Management Accountant

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City:
Cardiff

Address:
Cardiff, Wales, GB, CF3 0LT

Job Requisition Number 9475

Work Type 18 Months - 20 hours

Job Function Finance

Salary Range £42,786.00-£48,912.00

Base South East Hub

We encourage applications from people seeking to restart their careers following a career break

The role will complete accurate and timely month end financial processes for specific enabling service areas. Ensuring accuracy of technical financial treatment with a true and fair view of financial performance whilst maintaining compliance with Welsh Water’s financial policies, procedures and controls.

• Prepare and post monthly accounting journals and regular accruals into SAP for month end activities. Complete a variety of cost reconciliations and some balance sheet reconciliations.
• Production of accurate and timely information, including month end close and reporting to support decision making and compliance in the business. This will include variance analysis and commentary to the business along with being involved in business cost review meetings.
• Work closely with the business and/ or enabling services to prepare and complete financial plans (budgets and run rates) including organising and guiding business planning sessions.
• Provide detailed analysis and understanding cost drivers and areas of controllable expenditure with focus on the efficiency of the operation, base level costs and cost trends and developments in the external environment.
• Support the Regulatory reporting and budgetary processes.
• Work with external and internal audit teams as required annually and from time to time.
• Support and work within your direct team to identify and improve or remove inefficient processes.
• Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

• ACCA or CIMA (Finalist or qualified)
• Working with SAP or a similar ERP system (e.g. Oracle)
• Working in a team and supporting a broader finance function
• Prioritising competing demands and working with different stakeholders to manage expectations.
• Experience in a similar role requiring posting journals, reconciling cost and balance sheet accounts and producing and reviewing reports with budget holders.
• Comfortable with working on your own and as part of a team.
• Proficient user of MS Office and in particular MS Excel with demonstrate experience of manipulating large volumes of data accurately and efficiently.

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health Cash Back scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject…