Accountant

Job Introduction

Job Description for Accountant:

There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career. 

We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.

As a functional advisor the Accountant is a key member of the finance team who provides financial services and support to a range of budget holders. Key responsibilities will include maintaining accounting records in line with NNL policy, supporting forecasting and budgeting, month end duties and regular review and reporting. The Accountant reports directly into and deputises for the Senior Accountant.

The location for these role is flexible and can be based at Risley, Preston, Sellafield, Workington and Culham.

Role Responsibility

Main Responsibilities for Accountant:

• Accounting lead across a range of cost/ profit centres providing key financial support to budget holders through regular communication and attendance at team meetings. 
• Support the development of quick, accurate and accessible management information for all key stakeholders with a range of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. This will include the reporting of both financial and non-financial key performance indicators. 
• Support the ongoing forecasting and budgeting process within the company. This will include attendance of project / cost centre reviews, supporting micro level forecasting and the macro consolidation to work stream and ultimately company level.  
• Cost control and governance – to ensure that all costs are managed and controlled in line with NNL’s internal control policies and procedures.
• Maintaining accurate Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet accounting records for the supported area covering revenue, costs, assets and liabilities. Close liaison with senior management (Account Director / Head of Capability / Head of Function) is required.
• Regular reporting to external stakeholders (customers / government / bank).
• Assistance in the development and implementation of processes, controls and changes to the ERP system.
• Financial education of non-financial stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with all key stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Criteria for Accountant:

• Part Qualified Level or above.
• Very strong excel skills and ability to work with large quantities of data essential.
• Experience of providing financial support to operational managers.
• Strong communicator, able to elicit information from stakeholders at all levels.
• Analytical mind with the ability to translate detailed and complex information into concise and coherent management information.
• Must be diligent and use own initiative to resolve issues.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships within the finance team and across the business.
• Knowledge of major Finance ERP systems (Business World would be a bonus).
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Good knowledge of other MS Office packages Word and PowerPoint.

About the Company

Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.

Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.

Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.

We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials

NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.

Recruitment Agency Notice

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.

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