Finance Operations Accountant

NATS is the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. We also provide a wide range of commercial products and solutions internationally. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.

Job Purpose/Overview:

As a Finance Operations Accountant at NATS, you’ll join our supportive Finance Operations team and will be responsible for the execution of comprehensive general management accounting and period end closing and reporting activities, assisting our Senior Accountants who work across multiple business areas.

You’ll also participate in improvement and technical accounting projects on an ad hoc basis, as directed by the Improvement and Technical Finance Manager.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team on a permanent basis and to hit the ground running to support delivery of the wider Finance vision.

Other Duties Include:

• Work as a key member of the Accounting Service Team to deliver a high-quality service to the Senior Accountants, Business Partners and business area stakeholders.
• Fulfil duties relating to multiple business areas including budgeting & forecasting, period end close, profit and loss preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, cross-company transactions, audit requirements, external funding, fixed assets, statutory and regulatory compliance (UK and overseas) and external bid work and billing.
• Highlight key information from reports and initially investigate variances and trends to present to Senior Accountants.
• Draft technical accounting materials.
• Facilitate basic Finance training for the wider business.
• Delegate work to Assistant Accountants, supporting the completion of these tasks.

The team is based at Whiteley, near Fareham, Hampshire. This role may also have line management responsibility of up to two junior team members.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• You’ll hold relevant Accountancy or Finance qualification(s) and relevant post qualification experience.
• ​​​​​​​Comfortable with facilitating some basic Finance training.
• Thrives in a highly collaborative team environment and able to hit the ground running across multiple business areas.
• Exceptional communication skills and stakeholder management ability at all levels.
• Motivated self-starter who can think outside the box and work with autonomy under minimal supervision.
• Able to work to tight deadlines with exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.
• Enjoys actively participating in continuous improvement activities and supporting technical accounting projects.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, experience using SAP will be an advantage.

Additional Vacancy Information:

We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally – for more information on what NATS can offer you please visit – Why NATS?

We have adopted agile working to provide greater flexibility and increased choice over working arrangements, with the opportunity for this role to work in our modern office facilities as well as remotely. We also welcome discussions on flexible and part-time working arrangements. Find out more here.

If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe – we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.

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