Senior Management Accountant

Location: Hybrid - Home/East Kilbride (Glasgow) with some travel to North East England.

When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Car or car allowance
• Annual performance bonus
• 25 days of annual leave
• Access to our company pension scheme
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential

What you'll be doing:

Reporting directly to the regional Financial Controller, you will oversee and support the management team including the regional General Manager, managing the production of monthly management accounts and reports and monthly reconciliation of balance sheet items for mainly Energy and Total Waste Management contracts in the North East area of the UK.

This will also include the production of monthly consolidated forecasts for sub-region, as well as required attendance at finance and operational regional meetings e.g. P&L and performance reviews, forecast reviews, and budget reviews, including the preparation of the annual budget and assistance in the production of the 5-year rolling Financial Business Plan and coordination of information flow in respect of annual statutory audit.

There will also be an element of project work - supporting the operational team and tracking contracts' financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement, producing financial analysis and propose actions to improve.

You will also be managing and mentoring a small team of up to 2 direct reports at accountancy / trainee accountancy level and up to 5 indirect reports at finance admin level.

What we're looking for:

Knowledge of Workday would also be advantageous as would previous financial experience gained within a commercial or professional services environment. You should have excellent interpersonal/communication and presentation skills (PowerPoint) together with the ability to share complex and intricate information/data to a wide array of audiences.

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to be listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being named as a Top 10 Very Big Organisation to work for two years in a row! This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.

We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.

We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants and members of staff are treated equally, without discrimination because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

We therefore welcome and encourage all candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply.