Financial Accountant: Thales

Location:

Crawley, United Kingdom

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you;

whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Are you a finance project professional looking for a role which will offer you a wide breadth experience? Interested in a finance role within real estate projects? Got your interest…look no further!

• Opportunity to engage with multiple stakeholders across the project, functions and other parts of Thales UK
• Opportunity to work in a fast paced, exciting and dynamic environment
• Ability to drive continuous improvement

Thales UK currently have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join our Real estate team within Thales Finance. You will provide day to day financial support for Thales Properties Ltd and be responsible for the production of the Reporting Packages to Group. This will include Income Statement, Balance Sheet and cash flows (actuals, forecast, budget). You will liaise with other parties to guarantee the quality of all the information in a timely manner.

• Provide financial support to Real Estate Function Controller in month end reviews and QFRs, ensure control of overhead and operating costs, comparisons between actual & budget, identifying and analysing anomalies, defining actions and ensuring resolution.
• Provision of regular, or ad hoc, financial reports & management accounts (including cost centre reporting) in line with the business requirements.
• Prepare quarterly balance sheet reconciliations ensuring that they are performed to a high professional standard. Ensure they are all reviewed & outstanding actions are cleared in a timely manner.
• Preparation of journal vouchers as required e.g. business accruals, prepayments, project accruals for sales, cost of sales, contract variances.
• Production of the monthly financial results (including I/S, B/S and OCF) along with supporting schedules, ensuring all deadlines are achieved.
• Completion of Group Reporting Packages including any disclosures (Actuals, Budget, Forecast) ensuring accurate submissions are made in a timely manner.
• Hold monthly reviews of financial information with the Real Estate Function Controller/business and
  ensure all corrective action is taken to resolve issues.
• Assist in the preparation of the monthly Business Operational Review (BOR) reporting pack, including
  commentary and analysis.
• Prepare data for the multi-year budget (MYB), developing and maintaining effective mechanisms for
  the preparation of annual budget estimates and realisable forecasts.
• Assisting in the preparation of the real estate recharge workbook during MYB and providing detailed breakdowns to the businesses.

You should hold relevant qualifications and have a Financial and management accounting background. Ideally you will have a few years post qualification experience in a relevant role and ready to take your next step. You should be someone with excellent attention to detail with the ability to self govern. As Thales properties is its own entity, this is a great opportunity for someone who wants a role which can give you the whole picture and exposure to the full financial process, setting you up for success for your next career move.