Title:  Assistant Management Accountant

Package:  Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID:    SF17633

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting edge defence technology to ground breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Assistant Management Accountant at our Farnborough site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role:
As an Assistant Management Accountant joining us we can offer you excellent career prospects and support for your professional qualifications. 

Day-to-day, you’ll work as part of the UK Shared Services Team, where you will assist in delivering high-quality financial services to our customers. We seek candidates with a desire to start a career in finance, strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a collaborative spirit. You will have full training, professional support, and opportunities for growth

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting at all times, taking ownership, responsibility and accountability for the delivery of the Business Finance month end close and reporting under the supervision of a Management Accountant
• Prepare and post journals, including accruals, prepayments, provisions and any others that help to provide timely and accurate month end accounts
• Attend Project/Cost Centre reviews, providing relevant feedback and challenging the numbers (assistance and development will be provided in this area)
• Prepare Balance Sheet Packs, AP06 & AP12 Statutory audit packs and monthly QinetiQ Management Packs
• Support Cost Centre Managers, project and program managers alongside Management Accountants
• Assist Management Accountants with forecasting and budget rounds, gaining experience and taking a lead when ready

Essential experience of the Assistant Management Accountant: 

• Knowledge of SAP and Microsoft Office, in particular Excel is essential
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills associated with working at a cross-functional level
• Self-motivated, thorough, disciplined and detail focused
• Excellent analytical, evaluative and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to adapt pace of delivery to meet business requirements with a continuous improvement approach
• Highly customer focused in meeting and exceeding customer expectations

Essential qualifications for the Assistant Management Accountant:

• To have attained or working towards an accountancy level Qualification i.e. CIMA, ACA, ACCA or AAT (or equivalent) OR to provide evidence of recent relevant experience in a similar role

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. 

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site. Hybrid working patterns are available.

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility, with high-energy laser technologies, our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity, research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers, IT & Cyber Specialists, Project Managers, Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.  As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.  www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported.  If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

For further information on National Security Vetting please see link below

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)