Assistant Accountant - Leases|Swan Valley|SSC|Replacement 1
XPO Logistics Europe is seeking a talented ACCA or CIMA Studier to join their Finance Shared Service Centre in Swan Valley, Northampton. The role involves reviewing and approving long-term rental invoices, maintaining lease registers, and supporting monthly reporting while providing excellent communication and support to internal stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Review and approve long term rental invoices in Coupa
- Build and maintain a good relationship with our suppliers
- Update and maintain long term lease registers
- Recharge monthly long term fleet costs to the business
- Work to tight month end deadlines
- Update various lease reconciliations weekly & reconcile monthly
- Monthly/quarterly reporting to Group
- Ensure all costs are being recovered by the business
- Provide support and respond to any queries that arise internally
- Ensure best practices are being followed in line with company policy
- Prepare and load various monthly balance sheet reconciliations into Blackline
- Support with monthly & adhoc reporting for senior management
- Escalate any issues, obvious errors & risks to management
- Explore process improvements and assist in driving automation of processes
- Experience and knowledge will be gained through the use of a number of different IT systems
- There’s plenty of opportunity to learn more and be involved in various other tasks if you are keen to learn
Skills
- Already completed AAT or equivalent level and currently studying, or due to start studying ACCA (entry at applied skills or higher) or CIMA (entry at management level or higher)
- Excellent communication skills. You'll be speaking regularly with various stakeholders, so you'll need to be able to communicate effectively at all levels over Teams, email or in person
- A sound understanding of Microsoft packages including Excel and Outlook
- Be eager to learn and progress within your role and department
- Work as part of a team to achieve team/departmental goals
- Able to work to deadlines
- Have good investigative skills and great attention to detail
- IFRS16 is desirable but not essential
- SAP knowledge is desirable but not essential
- AP experience preferable
Benefits
- 25 days holiday
- High street discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Workplace pension
- Health and dental care
- Additional holiday purchase
- Many other perks
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