Be trusted to make great things happen.
Are you ready to take up a vital role in shaping some of our exciting projects? How about joining our talented team, where everyone has a voice, and together we face our clients' problems head-on. It's a diverse and inclusive work environment where world-class talent knows no distinctions.
AtkinsRéalis, Balfour Beatty and Egis Road Operations UK are part of a consortium, creating Connect Plus Services, a unique partnership with a collective strength in highways asset care from finance, through to design, build, maintenance as well as day to day operation.
As part of our 30-year remit to manage and improve the capital’s orbital motorway network, we deliver major improvement projects, such as widening 38 miles of the M25, refurbishing tunnels and bridges, and installing hundreds of variable messaging signs and gantries, helping to maximise the use of the network and deliver more reliable journeys. We also manage the Dartford River crossing and operate and maintain 440 kilometres of motorway providing our customer and road user with a world-class highway service.
We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic, and innovative organisation.
We offer flexible working where you will typically be working from your base CPS office, Leatherhead, Dartford or South Mimms up to three days per week and two days from home.
Your Purpose:
- The main purpose of the role is to support the Cost Assurance Manager to control effectively and efficiently all the transactional processes of the finance department.
- This will require working with the finance team and wider business to ensure the overall control of accounting systems to the satisfaction of the Finance Director.
- Ensuring that effective and efficient processing systems are operated within finance.
- Liaise with finance teams within parent companies to ensure timely and accurate payment of invoices.
- Support the monthly timesheet process ensuring that all timesheets are processed timely and accurately.
- Support the management and control of JV partner expenses.
- Prepare relevant reports to the business as required.
- Work with wider finance team to ensure that effective and efficient control mechanisms are maintained within the ledgers at all times.
- Prepare relevant balance sheet reconciliations ensuring they are accurate on a monthly basis making relevant adjustments as appropriate.
- Maintain and reconcile vouchers process on a monthly basis.
- Implement improvements to processes/reports as appropriate.
- Assist with the implementation of any new accounting system / ERP / processes.
- Maintain awareness of and compliance with the Integrated Management System.
- Assist in the processing of work as and when required.
- Ensure that holiday and sickness cover is provided for other members within the finance team.
- Carry out any other relevant duties as required within the department, or as required by line manager.
What can you bring:
- Previous experience within finance.
- Able to work collaboratively within a team to achieve joint goals and objectives.
- Full UK driving licence.
- A service outlook to how finance operates within the business.
- Understanding of the wider business and how this relates to finance.
- Accounting qualifications or willing to study.
- Good communicator (written and verbal).
- Able to work with staff at all levels, build effective and efficient relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- High level of integrity.
- Able to control processes, procedures, and costs effectively without compromising good working relationships within the business.
Why work for AtkinsRéalis ?
Our Transportation teams are reinventing transport for a challenging yet exciting future. We're creating new ideas and smart solutions for cities, people and the environment. You'll be working alongside some of the top people in our industry, solving challenges that bring together traditional engineering and new technologies. As part of our organisation, you'll be in a privileged position, delivering what's right for governments and communities. You'll be helping us to improve our leading environmental performance while enabling others to do the same.
Security clearance :
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
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