Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

THIS ROLE IS AN 18 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT

It’s official – easyJet is one of the best places to work in the UK! We are among the winners of the annual Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards, a list of the UK’s Top 50 Best Places to Work 2024. You can be a part of it too, our Finance and Procurement teams are detail-focused problem-solvers who handle billions worth of assets and keep us on track for further growth. You’ll play an essential role in maintaining the balance between ‘service’ and ‘cost’ that makes travelling with us both accessible and enjoyable.

Join us as a member of the Accounting & Controls team on an 18-month FTC within the Group Financial Control department at easyJet. Youll support the accounting, reporting, and control environment for operational costs, ensuring stakeholders receive consistently accurate insights and information.
Key responsibilities include supporting the DOC Automation Project, analysing invoices, enhancing process efficiency and accuracy and reviewing new processes. Youll collaborate with operational finance teams on month-end and audit tasks, partner with FP&A teams to align projects with business needs and contribute to various ad-hoc projects. This role requires maintaining effective cross-functional relationships and providing subject matter expertise to diverse stakeholders while supporting the Accounting and Control team as needed.

What you need to do the role
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive individual with a strong academic background to join our team. The ideal candidate will have an exceptional ability to identify problems and propose effective solutions, coupled with a keen attention to detail and the capability to highlight and present critical issues.
A proactive and enquiring mindset is essential, as is the ability to articulate complex financial matters clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders. Effective time management across a variety of tasks and projects to meet deadlines is crucial.
Advanced Excel skills, including extensive knowledge and experience with Macros, are a must. If you have these skills and are looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we encourage you to apply for this fantastic opportunity!

What you’ll get in return
> Competitive base salary
> Up to 20% bonus
> 25 days holiday
> BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
> 5% pension
> Life Assurance
> Flexible benefits package
> Excellent staff travel benefits

LOCATION & HOURS OF WORK
This full-time role will be based in Luton and will be 40 hours per week. We support hybrid working and we spend three days per week in the office.

About easyJet
At easyJet our aim is to make low cost travel easy – connecting people to what they value using Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.

It takes a real team effort to carry over 90 million passengers a year across 35 countries. Whether you’re working as part of our front line operations or in our corporate functions, you’ll find people that are positive, inclusive, ready to take on a challenge, and that have your back. We call that our ‘Orange Spirit’, and we hope you’ll share that too.

Apply
Complete your application on our careers site.

We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates.

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