Address Role: Commercial Finance Analyst
Location: Manchester
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We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.
We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission, to make the world safer and more secure.
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The Opportunity:
NCC Group is a FTSE-listed company with purpose at its heart – to help create a more secure digital future. Within NCC group there are two market-leading global businesses: Cyber and Escode. This role is an opportunity for a highly motivated and dedicated Assistant Accountant (part-qualified) to join our finance team.
This position is designed for individuals who are looking to progress their career in accounting and gain valuable experience in professional services. As an Assistant Accountant, you will support the finance team in various accounting functions, utilizing your training and expertise to assist in financial reporting, analysis, and compliance.
You will contribute to the team's efforts in supplying timely and accurate financial information to support commercial decision making, ensuring adherence to accounting standards while continuing your professional development towards full qualification. The initial focus for this role will be Commercial Finance but the role may also offer opportunity for rotation into different finance teams, to gain exposure to a variety of business challenges and types of accounting, such as management accounts and technical accounting.
Key Accountabilities:
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Aid in budget preparation and financial forecasting by collecting data and preparing reports.
- Financial Analysis: Conduct basic financial analysis to support decision-making processes.
- Assisting Senior Accountants: Collaborate with senior accounting personnel in tasks and projects.
- Professional Development: Continue progress towards obtaining full accounting qualifications by studying and preparing for exams.
- Financial Reporting: Assist in the preparation of financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
- Bookkeeping and Record Maintenance: Maintain accurate financial records by recording transactions and updating accounts payable and receivable.
- Assisting in Audits: Support audit processes by providing necessary documentation and explanations of financial activities.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with accounting policies, regulations, and laws. Reconciliation: Perform bank reconciliations and ensure accuracy between financial records and bank statements.
Desirable Requirements:
- Part-qualified Accountant (CIMA, or other relevant body if agreed by leadership team member), with desire to work towards becoming a full-qualified accountant.
- Relevant academic background in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Experience in an accounting role.
- Understanding of accounting principles and practices.
- Proficiency in accounting software and MS Office, especially Excel.
- Knowledge of Power BI, SQL or other tooling a strong advantage
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in financial work.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- A willingness to learn, adapt, and take on new challenges.
Behaviours
- Focusing on Clients and Customers
- Working as One NCC
- Always Learning
- Being Inclusive and Respectful
- Delivering Brilliantly.
About NCC Group
The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates.
We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.
Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative and we embrace difference. We treat everyone and everything with equal respect.
We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best.
About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, please email global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.
