About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into. And that’s where you come in.

Our Opportunity

We are currently in the process of building a Transactional Finance team here in the UK, bringing a shared service model back on shore. We currently have multiple opportunities available within this space. As part of this process, we currently have two opportunities to join our Finance team as an Accounts Assistant on a 2 year fixed term contract.

As an Accounts Assistant you will be responsible for managing the effective and efficient processing of all customer and supplier invoicing as well as reconciliations and data entry within our finance system – Oracle.

This is a hybrid role working a minimum of two days per week from our site in St Katherine’s Dock, London.

Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Primary activity is the processing high volume of supplier invoices
• Secondary activity is the raising invoices to Customers
• Managing customers both externally and internally
• Matching invoices and purchase/sales orders
• Processing bulk invoices
• Monthly supplier/customer statement reconciliations
• Entering data into Oracle
• Other ad-hoc administrative and finance duties when required

Technical Skills and Experience

• Previous experience in a transactional finance role
• Knowledge of Oracle
• Sound customer service skills to manage customer relationships
• Excellent skills using Microsoft Excel

Human Skills

• Strong communication skills within a small team
• High attention to detail
• Effective at managing your time and prioritisation

What to expect

We aim to complete a one-stage interview process, with this being held in-person at our St Katherine’s Dock office. The interview will focus separately on technical and behavioural competencies. Reasonable adjustments are available with prior notice so please let the TA partner know if this would be necessary. To find out what reasonable adjustments are, and what might be available, your TA partner will be happy to discuss this with you.

What We Can Offer

We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation.

Flexibility

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.

Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers.

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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