Job Description

Right across infrastructure, there's a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you're at in your career, with us you'll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
As an organisation, there is little we don't do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
In this role, you will contribute to managing the Group's financial consolidation process, supporting the delivery of key financial information to both internal and external stakeholders in line with established reporting timetables. You will assist in preparing reporting schedules and instructions for the wider Group to help ensure deadlines are consistently met.
You'll play a role in implementing and maintaining new accounting systems, and participate in the periodic review of Business Unit performance, helping to enhance how results are presented and explained. You will support the audit process by coordinating with auditors and subsidiaries to facilitate the timely delivery of statutory accounts.
Additionally, you'll be involved in ad hoc projects aimed at improving external reporting, including collaboration with the Group M&A team on significant non-routine transactions. You'll work closely with the Head of Group External Reporting to help develop financial policies, address technical accounting matters, and contribute to the Group's corporate simplification initiatives.
What you'll bring:

• Qualified Accountant with relevant post qualification experience
• Committed team player with a proven ability to hit deadlines, in a fast-paced environment
• Strong technical accounting experience
• Strong focus on controls, processes, and continuous improvement
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and to use these relationships to get results
• Ability to challenge senior stakeholders and operate with impact and influence
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of using Oracle would be advantageous but not essential

What's in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme

• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

• Employee assistance programme

• My Rewards portal, access to 1000's of retail discounts

• Life assurance

• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes

• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car (or allowance) and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from

• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme

• Private health care and health care cash plan for you (and your family)

• Discretionary bonus scheme

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We're one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We're responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We're open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We're together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We're ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you're a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It's an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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