Management Accountant

80441- Management Accountant

This Management Accountant will report to the Finance Manager and will work within the Finance directorate based in our Crawley, Energy House office. You will be a permanent employee.

You will attract a salary of between £58,000.00 – £70,000.00 depending on your skills, experience and qualifications and a bonus of 7.5%. This role can also offer blended working after the probationary period (6 months) – 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

Close Date: 16/03/2025 .

We Also Provide The Following Additional Benefits:

• 25 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
• 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.

The role:
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will improve 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.

Skills & Responsibilities:
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 undertake this role with a high degree of autonomy, referring to your line manager for guidance or decisions.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Understand and explain operational and financial performance to managers in a manner that focuses debate and drives a culture of continuous improvement to exceed targets.
• Provide clear & insightful accurate management information to allow Senior Managers to guide improvements in operational, service quality, and financial performance including the preparation of the monthly Performance Reports and contributing to the consolidated UKPN Services Performance Report.
• Drive best in class 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.
• Participate in 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 and best practice governance.
• Embed financial governance around the appraisal and implementation of any new initiatives or financial processes within UKPN Services as agreed with the Finance Manager.
• Participate in the preparation of Statutory Accounts and supporting tables as agreed with the Finance Manager.
• Look for continuous improvements to processes within UKPN Services and co-ordinate implementation of these with the Finance Manager.
• Help manage and motivate the departmental team and promote cross working with other teams within the Finance Directorate.

To be successful, we believe that you will have the following experience:

• Qualified accountant. Several years PQE is desirable.
• Experience with PowerBi is desirable.
• Experience of solving business problems.
• Enjoy an environment which has fast pace.
• Experience delivering results and challenging the norm.
• Ability to collaborate effectively at all levels.
• Numerate with a strong commercial aptitude.
• Ability to plan, project manage and delegate effectively.

Health & Safety Responsibilities:
Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment.

Employees will ensure they understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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