Equans is looking for a Management Accountant to join our team covering University of Brighton and University of West London a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.
We are looking for driven individual working towards their CIMA, ACA or ACCA who has experience in a similar role.
The role offers hybrid working. There is an expectation to spend 1 day at the University of Brighton and 1 day at the University of West London. Depending on the successful candidates location, travel is paid for.
The Management Accountant is responsible for delivering professional, timely and accurate financial reporting & forecasting, for a range of business units. This is a broad role, which encompasses financial management, contractual support and risk management.
What will you deliver?
1. Take responsibility for producing timely/accurate/compliant monthly financial results (P&L and balance sheet), for each of the service lines within your scope. Produce forecasting exercises (budget and re-forecasts). Monitor, track and analyse the operational expenses in the month and recommend efficiencies where possible.
2. Presentation of meaningful trends and variance analysis to enable your customers to make informed decisions. Provision of internal and statutory audit justifications as required
3. Take responsibility for the production of key financial indicators. Analyse and provide recommendations to site management, to optimise the Companys position (i.e. supplier payments, debtor days, etc)
4. Preparation of the monthly core service fee invoice and other invoices based on contractual information and operational records on non-core activity
5. Monitoring and chasing of debt with clients with a view to optimising cashflows in accordance with contractual arrangements
6. Evaluate and challenge - using appropriate data and analytics - the budgeting and operations of each site and service line: resource levels, performance vs. output specifications and suitable benchmarks
7. Support general managers to minimise performance penalties. Analyse root causes /recommendations
8. Liaise with relevant staff to improve paper flow and cash flow, making suggestions where appropriate
9. Assisting with analysing / auditing contractual compliance and risks, to provide sound support to site management, and ensure that the business is gaining full entitlement of contractual arrangements
10. Provide support to your manager and business leaders when pricing contractual variations and tendering for new opportunities (pricing, modelling, etc)
11. Play a key role with the Operational team reviewing the monthly Performance Management System with a view to minimising risk to the business
12. Take an active part in the optimisation of our management systems and reporting suite to provide meaningful financial information to our customers, in the most effective way
13. Generate improvement areas for implementation
What can we offer you?
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;
14. 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
15. Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary
16. Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
17. Gym membership discounts
18. Cycle to work scheme
19. Holiday purchase scheme
20. 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
21. Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
22. Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
23. Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
24. 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Who are we looking for?
25. Working towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualification
26. Ability to analyse complex data
27. Strong Excel skills
28. Strong communicator
Who are we?
Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly, employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.
In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.
Equans 13, UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.
Equans is a Bouygues group company.
What's next?
If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.
As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act.
At Equans were committed to delivering a culture where everyones voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.
You'll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.
The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.