Assistant Management Accountant

JOB INTRODUCTION

At Griffiths, our people are our company. The way in which we treat people – both our employees and the communities in which we live and work – is a core value that has driven our continued growth over the past five decades. We also have huge ambitions for the future and want to continue our growth and innovation to remain at the leading edge of our industry. We are a Welsh regional civil engineering and construction contractor with our head office based in Abergavenny. Operating out of regional centres across Wales and England we construct new roads, bridges and railways as well as maintaining existing developments.

You will be joining a dynamic and inclusive commercial team, surrounded by a group of people who want to learn and develop. This will provide you with the opportunity to grow and progress in the team, whilst being supported at all times and to develop into a key line manager role within 18months.

In 2018, Griffiths became part of Tarmac, the UK’s leading sustainable building materials business and a wholly owned subsidiary of CRH. Griffiths has over 1,000 employees operating across 100 sites or schemes at any given time.

We are currently looking for a Assistant Management Accountant to join our team at our Head Offices in Abergavenny. Working on a hybrid basis, on site 2 days per week.

We’re working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it’s important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITY

•Provide general support to the wider Griffiths Finance team as directed

•Take responsibility for the creation/amendment of Contract records on AXIM in compliance with SOx and internal procedures

•Communicate with site for queries and cost journals to aid accuracy and consistency for reporting.

•Ensuring all journal entries have the necessary approvals and supporting evidence

•Assisting the Senior Finance Manger and Finance Managers with accruals/prepayments and overhead analysis

•Provide the Senior Finance Manager with ad hoc analysis as required for e.g., PAYE PSA info

•Support the statutory audit information delivery requirements

•Ad hoc Management Information analysis

•Support for contract set up on the AXIM/ERP system and tracking compliance to SOx procedure on set up

•Support the future ERP implementation

•General finance duties

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Ideally studying towards qualifications AAT / CIMA/ ACCA with previous experience within a Finance department.

•Strong communicator who can work along the commercial arm of the business to understand the importance and relevance of processing timely

•Numerate and attention to detail.

•Good communicator

•Able to support colleagues in same department to assist all achieving same goals

•Ability to identify and drive process change and improvements

•Adopt a better everyday ethos to continual improvement

•Office 365/SharePoint literate – strong Excel skills

WHY GRIFFITHS

We offer an extensive range of career development opportunities and industry-leading rewards, incentives and benefits:
  • Company car/car allowance (where applicable)
  • Enhanced holiday entitlement
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Access to the Tarmac Reward website with discounts on retailers, holidays, etc.
  • Access to our Employee Assistance helpline for free and confidential advice
  • Access to join our Employee Communities (employee networks)
  • We currently have nine communities inc.(REACH) Religious, Ethnic, Cultural Heritage, LGBTQ+, Parents & Carers, Ability, Wellbeing, Female voice and Menopause’
  • Training and development opportunities

Griffiths, a CRH company, is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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