Financial Accountant

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Primary Purpose and key responsibilities of the Role:

Thales is a leading force both in the UK and globally, operating in several markets - aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space.

Integrated Airspace-protection Systems (IAS) operates primarily within the defence market delivering equipment & services but also has a presence in the space market building satellite propulsion systems. The IAS business is predominantly based in Belfast and Templecombe. With the majority of the finance team at the Belfast site, this role then will initially be Belfast based.

IAS finance is now searching for a talented individual to join the team, and this Accountant will be responsible for supporting operational financial activities. The role is broad and will be a challenging & rewarding opportunity where your contribution to the team will have a real impact on the success of the business as a whole.

Main responsibilities:

• Prepare and circulate month end overhead reporting packs to budget holders
• Prepare Tax Transfer Pricing Documents
• Internal Control Questionnaires
• Partner with Operations to provide accurate & timely information
• Pro-actively supporting the business teams in their preparation of the annual budget (MYB) for overheads and rates
• Shadow Overhead Accountant to support reforecasts and the annual budget process MYB
• Provide key inputs for the production of internal and external rates submissions
• Providing timely and accurate financial data to support successful management of the business, including production of monthly and ad-hoc financial reports.
• Update MYB inputs TM1 and reconcile inputs.
• Work closely with the wider IAS finance team providing expert advice and support
• Identification of financial risks and opportunities within the business
• Carrying out month end processing activities, supporting and maintaining internal controls to ensure business financial integrity (UK GAAP, Chorus 2.0)
• Month end recurring journals e.g. VCP, Insurance
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, justifying balances and taking corrective action.
• Provide accurate & timely information to support audits, rates analysis & tax computations.
• Completing Internal control questionnaire for finance function

Skills and Experience

Essential

• You must be highly motivated and passionate about your ability to bring value
• You must have ability to interact & communicate complex issues
• You have track record of being able to quickly assimilate and analyse technical, financial & commercial data/information
• You have clear experience in providing financial analysis in a moving technical environment
• You must be highly proficient in MS Excel or other data management tools
• You are a recognised change agent; able to identify & implement change

Desirable

• You might have good practical/working understanding of ERP systems (ideally Oracle), Magnitude and TM1.
• You might have an understanding and or relevant experience of rates/overhead accounting & reporting
• You might have experience of finance/accounting within a technical engineering environment.
• You should have ability to work autonomously, be a keen team player, energetic self-starter with a pro-active and challenging approach to issues

Qualifications:

• You should be a qualified accountant, ICA, CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA (or equivalent).
• Proven relevant experience in a financial/accounting/labour/budgeting environment.

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