Nuclear Waste Services has a vacancy for an Assistant Management Accountant to join its busy team. This is a great opportunity to be part of a new high performing Management Accounting capability within Nuclear Waste Services (“NWS”).
As part of this role, you will report into the Senior Management Accountant, the role will provide an important link between the Financial Planning & Analysis, Business Partnering and Financial Operations teams whilst supporting non-finance colleagues across NWS. Close liaison and interaction with the Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) executive team, waste management, operations and programme/project managers, as well as NDA Group Finance and Internal Audit.
The role holder is responsible for delivering management accounting within nominated Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) Lines of Business. They are responsible for supporting the preparation and integrity of the management accounts whilst supporting the drive for continuous improvement in financial controls, processes and the use of business systems.
- Proactively engage with Finance Business Partners to capture value of work done assessments and expenditure forecasts; determine the value of associated accruals and prepayments;
- Prepare journals whilst ensuring an appropriate audit trail; support the preparation of financial inputs to the monthly performance reporting and quarterly performance review cycles;
- Support the maintenance of cost models used to support the invoicing of chargeable work, passthrough costs and the allocation of costs based on staff time booking or other resource allocation methods;
- Responsible for maintaining the integrity of financial data as reported in the management accounts, and for meeting the legal requirements for financial reporting and any other standards that may be required by NDA or government;
- Support continuous improvement in the quality, accessibility, relevance and timeliness of the NWS management accounts;
- Support the preparation of cashflow forecasts and the drawdown of funding from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA);
- Approve new vendor records having completed due diligence checks. Create and proactively manage programme, project, cost centre and budget records on the NWS financial system;
- Review supply chain invoices and employee expenses claims;
- Support the maintenance and development of the NWS financial systems to ensure they provide timely, accurate and meaningful information in a manner which meets the requirements of NWS and other key stakeholders including NDA and DESZN
- Assist in the preparation of the annual Research & Development Statutory Return, the Annual Insurance Renewal Questionnaire and R&D Tax Credit claim
- Support the development of business cases and provide the commercial team with insight into the financial standing of key and prospective supply chain partners
- Work with colleagues across NWS and NDA to share best practice.
- Working towards a recognised accountancy qualification (e.g. CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) with a minimum of 2 years relevant work experience
- Experience gained in similar role: including collaborative working in cross functional teams; ability to determine business needs and develop insightful management information using specialist financial reporting tools; experience of forecasting and cost estimation.
- ICT literate with extensive knowledge of finance systems, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word and good Excel skills. An awareness of Government Accounting and Managing Public Money would be beneficial.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills, high level of accuracy and attention to detail, ability to manage time to meet external and internal deadlines, diplomatic, tact and confidentiality.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills are required as the post holder will be expected to engage with individuals at all levels, both internally and externally
- On appointment to an RWM, full-time staff are entitled to a generous annual holiday allowance of 38 days’ annual leave. LLWR up to 43 days in addition to a buy/sell scheme
- Rewarding performance (bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous above average pension scheme
- Learning and development support
- Payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial advice assistance
- Flexible working
- Extended family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- We welcome flexible and agile working practices
- Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.