Portfolio Accountant

Aztec West Bristol, or Satellite Delivery Centre, Bridgwater, with occasional travel to other offices. Hybrid, minimum of 2/3 days a week in office

Do you have Accountants experience, and have Stakeholder Management skills? 
 

Join us as a Portfolio Accountant and you’ll join a dynamic team on one of the most exciting and challenging projects within EDF, as we continue to lead the rebirth of nuclear in the UK. 

 

Opportunity…

We are recruiting for a Portfolio Accountant, who will be responsible for supporting the Senior Portfolio Accountant in the execution and management of the EPR Programme Digital & IT Portfolio financial strategy. 
 

You will be commercially minded and proactively interact with Digital & IT stakeholders to support with the provision of financial insight and analysis, that will support the digital portfolio delivery decision-making process. As the Portfolio Accountant, you will own a range of activities contributing to the management of the EPR Programme Digital & IT Portfolio budget.

 

Pay, benefits and culture…

Alongside a competitive salary between £50,000 - £55,000, depending on experience, we offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle, and the potential to earn bonus.  

At EDF, everyone’s welcome. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself.  We’re committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.  We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.   

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.  

We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed. 

What you’ll be doing…

•    Support the Budgeting and Forecasting processes for the EPR Programme Digital & IT Portfolio.

     This includes LE1, LE2 and LE3 submissions annually, flexing to the ongoing changes within the

     directorate.
•    Drive budget planning activities, lifetime costs and ongoing cost tracking analysis within EPR

     Programme Digital & IT, providing support to the CIO and their direct reports.
•    Gather information and compile slide decks to help decision-making processes including influencing

     short-, medium and long-term strategies and investment prioritisation.
•    Support the preparation of monthly accounting updates meetings, analysing highlighting, and

     explaining monthly variances.
•    Support Project Managers with ongoing forecasting, cost tracking and reporting.
•    Work directly with the IT Service Managers across all areas to track and improve efficiency in IT

     Operations costs management and reduction.
•    Contribute to accurate, consistent, and timely reporting is provided to the Portfolio Control Group, PRG

     and IT/IM Exec.
•    Execution of accruals and recharge processes.
•    Review and support in the development of investment cases for delivery and ongoing IT

     maintenance run costs.
•    Carry out ad hoc analysis and project deep dives.

Who you are…
 

•    Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).
•    Advanced Excel skills.
•    Experience in SAP and Anaplan.
•    Strong Communication, and stakeholder management skills for engagement at all levels.
•    Business partnering experience of engaging non-financial stakeholders.
•    Ability to organise work and deliver to tight deadlines.
•    High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
•    Full lifecycle experience.

Your background may include some of the following:
 

•    Prior experience working in client role.
•    Prior experience working in Nuclear, asset intensive and/or Safety Critical industries.

Closing Date: 28th September 2023

Join us and together we can help Britain achieve Net Zero.

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