Senior Finance Assistant

Location

Abingdon, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Description

UKAEA is leading the drive to put fusion energy on the grid, to give the world a new form of long-term, sustainable low-carbon electricity. At their sites at Culham, Oxfordshire and Rotherham, South Yorkshire, they have a rapidly growing workforce to fulfil their expanding programme of research, focused on delivering the UK's first fusion prototype power plant by 2040.

Senior Finance Assistant

· Provide assistance to finance and business unit staff, which may include:

Dealing with timesheet issues including missing and unapproved timesheets and incorrectly booked hours

Managing the Management Accounts email inbox, liaising with other members of the wider Finance Team as necessary

Responding to and actioning finance and timesheet related tickets raised in UKAEA's ticketing system, liaising with Finance Operations Manager and wider team as necessary

Assistance with general financial queries.

Provide assistance with financial processes, which may include:

Period end routines

Timesheet chasing, and associated reporting

Supporting Programme Finance Managers, and other members of the Central Management Accounts team with the budget and forecast process, as required

Period end accounting entries in the U4BW system relating to a specified area, ensuring accurate recognition of revenue and expenditure in accordance with UKAEA financial policy

Providing information for audit, contract or grant queries

Financial reporting and planning

Maintaining the project structure within U4BW, including delegation changes and creating/amending/closing work orders.

Support finance wide initiatives, such as testing of new reports & upgrades.

Preparation of various KPI dashboards

Provide other ad hoc support, which may include:

cover for other members of the team where appropriate

support and guidance to the Finance Apprentice(s) where appropriate

Various administrative tasks

Qualifications required:

Part-qualified, or working towards a recognised accounting qualification e.g. AAT, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA (this is desirable rather than mandatory)

Experience Required:

• Experience working within an accountancy/financial environment
• Strong time management skills including the ability to prioritise the workload
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to work as a team player & under their own initiative
• Proficient in Excel (advanced - pivot tables, vlookups etc.)
• Ability to handle and manipulate numeric data accurately to produce reports

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

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