Accountant – Governance and Compliance

Salary: £36,000 per year

Accountant – Governance and Compliance

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Accountant – Governance and Compliance

Are you a finance professional with a passion for compliance and governance, seeking a new and exciting opportunity? An Accountant – Governance & Compliance role has arisen in our growing, forward thinking Record to report department, based at our site in Glascoed.

As an Accountant Governance and Compliance, you will provide a number of back office finance activities to Business units across BAE Systems. The activities undertaken within the team include of Payroll Accounting, Fixed Asset Accounting, Month End Reporting, General Accounting, VAT and Statutory Reporting and are carried out using various technologies including robotics.

Within this role you will report directly to the Record to Report Support Manager, the role will support the wider Record to Report team deliver a quality accounting service to the Business units whilst ensuring our strong financial controls are maintained. You will be expected to interact directly with senior BAE finance contacts and the role may involve some travel to other sites across the UK.

Your main responsibilities as a Accountant Governance and Compliance will involve:

Developing good understanding of our processes including Timetables and Responsibilities

Supporting management of Robotic activities within the team

Supporting standardisation of processes

Ensuring all process are compliant with and delivered within our Finance Policies

Reporting on wider team performance

Documenting, Maintain and Challenge processes

Supporting the coordination of Statutory Accounts submissions

Document and Record coordinating

Performing regular audit activities to ensure compliance

Performing Process Confirmations

Performing self-audits

Supporting Project activities

Your skills and qualifications:

Essential

ACCA/CIMA Part/Newly qualified Accountant

Passion for control and governance

Strong IT skills, particularly in the use of Microsoft Office

An ability to work as part of a busy team environment

Desirable

Experience in a Shared Service Centre

Flexibility with an appetite for change

Very strong organisational skills

What we’re looking for in you:

will be an experienced Accountant who is passionate about Governance and Compliance, you will be able to work well within a team and individually. You will have strong problem solving skills and have great attention to detail.

Location: Glascoed – (Within easy reach of Cardiff, Newport, Bristol, and the Valleys)

Salary: £36,000+

Glascoed site benefits:

Ability to work from home when required, On-site Gym, Squash Court and sports hall, On-Site Canteen and Free On-site Parking

Benefits: Our employees receive an excellent benefits package which includes a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. We also offer a range of additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and many local and national employee discounts. Some employees may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

BAE Systems

BAE Systems is one of the world’s leading global defence, security and aerospace companies. We work at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

Shared Services

If you’d like to make a real difference where it counts, BAE Systems is the place for you.

From keeping soldiers, sailors and pilots safe to helping countries prosper, from developing the next generation of supersonic aircraft to investing in the next generation of super-smart talent – at BAE Systems, we work together to give our customers an essential edge in protecting the things that really matter. Lives, livelihoods, ways of life.

As part of the Shared Services team, you’ll be at the heart of this endeavour – working closely with our air, maritime, land and cyber and intelligence businesses to support our customers around the world.

Join us and you’ll be encouraged and rewarded to excel in this important work. Apply your talent where it counts.

We recognise that an inclusive and diverse workplace – where all employees feel respected, valued and able to achieve their full potential – is vitally important. Not only does it inspire creativity and collaboration, it’s good for business. We celebrate our differences and believe our diverse skills, abilities and perspectives strengthen our culture and our overall performance.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and/or your place of birth may limit those roles that you can perform for the organisation.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we sometimes close our vacancies early. It is therefore advisable to apply as early as possible if you would like to be considered for a role with BAE Systems.

Job Finance

Primary LocationGB-WLS-Gwent-Glascoed

Closing Date 03/Nov/20, 5:59:00 PM