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Financial AccountantSizewell C
Location: London, Ipswich or Manchester in the office 1-2 days per week, with monthly travel to LondonContract Type: Permanent, Full TimeSalary: £56,506 – £62,000 plus up to 5% bonus plus benefits including:Up to 5% annual bonus28 days annual leave, plus bank holidaysOpportunity to purchase extra holidayGenerous pension scheme with up to 7.5% employee / up to 15% employerOpportunity to build your expertise, network and long term career within the energy sectorAccess to benefits portal where additional benefits can be purchased such as; private healthcare, electric car schemes, discounted gym memberships etcA collaborative environment that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and automation initiatives
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a qualified Financial Accountant to join our Financial Control team and help shape the future of financial reporting at Sizewell C.
This is a newly established role offering the chance to take ownership of working capital reporting and play a key role in delivering robust financial information that supports strategic decision making across a major infrastructure programme. Reporting to the Head of Financial Control, you’ll work closely with teams across Finance including Tax, Treasury, Finance Business Partners and Financial Accounting Services.
This role would suit someone who enjoys getting into the detail of financial accounting, working capital management and inventory accounting, while also contributing to broader financial reporting, controls and process improvement initiatives.
Why Join Sizewell C as a Financial Accountant?
This is an opportunity to build deep expertise across key accounting areas within one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes.
You’ll gain exposure to complex accounting matters, help shape new processes and controls, and work alongside experienced finance professionals in a collaborative environment. As the project continues to grow, you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge across multiple finance disciplines while supporting a nationally important clean energy project.
You’ll also benefit from a culture that encourages innovation, continuous improvement and professional development.
What You’ll Be Doing
As Financial Accountant, you’ll be responsible for:
Owning and developing working capital reporting, analysis and KPI monitoringLeading month end working capital reporting, including variance analysis and management insightsManaging and controlling inventory accounting processes and recordsReviewing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving reconciling itemsSupporting monthly reporting, statutory accounts and regulatory submissionsProviding technical accounting support, including IFRS assessments and accounting papersSupporting internal and external auditsDeveloping and strengthening financial controls, policies and proceduresContributing to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiativesWorking collaboratively with finance and business stakeholders across the project
What We’re Looking For
We’re particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have strong hands on financial accounting experience within complex operational businesses.
You’ll ideally have:
ACCA qualified (or equivalent) with up to 4 years’ PQEStrong financial accounting experience gained within manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, energy or similarly asset intensive industriesProven experience of working capital accounting, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and InventoryHands on month end close experienceStrong understanding of Procure-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash processesExcellent IFRS knowledgeAdvanced Excel skillsExperience working with ERP systems such as SAP or OracleStrong attention to detail and analytical capabilityExperience of the Regulatory Asset Base (RAB) model would be advantageous but is not essentialDegree in a related field is desirable, but not essential
Candidates from pure audit backgrounds are unlikely to be suitable for this role as we are looking for someone with practical commercial financial accounting experience and direct ownership of working capital accounting activities.
For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Why Join Us?
For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.
Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.
EDF is leading the UK’s nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.
Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.
We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.
It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.
Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.
We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.
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