Management Accountant

This Management Accountant position will report to the Finance Manager and will work within the Finance directorate based in our Crawley office. You will be a fixed term contract (12 months potentially extending to 18 months) employee.

You will attract a salary of £58,000.00 - depending on skills, experience and qualifications and a bonus of 7.5%. This role can also offer blended working after probationary period (6 months) - 3 days in the office and 2 remote

Close Date: 30/01/2026

We also provide the following additional benefits

• Reservist Leave – Additional 18 days full pay and 22 unpaid
• Personal Pension Plan – Personal contribution rates of 4% or 5% (UK Power Networks will make a corresponding contribution of 8% or 10%)
• Tenancy Loan Deposit Scheme, Season Ticket Loan
• Tax efficient benefits:
  Cycle to Work, Home & Tech, and Green Car Leasing Schemes
• Occupational Health support
• Switched On – scheme providing discount on hundreds of retailers' products
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme

UKPN Services is the unregulated business of UKPN. We finance, own, operate and maintain energy infrastructure for commercial and industrial customers, including several private networks that are part of the critical national infrastructure.

We provide energy solutions which optimise existing assets, and we integrate new technologies to deliver improved performance and commercial benefits.

Employing world-class engineers and professionals, we pride ourselves on the expertise of our people to create long-term strategic partnerships.

We deliver safe, reliable and custom energy solutions helping our clients concentrate on their primary business.

Through the delivery of end-to-end energy solutions, we help our clients increase the productivity of their assets, decarbonise their infrastructure and help them to realise their infrastructure as a strategic asset.

We take the time to understand our clients' businesses, their strategic energy requirements, and develop technologically advanced solutions that deliver the best outcome possible.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Management Accountant improves the financial and operational performance of UKPN Services. This includes driving improved business resource productivity (both assets and staff) and performance through improved financial management and forecasting.

You will also represent the finance team with the management of the business.

This is a professional role which includes liaising throughout the business, with regular communication with central finance departments, senior management, non-finance managers and external contractors.

You will also advise operational management on the important issues and impacts arising concerning the financial position of the business.

You will be Crawley-based but you will need to travel to other UKPN locations and project sites occasionally.

Principle Accountabilities:

• You will understand and explain operational and financial performance to managers in a manner that focuses debate and inspires a culture of continuous improvement to exceed targets.
• Provide insightful and accurate management information to enable Senior Managers to drive improvements. These improvements should be in operational, service quality, and financial performance. This information will also be used in the preparation of the monthly Performance Reports. Additionally, it will contribute to the consolidated UKPN Services Performance Report.
• You will guide improvements to the process of producing monthly financial reports
• Support the participation of continuous improvement regarding costs and to participate in reviews with the business to understand the reasons for variances and to work with the business to improve efficiency.
• You will participate with the preparation of Budgets, Medium Term Plans and Forecasts as agreed with the Finance Manager.
• Identify opportunities and areas for attention & recommend options for action - including areas of cost reduction, best practice governance and controls and excellent strategic prioritisation of expenses…