System Accountant
Manpower
- Portsmouth
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Lakeside, Portsmouth + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56892At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a System Accountant at our Lakeside site.The role:
As a System Accountant, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be responsible for improving efficiency and the standardisation of financial master data.Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for creation, maintenance and closing of projects within finance systems. Further responsibilities include:
- Responsible for the maintenance of master data ensuring group wide governance is adhered to, especially in maintaining the integrity of the Enterprise Structure
- Proactively investigate and work with the business to correct any data inconsistencies, enabling accurate financial reporting
- Support data reporting and resolution to ensure business stakeholders/ data owners are informed of their data discrepancies.
- Strong aptitude for finance systems and data management
- Intermediate Excel skills in data compilation
- Ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service skills
- Business Intelligence SQL programming would be advantageous.
- Experience of project management and project lifecycle would be advantageous
- Relevant finance qualification would be desirable
- The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
- Babcock Rewards Platform allows you to choose from a range of benefits that best meet your needs, including critical illness insurance, travel insurance, healthcare cash plan, dental insurance, shopping offers and discounts
- Employee Share Scheme
- Free, independent employee assistance programme, offering confidential information, support, advice and counselling, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
- Professional memberships, personal development training and opportunities
- If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments
- Flexible working - we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
- Opportunity to work with innovative technology
- Growth opportunities
- Potential to develop skills
- Opportunities to develop your career
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.Closing date: 30/05/2024