Job Description

We\xe2\x80\x99re looking for a Finance Assistant to join our Transportation team based in Edmonton, North London. Within this role, you can enjoy 26 days annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, a fantastic, matched pension scheme, 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family and even more.

Can you imagine a world without roads without transportation links via land, sea or air? Nor can we! Your journey is our journey, come and join us at Kier Transportation and make a difference. Supporting the movement of people, goods and equipment.

Location: Edmonton, North London with hybrid working available (4x days in the office, 1x day WFH)
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary: Up to \xc2\xa330k + 26 days of annual leave + Benefits

Responsibilities

As a Finance Assistant you will work closely with contract teams to accurately capture costs, aid procurement, and prepare monthly management accounts and information to support decision making, process improvement and drive contract efficiencies.

Your day to day will include:

• Raising purchase orders, entering goods receipts, monitoring registered invoice control and resolving invoice queries
• Distributing costs and workflow reports and working with contract teams to ensure processes are adhered to such that these reports are a true reflection of current performance
• Maintain accurate cost capture via journal entries
• Support Commercial & Operational team to ensure there is full understanding and ownership of costs
• Preparation of cost reconciliations \xe2\x80\x93 people, plant, systems, subcontractors

Who are we looking for?

This role of Finance Assistant is great for you if you have:

• AAT, CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualifications
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel and Computerised Accounting Systems
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written and a willing contributor with meetings

We\xe2\x80\x99re all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don\xe2\x80\x99t tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits at Kier

We\xe2\x80\x99re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. Some of our favourites include:

• new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
• share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
• green Car Scheme
• a huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
• employee referral scheme - refer a friend or family member to work for Kier

And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits

Who is Kier?

As a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We take pride in bringing specialist knowledge, sector leading experience and fresh thinking to all that we do. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed and we will empower you to achieve your career goals, and listen to your thoughts, ideas and challenges.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud of the steps we\xe2\x80\x99ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier\xe2\x80\x99s diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf

Closing date: 8 September 2023

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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Kier Group