Assistant Management Accountant

Assistant Management Accountant

Location

Milton Keynes, GB

Department Name

Finance

About Network Rail

About Network Rail…

🌟 Join Our Team at Network Rail! 🌟

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 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.

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!

Vacancy Details

Duration: 6 month Secondment (Internal) or 6 month Fixed Term Contract (External) with the potential to go permanent. (Please note, secondments are subject to line manager approval, please discuss this with them before applying).

Location: This role is based in The Quadrant:MK. This role is a full-time opportunity, flexible working patterns will be considered.For Quadrant:MK, you must live within 75 of The Quadrant.

Band & Salary: Band 5 £25,080 - £27,170

Closing date: 23rd January. On occasions, we may need to close the advert early based upon application volumes. Late applications may not be accepted.

Next Steps: Interviews will be held W/C 27th Jan, depending on business requirements.

Brief Description

Who are we looking for? We are looking for a proactive candidate, well-versed in Microsoft Excel and with experience working in a busy finance team, and partnering with the wider business. We are also looking for someone with some experience in improving processes and working with other teams to find process efficiencies. Previous experience working in a month-end cycle would also be highly valuable as well as the use of PowerBI.

About the role (External)

About the team.. Our finance function is key to our success. Our diverse and high-achieving team is responsible for ensuring we secure appropriate funding and get the best possible value for the money we spend, driving forward our continuing mission to transform the UK’s rail network into a world-class infrastructure.

What does the average day look like? As a key contributor to the financial success of our organisation, you will play an essential role in consolidating business plans, results, and forecasts, and analysing financial performance to ensure alignment with objectives. You will empower budget holders with insightful financial reports, aiding performance management and target achievement. By providing investment and project accounting services, promoting corporate governance standards, and supporting compliance, you will strengthen our financial integrity. Additionally, your efforts in facilitating timely debt collection and creditor payments will be crucial. Join our team and help deliver a comprehensive financial and management accounting service that drives business excellence!

Essential Criteria

·Knowledge of current accounting standards.

·Commitment to working towards an accountancy qualification.

·Advanced Excel skills.

Desirable Criteria

·Experience in management accounting role.

·Financial management systems experience.

How to apply (External)

Additional Information…

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

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. 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

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

Some of our great benefits:

🌍 Flexible/hybrid working arrangements considered.

🌞 Generous annual leave (28 days plus statutory days), with the option to buy/sell days.

🎁 Discounts at stations with your Network Rail pass.

 Defined benefit pension scheme

🚂 75% subsidy on train tickets.

🎟️ Interest-free travel loan for train and car park season tickets.

🕊️ Volunteer leave to make a positive impact.

Plus more….

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