Company Description
United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
Job Description
Working as a key member of the Accounting Services team, this role is responsible for processing and reviewing accounts, including balance sheet accuracy and management, across multiple Business Units within UL.
Adherence and implementation of a strong control environment. Working collaboratively across the Finance community to deliver results on time, this is a varied role within a busy general accounting shared service function.
Supports and reviews period end processes
Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations across multiple Business Units, including highlighting risks and opportunities to Senior Management and key stakeholders.
Focus on ensuring controls are in place and maintained across the GL process.
Providing forecasting, variance analysis and priority account reviews to the business and key stakeholders. Further reporting requirements from other Finance teams.
Any other tasks that may be required for the AS team to provide a service to the businesses we support.
Support commercial decision making including some business partnering
Management of cashflow for newly acquired companies
Monthly travel will be required to other UL sites.
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
Strong attention to detail and accuracy with sound organisation skills to achieve deadlines.
Successful relationship builder. Ability to communicate clearly across a range of customer contacts, from Site Finance Assistants to Group-level Directors.
Strong technical background. Good understanding of controls and process. Focus on compliance and understanding the importance of internal (Period End) and external deadlines.
Strong computer literacy, good/advanced user of Excel.
Part qualified or QBE
Willing to get involved – this is a hands-on role; needs to balance leadership with technical knowledge and ensuring that tasks get done on time in full.
Looks to take the initiative, to take ownership of their area. Happy to challenge the status quo in pursuit of greater efficiency.
Pride in their work. Outputs from the Accounting Services team are representative of the wider team. Attention to detail and excellent presentation are key
Additional Information
Benefits:
Bike to work scheme
Company pension
Life insurance
Private medical insurance
Wellness programmes
Choice of 1 day per week WFH / Additional leave allowance