Financial Accountant [12 month Maternity Cover]

etwork Rail Consulting (NRC) is the international consultancy arm of Network Rail. Network Rail owns, operates and develops Britain’s mainline railway infrastructure.

NRC offers unrivalled expertise in getting more out of legacy infrastructure, operating in a closely monitored market and continuously upgrading an active, heavily used rail system.

What makes us different from other consultants is that we have genuine hands-on experience in solving the challenges faced in the real world of operating railways.

Our work is driven by our values: Agile, Always Safe, Care About People, Collaborative, Impartial and Passionate

The opportunity with NRC

We are seeking an experienced, adaptable, and highly organised individual to join our Finance team as a Financial Accountant for a 12 month Maternity cover. The role is broad and would suit a self-starter with excellent communication skills. This role provides great exposure to a wide range of duties within the finance function, including international financial reporting and tax frameworks, alongside building relationships with various internal and external stakeholders. We are based near London Waterloo but are currently operating on a hybrid working model, with 1-2 days per week in the office being the generally accepted practice.

Your role

Support the delivery of all financial and project reporting across all Network Rail Consulting NRC International legal entities and branches, meeting the needs of all internal and external stakeholders within the business.

Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of accounting procedures to enable compliance with corporate governance standards, including meeting local statutory, legal and tax requirements of each overseas subsidiary.

Key Accountabilities

What will you be doing?

1. Coordinating the period-end close process for the group, and the analysis and commentary of periodic financial performance against targets;
2. Preparing and distributing appropriate financial reports to budget holders;
3. Supporting the production of all NRC group and subsidiary statutory accounts and assisting in the annual audit process;
4. Preparation of balance sheet reconciliation files each period to ensure they meet audit standards;
5. Interfacing as required with our international professional advisors and preparing the regional tax reports, ensuring compliance with financial, tax and corporate governance standards, and supporting and monitoring compliance for each subsidiary;
6. Maintaining our IFRS 16 files to ensure compliance;
7. Preparation of payroll journals and recharges across the company;
8. Managing intercompany trading and loan balances within the group, including the reconciliation of trading balances with the parent company;
9. Other ad hoc duties.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

You will need to have the following skills and experience:

• Membership (or equivalent) of a relevant professional body (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), or possession of sufficient experience to fulfil the requirements of the role
• At least 1-2 years' experience in a similar role
• Highly numerate, inquisitive and detail orientated.
• Excellent at prioritising and organising workload
• Working knowledge of financial accounting/tax reporting
• Ability to use ERP project management systems (or similar)
• Strong accounting package systems knowledge
• Highly developed verbal and written communication due to regular interaction with senior management
• Exceptional customer focus/engagement
• Advanced MS Office and associated applications, e.g., Outlook, Excel, SharePoint

Desirable

• Knowledge of project accounting
• Experience working within the professional services sector
• Relevant experience within finance functions of NR and/or external organisations
• Using BST Global’s Accounts system
• Delivering continuous improvement

Apply

Sound interesting? If you meet the essential criteria, then apply today!

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

Network Rail Consulting 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 other irrelevant factors.