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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