both the finance team and the wider business in financial reporting, month-end processing, budgeting, forecasting, and cost and performance analysis. The role champions standardisation, automation, efficiency, and compliance, with a strong focus on innovation and technology to maximise opportunities. You will also be instrumental in supporting the asset commissioning process and driving continuous improvement in health and safety standards.

• Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines.
• Post journals, accruals, and prepayments accurately; review and report on capex accruals and prepayments.
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts and investigate variances.
• Collaborate on budgeting and forecasting, monitoring performance against targets and highlighting variances.
• Analyse capex costs, identify trends or anomalies, and provide insights to improve efficiency and support investment decisions.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls, internal policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Support asset commissioning and contribute to systems-based improvements (e.g., SAP/S4).
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement in Health & Safety, maintaining high standards and compliance.

• Part qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA).
• Experience in month and year end processes, budgets, forecasting, and management accounts.
• Data and variance analysis experience.
• Very keen desire for accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly Excel, Word, and SAP.
• Ability to communicate financial information effectively to non-financial managers.
• Take ownership, deliver on promises, and communicate clearly.

• A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%
• Private healthcare for your peace of mind
• An annual bonus scheme
• The opportunity to volunteer in your local community
• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays
• Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)
• Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle
• Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental
• Free parking at all office locations, sites, and leisure parks
• Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave