Accounting Supervisor

Our vision is to be the most loved, progressive and responsible way to travel for generations to come. Since we took over on the East Coast mainline, we've been changing the face of rail travel. We're seeking a motivated Management Accountant to support our Senior Finance Business Partner and wider team in producing period and annual financial statements. In this pivotal role, you'll take ownership of account reconciliations, prepare journals, and analyse financial information, ensuring all work is completed to a high standard and in line with our scheduled plans.

With strong attention to detail and a commitment to robust processes and policies, you'll help maintain a strong control environment while developing your own expertise through professional learning and shared knowledge.

Preparing accurate, well-supported journal entries that contribute to reliable financial reporting.
Working closely with Senior Finance Business Partners and the Finance Manager to deliver timely, high-quality management accounts and year-end financial statements.
Maintaining a clear and comprehensive audit trail, actively supporting the year-end audit by providing information and confidently responding to auditor queries.
Strengthening our Balance Sheet integrity by preparing a full suite of periodic reconciliations and participating in review meetings to discuss findings and insights.
Building your expertise across the team by learning and providing cover for key activities in other finance roles.
Analysing financial data and general ledger balances to support decision-making and meet the needs of the business.
Ensuring full compliance with legal, tax and regulatory requirements, as well as adhering to company financial policies and procedures.
Supporting the wider finance team with additional tasks as required, contributing flexibly to shared goals.
Maintaining a secondary competency area to support effective contingency planning.
Keeping your training and professional competencies up to date to ensure we can continue delivering essential services, even during periods of disruption.

Proven experience in an Assistant Accountant, Management Accountant, or similar role, with solid exposure to core accounting processes.
Professionally driven, currently studying toward or already holding a recognised accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA).
Highly proficient in Excel, confident with VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, macros, and comfortable navigating accounting and bespoke finance systems.
A collaborative team player, with a professional, supportive approach and strong planning and organisational abilities.

Free travel on LNER + 75% off other companies' tickets (for you & dependents)
~ Discounted international train tickets (after one year's service)
~50% discount on LNER tickets for friends & family
~ Generous pension scheme
~ Annual cycle to work schemes
~ Discount, savings and cashback scheme from top retailers
~ Health & wellbeing schemes and discounts
~ Host of training opportunities to help further your career
~ To be the most loved, progressive and responsible train operating company, we must make a meaningful difference – always doing what's right for our customers, our people, the communities and destinations we serve, the future of the industry we lead and the environment we cherish.
Diversity and inclusion
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join LNER.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
If you are successful in your application and are new to the business, we will undertake a basic DBS check as part of our pre-employment checks. Further information on how we collect and use this data is available on our privacy notice.

Medical screening
We're a safety conscious business so for all roles you'll need to pass a medical screening and a drugs and alcohol test before we send you an unconditional job offer. For our safety critical roles, you'll also need to have a safety critical medical. The sooner, the better, so please be flexible with your availability. Once your medical gets the thumbs up, we'll finalise any last details and look forward to you joining our team.