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Reporting and Budgeting Assistant
Job Posted: 4 days ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Manchester
Expire in: 24 days
Job Description
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
Req ID: (phone number removed)
Location: Manchester Traincare Centre
Appointment Basis: Permanent
Apply by: 07/11/2025
Salary: circa £45,000 DOE plus excellent benefits
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
Your future role
Take on a new challenge by being based at the Manchester depot and apply your financial reporting expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You will work with the Finance department and help to control and analyse actual overhead costs versus budget and forecast and be a close support for cost centre owners to understand and follow their budget (headcount, hours reporting and costs).
We’ll look to you for:
Month-end closing process: Journal calculation and preparation, generation of hours’ accrual, balance sheet reconciliations (where applicable)
Time-booking analysis and reporting throughout the month
Review, analyse and comment on variances between Budget, Forecast and Actual figures
Raise "Early Warnings" when necessary to increase management attention
Fixed Assets: Central point for Capital Expenditure enquiries and subsequent input to the fixed asset reporting tool
Support the production of reliable and accurate financial information for management and head office in line with the ALSTOM RAM (Reporting and Accounting Manual) and ensure all deadlines are met
Support the Reporting & Budget Controller with the preparation of the budget and forecasts and ensure compliance with deadlines
Support the Reporting & Budget Controller to carry out ad hoc analyses
Support external and internal audits
Support for Themis (internal control) processes
Ad hoc tasks and special projects such as purchase order approvals and management, saving proposals / set cost targets / action plans
Apply the Continuous Improvement approach to improve processes
To comply with and undertake all relevant Environment, Health and Safety measures and activities.
All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
Finalist or Newly Qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA or ACMA or equivalent
Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills is essential
Basic PowerPoint skills required
Previous experience of using SAP ERP system is highly desirable
Experience in a similar role within a finance function is preferable
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to communicate effectively in the English language (written and spoken) with people at different levels
Able to work effectively as a member of a team to co-ordinate and ensure consistency of reporting
Ability to influence and instil confidence in those inside and outside of the finance department
Ability to organise and prioritise in order to be effective
Must be able to work autonomously (self-motivated)
Ability to use and have previous experience of integrated financial systems
Should be extremely numerate and have an excellent knowledge of accounting and finance
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