Date: 19 May 2025
Location: Hull, Central, GB
Company: ABP
We’re the UK’s largest ports operator with a network of 21 ports around Britain. We handle around one quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade and contribute £7.5 billion to our economy every year.
It’s a story we’re proud of but it doesn’t end there. We’re transforming our business and embracing the future.
We offer a vast range of roles spanning the UK, all rooted in a culture that welcomes diversity, fosters talent, encourages internal movement and progression, and places safety as our number one priority.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Delivery of Services
• Involvement in the timeliness and accuracy of revenue accounting (including verification) to agreed standards within targeted timelines
• Contributing to the production of timely, relevant and accurate management and statutory accounts
• Ensure all documents are retained for control verification and to support internal and external audit reviews
• The Accounts Assistant will work within a bigger team, including some part-qualified and qualified Accountants and will be involved in the following activities to support the delivery of accounting services for ABP as required:
  Ø Process journals, including prepayments, accruals and intercompany transactions
  Ø Assisting with and involved with the month end close process, including revenue recognition, correct cost allocation, capex and maintenance spend, FX revaluation etc working with the team to deliver a quality and fully understood result within agreed month end deadlines
  Ø Prepare cash forecasts / monitor the inflow and outflow of cash, working with Head Office Treasury team to ensure the bank accounts are kept in funds
  Ø Process manual payments through online banking system and ensure they are recorded on the ledger in a timely manner
  Ø Understand how to perform and get involved in variance analysis
  Ø Understand how to perform balance sheet reconciliations, purpose of balance sheet recs and related follow up actions, retaining clear audit trail including bank, Havenstar, credit card, debtors, creditors etc
  Ø Involvement in Statutory Accounting and preparing tax/other required reporting
  Ø Maintain accurate accounting records and supporting documentation to reconciliations and financial transactions
  Ø Routine analysis, reporting and GL maintenance
  Ø Other Ad hoc tasks as required

1. Management and ongoing monitoring of service delivery

• Contribute to preparation of Key Performance Indicator’s for the Management Accounting Team to monitor performance and service delivery levels, in order to improve PBS and individual performance
• Review revenue, costs and capital related expenditure in line with expected volumes, most recent budget/plan to ensure that management accounting is accurate and in line with expectations or understanding when variances

1. Continuous Improvement

• Build relationships with key points of contact across Port Business Services and the regional Finance teams in order to maintain an understanding of the process context and identify/raise ideas or suggestions with regards to process improvement opportunities
• Proactively suggest improvement ideas to drive continuous improvement, efficiency and internal controls in processes and practices

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Starting/looking to study or studying AAT and/or first role in Management Accounting
• Degree level qualification or equivalent
• GCSE Maths and English Grades A*-C (or equivalent).
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to forge strong working relationships with a diverse set of colleagues
• Analytical and problem-solving skills

PURPOSE:

Reporting to the Finance Manager, working alongside part-qualified and qualified accountants, the purpose of the role is to process, with support, accounting transactions within ABP’s Finance Shared Services (FSS) team in Port Business Services (PBS).