Location: Crawley, United KingdomIn fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.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 the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, 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.
Thales UK Reporting Accountant
Location: Crawley (Hybrid working - 60% of time spent on site) with Travel to Central London
Are you an experienced and qualified Accountant able to work with a wide range of stakeholders and teams? Are you a problem solver, able to incorporate different perspectives and come up with solutions that are practical and technically credible? Got your interest – this is the role for you!
Thales UK have an exciting opportunity as we look to recruit our UK Reporting Accountant! This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity where your contribution will have a tangible impact on the success of the business as a whole. This is a dual-aspect role where you will work as an important part of two teams; UK Finance Corporate Reporting and UK Tax.
You will assist the Finance Director (UK Reporting and Planning) in ensuring that adequate financial control is exercised over the Company by ensuring compliance with Group and Statutory reporting requirements and assist in managing the Company’s reporting, forecasting and budgeting control processes to ensure that the Company maintains clear oversight of progress against its agreed financial objectives.
You will also work alongside the UK Tax Director and Corporate Tax Specialist to provide accounting expertise and support in managing the Company’s UK tax requirements. This will include support on forward tax planning as a part of the budgeting and forecasting cycles, Group tax reporting requirements, UK statutory tax calculations and tax compliance matters for HMRC.
About you
You will have a professional accounting qualification (eg. ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience in an audit or financial reporting role. Experience of statutory reporting requirements for complex entities is essential as well as full up to date knowledge of accounting standards and corporate governance requirements. You will also have in-depth experience of project managing the process of statutory accounts production and audit. You will also have experience of UK tax reporting requirements, working alongside tax specialists.
You should also have:
Interpretative and analytical skills to assimilate complex issues into reporting and accounting solutions.
Effective communication skills.
Able to manage numerous complex tasks simultaneously.
Ability to work flexibly across multiple teams, prioritising tasks effectively based on business, commercial and legal requirements.
Strong commercial and operational awareness.
Ability to work independently on complex issues.
Flexibility
Your health and well-being matter 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.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 81,000 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. Great journeys start here, apply now!
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.
Great journeys start here, apply now!
