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About Network Rail

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Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here..

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!

 We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

About the function…

This role sits within the Processing section of Accounting Services. The overall role of the department is to deliver bulk transactional activities on behalf of the whole Business and continually search for areas for potential improvement both within and outside of the department. This always will be done by working collaboratively with Finance teams and others, across Network Rail.

Brief Description

🚀 Join Our Team as an Assistant Accountant in Manchester! 🚀

We're on the lookout for a talented Assistant Accountant to join our dynamic team in Manchester. This isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to make a real impact in the world of Accounting Services and NR business functions.

Who Are We Looking For?

We want someone with a passion for numbers and a keen eye for detail. As our Assistant Accountant, you'll play a crucial role in providing comprehensive financial, project, and management accounting services. Your expertise will be the driving force behind our success!

About the role (External)

What Does the Average Day Look Like?

Imagine a day where you:

📊 Produce period actuals and forecasts, providing insightful key variance commentaries.

🔄 Identify and eliminate process and reporting defects through LEAN management, ensuring a right-first-time approach.

🌟 Share best practices to create consistent, standardized, and fully documented accounting services processes.

📈 Deliver all accounting and reporting services in line with service level agreements.

🌐 Collaborate with stakeholders, fostering strong team and customer relationships.

📊 Provide investment/project accounting services, contributing to our business areas' success.

What essential skills and experiences are required?

The successful candidate for this role will be required to be/have: -

1.     Working towards or member of a relevant professional body, (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, AAT).

2.     Sufficient experience in a finance management accountant/support role.

3.     Advanced Excel skills and high-level numerical skills and ability to interpret data quickly.

4.     Strong attention to detail.

5.     Successful experience of working in a customer focused environment.

6.     React swiftly to customer requests and proven successful ability to proactively resolve issues.

7.     Knowledge of current accounting standards.

For a full list of the key accountabilities and essential/desirable criteria, please click apply and you will be taken to the network rail external site where you can see the attached Network Rail Job Description.

How to apply (External)

A message from our Chief Executive, Andrew Haines:

‘Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter.  Watch our video to find out more!

We're continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click here.

Duration: Permanent

Location: This role is based at Manchester Square One.

Closing date: 6^th January 2024. Late applications will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held W/C 8^th January 2024

Band & Salary: Band 5 – £25,000 - £28,000 per annum

What can we offer you in return?

We have a range of benefits including:

·     28 days annual leave entitlement, plus Bank Holidays and five volunteer days

·     My Benefits – our discounted online shopping site

·     Flexible and family friendly policies and practices

·     A range of discounted offers including, Healthcare offers, cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits

·     Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets

·     A range of pension schemes

·     Two weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community

·     Training, development and employee assistance programme available

·     To learn about the benefits we offer please here.

What does our recruitment process look like?

1.        Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV.

2.        If your experience matches what we're looking for, you'll be invited to a face to face interview.

About our people and the recruitment process… 

We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! 

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance. 

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.’

Visit Evenbreak’s Career Hive should you need accessibility support to apply or should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications.  

As an arm’s length department of the UK Government, Network Rail is required to comply with a well-established pre-employment vetting process for all prospective employees. Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks require prospective employees of Network Rail to meet the following requirements.

• Provide eligibility to work in the UK and identity documentation

• Complete a satisfactory 3-year employment history check

• Complete a satisfactory unspent criminal conviction disclosure check for more information regarding BPSS pre-employment related checks, please visit the UK Government website for further information - UK Government - BPSS Checks

Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or another factor.

We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Safe behaviour is a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their awareness of our Safety Vision

Network Rail positively embraces flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.

We’re delighted to have been named as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.