Assistant Accountant

We're looking for a detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to join our dynamic finance department. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow professionally in a supportive environment with excellent career development prospects.

What you'll do

This is a varied and interesting role where you will work alongside the Management Accountant, providing high-quality information and assistance to all clients within YTL Construction. This includes Infrastructure, Procurement and Plant & Fleet Solutions.

You'll enable them to manage their business in an efficient manner, with a consistent approach across YTL UK Group policies and procedures. 

You'll also provide support on monitoring and reporting the financial performance of YTL Construction, including supporting the creation and consolidation of annual financial budgets and quarterly forecasts, both for operational costs and creation of annual staff rates.

Other responsibilities include:

• supporting the preparation of monthly accounts and end-of-month reporting
• maintaining timesheet processes, including weekly posting of timesheets, running missing timesheet reports and assisting with queries
• assisting with intercompany posting, invoicing and reconciliation
• assisting with the provision of financial data and reporting for monthly meetings with business area managers to review performance against budget
• assisting in the preparation of annual budgets
• responding to and acting on queries from business managers
• providing support to the team with financial reporting
• assisting with external auditor requests in a timely and professional manner
• monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.

What you'll need

• Part-qualified CIMA or ACCA.
• Experience in accounts and finance. 
• Confident and assertive manner.
• Positive and can do approach.
• Fast and accurate keyboard skills.
• Intermediate understanding and knowledge of Microsoft Windows packages, particularly Excel.
• Interpersonal skills, including telephone and written communication skills.

What you'll receive

• Combined pension contributions up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities. 
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary. 
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary, subject to conditions. 
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers. 
• One paid volunteering day each year. 
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements. 
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform. 
• Support from mental health first aiders. 
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.