United Living
Accounts Assistant
Job Location
Great Sankey, United Kingdom
Job Description
Company Description
United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:
Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.
Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts, whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.
New Homes - As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.
Connected - We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.
Job Description
Working as a key member of the Accounting Services team, this role is responsible for processing and reviewing accounts, including balance sheet accuracy and management, across multiple Business Units within UL.
Adherence and implementation of a strong control environment. Working collaboratively across the Finance community to deliver results on time, this is a varied role within a busy general accounting shared service function.
Taking care of administrative tasks, such as correspondence, filing and printing
Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
Preparing and entering journals into the system
Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month-end duties
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
Strong attention to detail and accuracy with sound organisation skills to achieve deadlines.
Successful relationship builder. Ability to communicate clearly across a range of customer contacts, from Site Finance Assistants to Group-level Directors.
Strong technical background. Good understanding of controls and process. Focus on compliance and understanding the importance of internal (Period End)
Strong computer literacy, good/advanced user of Excel.
Part qualified.
Willing to get involved – this is a hands-on role
Looks to take the initiative, to take ownership of their area. Happy to challenge the status quo in pursuit of greater efficiency.
Pride in their work. Outputs from the Accounting Services team are representative of the wider team. Attention to detail and excellent presentation are key
Additional Information
Benefits:
Bike to work scheme
Company pension
Life insurance
Private medical insurance
Wellness programmes
Location: Great Sankey, GB
Posted Date: 11/21/2024
United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:
Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.
Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts, whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.
New Homes - As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.
Connected - We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.
Job Description
Working as a key member of the Accounting Services team, this role is responsible for processing and reviewing accounts, including balance sheet accuracy and management, across multiple Business Units within UL.
Adherence and implementation of a strong control environment. Working collaboratively across the Finance community to deliver results on time, this is a varied role within a busy general accounting shared service function.
Taking care of administrative tasks, such as correspondence, filing and printing
Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
Preparing and entering journals into the system
Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month-end duties
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
Strong attention to detail and accuracy with sound organisation skills to achieve deadlines.
Successful relationship builder. Ability to communicate clearly across a range of customer contacts, from Site Finance Assistants to Group-level Directors.
Strong technical background. Good understanding of controls and process. Focus on compliance and understanding the importance of internal (Period End)
Strong computer literacy, good/advanced user of Excel.
Part qualified.
Willing to get involved – this is a hands-on role
Looks to take the initiative, to take ownership of their area. Happy to challenge the status quo in pursuit of greater efficiency.
Pride in their work. Outputs from the Accounting Services team are representative of the wider team. Attention to detail and excellent presentation are key
Additional Information
Benefits:
Bike to work scheme
Company pension
Life insurance
Private medical insurance
Wellness programmes
Location: Great Sankey, GB
Posted Date: 11/21/2024
Contact Information
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