Finance Assistant

Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

A Joint Venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space is a global space manufacturer delivering, for more than 40 years, high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth Observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Thanks to our diversity of skills, talents and cultures, our customers (governments, institutions, space agencies, telecommunications operators), therefore have Space to Connect, Secure & Defend, Observe & Protect, Explore, Travel & Navigate.

Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to kick start a career in Finance/Accounting within the growing aerospace/defence sector! As Finance Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the business activities principally on Financial Control.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting accounts payable team in solving purchase ledger activities.

• Assisting in the month end process and reconciliations to support management accounts.

• Monitoring and reporting of Capital expenditures.

• Monitoring and posting of Journals.

• Ensuring project bookings and timesheet transaction monitoring and corrections.

• Assisting with audit requests when required.

• Assist with VAT returns.

• Consolidation of data and numbers.

• Develop and maintain internal relationships with colleagues.

• Ad hoc tasks as they arise.

Who would be the right fit?

Essential

• Ability to assimilate and analyse numerical data and information.

• Ability to communicate clearly to different levels and functions.

Desirable

• Some prior use of excel is advantageous.

• Ability to work autonomously and a keen team player, energetic self-starter with a proactive and challenging approach.

• A can-do attitude with desire to follow through to completion.

• Experience of working within a finance function and understanding of purchase ledger.

• Knowledge of the French Language (beneficial but not required)

• GCSE + A level equivalent or higher.

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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