Assistant Management Accountant

Wales & West Utilities Limited; Newport; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A utility company in the UK is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to provide comprehensive financial support across six business areas. Responsibilities include month-end activities, management information production, and budgeting processes. The ideal candidate should have SAP experience, advanced Excel skills, and be AAT qualified or studying towards ACCA/CIMA/ACA. The salary ranges from £34,691 to £39,645 with various benefits including flexible working, annual leave, and a pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary starting at £34,691

Flexible working opportunities

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Retirement Savings Plan with Aviva

Life Insurance linked to pension membership

Flexible benefit scheme options

Financial Wellbeing Programme

Enhanced pay for parental leave

Retail discounts and cashback scheme

Colleague recognition awards

Living Wage Accredited Employer

Annual salary review

Discretionary annual bonus

Company Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Completing month end activities including posting journals, accruals and pre‑payments.
• Producing monthly and adhoc management information from SAP and other systems.
• Managing internal order creation and WBS elements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Contract Retentions and Feasibility studies.
• Produce monthly management information for six business areas.
• Work with the business to build understanding and create forecasts.
• Budgeting for all business areas with year-on-year walkdowns.

Skills

SAP experience

Advanced Excel skills

Strong Management accounting and reporting skills

High level of concern for order, quality and delivery

Highly numerate

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Ability to articulate and present reasoned arguments

Education

AAT qualified or studying towards ACCA, CIMA, ACA

Relevant financial experience and background

Full UK driving license

Tools

Power BI

Job description

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Who are we?

We are a gas distribution business that services the gas infrastructure across Wales and the south‑west of England. We serve our customers and communities with safe, reliable, and affordable energy services whilst investing to create a sustainable future to deliver our carbon‑free vision for 2050.

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to provide comprehensive financial support across six business areas: Asset Management, Health Safety & Environment (HS&E), Net Zero & Sustainability, Regulation Strategy, Business Strategy, and Chargeable & Non‑Chargeable Diversions.

The role-holder will be responsible for completing the month end activities including posting journals, accruals and pre‑payments, producing monthly and adhoc management information from SAP and other systems.

We’ll trust you with:

• Management and validation of relevant internal order creation and WBS elements.
• Contract Retentions & Feasibility studies to be monitored and appropriate accruals held on the Balance Sheet.
• To produce the monthly management information for all the above business areas and work with the business to build understanding and create monthly forecasts.
• Budgeting process (Investor and Internal) budgets for all 6 business areas including year on year walkdowns with supporting details and commentaries.

You’ll need to have:

• SAP experience
• Advanced Excel skills/Power BI
• Strong Management accounting and reporting skills
• High level of concern for order, quality and delivery to strict deadlines
• Highly numerate and skilled at complex problem solving
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to articulate and present reasoned arguments

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or studying towards ACCA, CIMA, ACA.
• Relevant financial experience and background
• Full UK driving license

We would also love to hear about anything else you feel you could add or bring to the role!

As we are a safety critical organisation, all offers of employment are subject to pre-employment drug & alcohol screening.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary starting at £34,691 rising to 39,645
• Flexible working opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays which can be tailored to celebrations that reflect your beliefs
• Retirement Savings Plan (pension) with Aviva: 5% employee contribution, with WWU doubling your contribution at 10% - totalling 15%
• 14 x salary Life Insurance linked to membership of the Retirement Savings Plan
• “Choices” flexible benefit scheme options including corporate gym memberships, dental insurance, and health cash‑plans
• Access to our Financial Wellbeing Programme – allowing you to manage your benefits flexibly to suit your financial needs
• Enhanced pay for parental leave
• Retail discounts and cashback scheme
• Friends & Family Discount for Three Mobile and Broadband
• Colleague recognition including Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards
• Living Wage Accredited Employer
• Award winning employer for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ and leading the industry in championing equality, diversity and inclusion
• Annual salary review
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• In‑house Occupational Health Team
• Employee Assistance Programme

The way we do things

Our Ambition, Priorities and Values inform everything we do as a business – from our strategic planning to the performance management of our colleagues. Our values underpin everything we do and we are committed to creating a working environment that supports and fosters diversity, inclusion and equity, where all of our colleagues feel valued and supported to contribute to their full potential.

We are focused on creating a culture where it doesn’t matter about gender, race, sexuality or disability; it’s about our colleagues’ skills, the way we do things and how we live our values.

If you think you’d make a good addition to the team, we would love to hear from you!

To apply, click the link below.

If you would prefer to complete your application form in an alternative format such as Microsoft Word or would like to discuss the role in a little more detail, please contact us at [e-mail] or on 07971 038 982.

You can also ask us about flexible working practices that may be available or tell us if you have any special requirements during the application process.