Assistant Financial Accountant

• Prepare and post journals including payroll, accruals, prepayments, reallocations and corrections
• Maintain high‑quality balance sheet reconciliations, investigating variances promptly
• Ownership of monthly and intercompany reporting to Airbus, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines, and being first point of contact
• Support the Financial Accounting Manager in the preparation of statutory accounts
• Compile audit evidence, schedules and supporting documentation for external auditors
• Help maintain a robust internal control environment, including supporting internal audit activities as required
• Prepare bank reconciliations and support daily cash postings
• Assist with monitoring cash flow movements and supporting cash forecasting
• Check supplier payment runs
• Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring additions, disposals, depreciation and asset tagging are accurate and timely
• VAT return preparation, including reconciling VAT control accounts
• Assist with Corporation Tax, support documentation and other regulatory filings where needed
• Prepare annual PSA
• Complete National Statistics reporting
• Management of business overhead control process including setting annual targets and internal hourly rates
• Generation of quarterly reports for monitoring actuals vs budget with related risk/opportunity reporting. Facilitate quarterly reviews with overhead budget holders
• Support continuous improvement of processes, controls and reporting
• Support the transition to S4Hana (ERP system)
• Contribute to system testing during upgrades, finance improvement projects or changes to reporting structures

• Experience working within a finance or accounting function, preferably in an engineering, technology, manufacturing or project‑based environment
• Proficient in Excel (pivot tables, lookups) and comfortable with integrated ERP systems
• Experience with SAP‑based systems or similar: SAP Business One / S4Hana / SAP Concur highly desirable
• Understanding of UK GAAP and basic statutory reporting requirements
• Highly organised, reliable and able to prioritise multiple tasks within close deadlines
• Detail‑focused with strong numerical accuracy
• Proactive, with a willingness to learn and take ownership of tasks
• Strong communication skills, capable of explaining financial matters to non‑finance colleagues
• Maintains confidentiality and demonstrates integrity in handling financial information
• Positive attitude with a growth mindset — comfortable in a dynamic, high‑tech environment
• Qualified or finalist level accountant (AAT/ACCA) with a background in financial accounting, either gained in practice or industry

Experience with SAP‑based systems or similar: SAP Business One / S4Hana / SAP Concur highly desirable