Management Accounts Assistant

Doxford, England, United Kingdom

12/18/2024

Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day.

We have strong roots dating back to 1938, an ambitious growth agenda, and a continuously developing relationship with our new shareholder I Squared Capital who acquired Arriva in May 2024.

We are thrilled to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic Head Office Accounts team as a Management Accounts Assistant.

In this role, you will report directly to our Senior Management Accountant, playing a key part in the day-to-day management accounting functions and providing essential administrative support to the accounts team.

Your responsibilities will include preparing and maintaining budget and actuals reporting files and templates and performing the initial review of financial data. You will also handle specific administrative tasks, such as creating Purchase Orders and managing intercompany invoicing. Additionally, you will assist with data analysis and manipulation to support Senior Management and Financial Accountants.

The role is based with colleagues in our Sunderland office - Doxford Park, a minimum of 2 days per week with the rest focusing on where you can best deliver, whilst still allowing for the required work life balance. The role operates Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week with 1 hour lunch per day.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role

• Run monthly P&L reports to produce the monthly financial reporting packs for the Management Accountants. Where corrections are needed request/post journals to Oracle. Provide basic summaries / comments on variances.
• Run reports and produce analysis to support the production of Head Office Reporting Dashboards and other reporting outputs.
• Produce budget forecast template files for Management Accountants and FBPs and pre-populate with financials and data where possible.
• Creating the purchase orders for Ltd Miscellaneous cost centre and produce analysis on Open POs; GRNI and receipting purchase orders.
• Produce data sets and analysis to support ad-hoc requests from senior stakeholders.
• Creating Intercompany invoicing.
• Creation of PO reports, and leading in the weekly PO call.
• ONS submissions.
• Review and update budgetary approval control document.
• Support the Senior Management Accountant & Senior Financial Accountant with all tasks as required.
  
  

What we'd like from you!

We’re looking for someone who has relevant accounting experience and are AAT qualified or working towards.

Candidates Must Also

• Have experience producing budgets and forecasts.
• Possess the ability to analyse data and produce reports and analysis from this.
• Have experience using accounting systems and other IT software (e.g. Excel).
• Be a self-starter, capable of providing drive and bringing passion to the role.
• Be able to work independently, with confidence, and be able to manage conflicting priorities.
• Enjoy the challenge of working in a fast paced and complex business.
• Possess good attention to detail and the ability to investigate and resolve issues.
  
  

Finally, we’re looking for candidates aligned to Arriva’s values: caring passionately, doing the right thing and making a difference.

What we can offer you in addition to a competitive base salary:

• True hybrid working – focusing on where you can best deliver for your customers, whilst still allowing for the required work life balance.
• A generous pension plan.
• Life Assurance, plus access to one of the UK’s largest networks of medical professionals.
• 25 days holidays and statutory bank holidays per year, with the opportunity to purchase holiday. Please note the window for 2024 holiday purchase is now closed and therefore the ability to purchase will commence for holiday year 2025.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Access to discounts and cash back through ‘The Village’ – our Online Reward Gateway.
• Eyecare vouchers.
• The opportunity to join our Employee Experience Forum – a community of people leading activity and initiatives to enhance Wellbeing, Career Development and Communications within our community in the Corporate Centre.
• The opportunity to join a Global Arriva Inclusion Network (GAIN) group- a community of people who are passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Free Arriva bus travel for you and immediate family outside of London – T&C’s apply.
• And a truly wonderful team to be joining!
  
  

Why work for us?

Arriva is a people focused business. In every part of Arriva, our people deliver high standards of customer service and work together to demonstrate kindness, determination, and resilience.

Our values were created by Arriva people. They guide our actions and the way we work, helping to reflect and shape our culture. They focus on caring, integrity and making the difference.

Our people choose to work for us, and to stay with us, because we are a great place to work. At Arriva, we strive to create a culture where we can all be ourselves, where we belong, feel respected and our differences celebrated.

We actively seek out and value difference. We want our business to reflect the wide range of communities in which we operate, so we can serve them even better.

The closing date for applications is Friday 27 December 2024. Arriva Group reserve the right to close this vacancy early.