Time left to apply End Date: August 27, 2025 (11 days left to apply)
job requisition id JR030777
Join the Arriva TrainCare Team as a Financial Accountant!
Organisation - Arriva TrainCare (ATC)
Contract – Permanent
Working Hours – 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
About Us:
At Arriva TrainCare we provide high quality overhaul, maintenance and servicing of passenger rolling stock, locomotives, freight wagons and track plant. We operate throughout the UK from six strategic locations – Crewe, Bristol, Eastleigh, Cambridge, Tyne Yard and Scarborough.
Arriva TrainCare is part of Arriva, you’ll be part of a professional team with these core behaviours at heart;
We do the right thing
We make the difference
Benefits include 25 days annual leave plus standard UK bank holidays, pension, life and healthcare cover, Arriva UK Trains Travel Pass, Cycle to Work scheme and Arriva Village retailer discount scheme.
The Role:
You will be responsible for all aspects of financial accounting, reporting and control to ensure the company is operating effectively and efficiently. As a Financial Accountant, you will be the key link between ATC Finance and the Financial Reporting/ Treasury/ Tax/ Pension/ Audit departments to ensure compliance with accounting standards, group policies and reporting timetables.
What You’ll Do:
Ensure that the company maintains appropriate corporate governance and that statutory and regulatory reporting standards are maintained and complied with.
Ensure that the business has appropriate financial controls, processes and policies to enhance business performance and protect company assets.
Take ownership for the reconciliation and review of the various balance sheet reconciliations, period end control accounts and facilitate the period end checklist efficiently and accurately.
Own reporting in respect of company pension scheme, including calculation and posting of changes in valuation as per Group guidance.
Manage all aspects of fixed assets, ensuring compliance with CAPEX request process, updating and maintaining the fixed asset register, depreciation, annual impairment reviews and maintenance of associated property schedules to ensure accurate submissions for insurance declarations.
Lead the financial accounting and reporting to Group on a monthly basis (Tagetik) (including supporting KPI’s) and the statutory accounts at year end. Preparation of the statutory and tax pack submissions to Group.
Assist in the preparation of all other statutory requirements including VAT submissions, Corporation tax and Income tax, Payment Practices and Gender Pay reporting.
Oversee cash management, including weekly cashflow forecasts and ensure the bank mandate is up-to-date and in line with company requirements and management of company credit cards together with supporting analysis for submission to Group.
Interface with internal and external auditors to ensure that all relevant and necessary information is provided to ensure the satisfactory completion of any internal audits and the annual statutory audit.
Full job description available on request
What You Bring:
Qualifications
Strong Financial skills – ACCA/ CIMA part qualified minimum
Excellent I.T skills – MS Office (Teams, Outlook, Excel & Word), SAP B1 Accounting Software
Ability to travel to different depots across ATC network as and when required
Experience
Previous experience within a similar role is essential
Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
Strong ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
Ready to start your next journey?
If you’re passionate about making a difference and supporting Arriva TrainCare, we want to hear from you!
Let’s build the future together!
Due to the energising nature of our vacancies, application close dates, when stated, are indicative and may be subject to change so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Shortlisting and interviewing will take place whilst the advert is open and will close once a successful candidate has been identified.
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About Us
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. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.
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