By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment. 
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, 
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive

The salary for this role is £26,156. Onsite working is expected for 3 days a week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working. 

This role is based at the following site; Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data. 

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Finance Operations Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in providing assistance to finance and business unit staff with financial processes and other ad hoc support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage goods receipting issues 
• Complete general administrative tasks 
• Provide assistance with general financial queries
• Support on period end routines 
• Enter journals and budgets into the ERP system (UNIT4) 
• Determine cost allocation between programmes, identifying where these meet capitalisation criteria, with responsibility for a set of routine allocations 
• Provide support and assistance with timesheet tickets and issues including missing and unapproved timesheets and incorrectly booked hours, plus timesheet reporting 
• Support with audit, contract or grant queries 
• Assist with financial reporting and planning 
• Complete maintenance of ERP structures, such as delegations of financial authority and creation of new work orders
• Complete other financial accounting and tax-related tasks 
• Test the ERP system, particularly new versions before implementation
• Assist with the annual rolling programme of asset verification
• Provide cover for other members of the team where appropriate
• Support and guide the Finance Apprentice(s) where appropriate 
• Cover for the Treasury Accountant for payment runs, bank reconciliations etc. 

Essential Requirements:

• Experience working within an accountancy environment or strong administrative background
• Strong time management skills including the ability to prioritise the workload 
• Good written and oral communication skills, with a detail-oriented approach in your work
• Good attention to detail 
• Ability to work as a team player & under their own initiative 
• Proficient in Excel (advanced – pivot tables, vlookups etc.) 
• Ability to handle and manipulate numeric data accurately to produce reports 

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

UKAEA's mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission.  We are under-represented from some groups and so want to encourage applications in particular from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African backgrounds and from Pakistani and Bangladeshi British backgrounds. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.  

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.