Assistant Accountant

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.

This role is in our Plant & Fleet department, our Plant & Fleet supports teams across our business with their vehicle, plant and specialist equipment needs, offering hire solutions that are commercially effective, reliable, safe and compliant.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

We're looking for a finance professional who thrives on analysis, collaboration, and problem-solving. In this role, you'll be at the heart of our financial operations—guiding decision-making with insightful data, ensuring our accounts are accurate and reliable, and driving improvements that make a real difference.

You'll take ownership of monthly and year-end analysis, making sense of P&L costs and expenses to provide valuable insights. Your work will support key financial processes, including managing accruals, prepayments, and journal entries, helping to shape our monthly management accounts. You'll also be responsible for balance sheet reconciliations, tackling discrepancies and identifying risks and opportunities.

Beyond the numbers, you'll be a key point of contact for day-to-day queries, working closely with different teams across the business to find solutions and drive efficiency. You'll play a vital role in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, supporting senior managers and stakeholders with clear, actionable financial insights.

Because we're always looking to improve, you'll help refine our finance processes, contribute to transition activities, and provide ad hoc reporting to support evolving business needs. Plus, you'll be an important part of year-end reporting and audit deliverables, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience of working in a fast moving Accounts team
• Qualified by experience or AAT qualified or working towards
• Ability to prioritise workloads in order to meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to work under your own initiative to drive improvements
• The ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels is essential
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office - Word & Excel

What’s in it for you?

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.

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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