Accounts Assistant

4 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Arup Full time

Joining Arup

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Are you passionate about building a more sustainable future? At Arup we work to find solutions for some of the world’s most complex problems – providing expertise across all areas of the built environment from strategic approach and planning to design and engineering.

Join us and you will have the freedom to push boundaries, develop new skills and work on some of the world’s most inspiring projects. We believe that by giving our people the freedom to be creative, we will produce work that continuously redefines quality across our firm. Whatever the role or specialism, our people are passionate about what they do, they believe in our values and are happy to come to work every day. And this is why people choose to work here and stay.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it

The Opportunity

Working within a team of 12, reporting to the Team Leader & Supervisors on day-to-day Project Costing tasks.

The Accounts assistant will work within the Costing team executing all Project & Cost Accounting processes, globally. The team provides services to all five Arup regions, ensuring Arup cost is correct so that billing is in turn, correct and consistent.
This includes all tasks around enabling staff time to be allocated correct to job numbers in a timely and exact manner. This will require strong customer focus and working to demanding deadlines.

You will manage the regional Costing mailbox and the relationships with key stakeholders in that region. This will include monitoring mailboxes for requests and communicating with internal customers by email and telephone in relation to the queries and requests received, working to tight deadlines. You will have the operational ownership of the Arup timesheet system and managing data interfaces. 

You will carry out all tasks ensure that all Arup staff data is maintained accurately across all Finance Systems. This includes regions, entities, projects, and staff and validate and check timesheet data change requests and execute journal transfers to reallocate time appropriately, complete monthly reconciliations centring around staff data and staff costs. You will develop technical expertise in software used within Arup Finance and assist with any future potential software development.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. 

You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

We are looking for people who:

Have worked in a Project & Cost Accounting environmentHave transactional processing experience (data entry).Have knowledge and experience of using Oracle, JDE or other ERP Finance Systems.Have awareness of working in a Finance Shared Service Centre environment.Are committed to continuous Improvement and Automation

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.


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