Drax Group
Management Accountant

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Management Accountant (Opex & Capex)
FTC until 31st March 2028 - open to full time or reduced hours
Location – Flexible (Selby, Ipswich, Glasgow, Northampton)
Hybrid working – 2-3 days per week in your local office
Salary up to £50,000
Closing date: 5th October
Are you an accounting professional who enjoys bringing accuracy, insight and strong financial control to a fast-paced finance environment? This is an opportunity to play a key role in delivering timely financial transactions and reporting while supporting the monthly management accounting cycle.
About the Role
You'll support the delivery of accurate and timely financial transactions and reporting, including journal postings, accruals and prepayments. Working as part of the Finance team, you'll help maintain robust financial controls and ensure the management accounting process runs smoothly and accurately.
You'll work with stakeholders across Finance, including Business Unit Finance Directors, FP&A, the Group Financial Controller, Heads of Finance and budget holders. Through accurate reporting, strong governance and collaborative working, you'll help provide the reliable financial information the business needs.
You'll be responsible for:
- Preparing and posting journals accurately and on time, in line with financial policies and controls.
- Managing accruals and prepayments, ensuring they are complete and accurate as part of the monthly accounts process.
- Reviewing and signing off Business Approval Forms to support compliance with governance requirements.
- Ensuring costs are correctly coded to the appropriate cost centres and projects.
- Supporting the production of management accounts through reconciliations, variance analysis and clear commentary.
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Who We’re Looking For
You'll be a part-qualified or fully qualified accountant, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or bring equivalent practical experience. You'll have a strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and core accounting principles, along with hands-on experience of journals, accruals, prepayments and cost coding within a finance function.
You'll be confident using Microsoft Excel and familiar with ERP systems. Experience of Planful would be desirable. You'll also bring close attention to detail, the ability to work to tight deadlines and a collaborative communication style that helps you build effective relationships across the team.
Who We Are
We’re not just talking about making a difference, we’re making it happen. We generate dispatchable, renewable power and create stable energy in an uncertain world. Building on our proud heritage, we have ambition to become the global leader in sustainable biomass and carbon removals.
You’ll be joining our teams of practical doers, future thinkers and business champions. We’re enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future for all, and working hard to decarbonise the planet for generations to come.
Rewards and Benefits
As you help us to shape the future, we’ve shaped our rewards and benefits to help you thrive and support your lifestyle. If successful in this role you’ll get:
- A discretionary bonus
- Private Healthcare
- SAYE (Sharesave): discretionary scheme from time to time
- Personal accident cover
- Group personal pension plan where we’ll pay up to 10%
- Holiday 25 days plus bank holidays
- Reimbursement of the cost of your annual membership of one relevant and appropriate professional body


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We’re committed to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we all face. Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside your career drive. We work as part of a team that shares a passion for doing what’s right for the future. With Drax you can shape your career and a future for generations to come.
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At Drax, we’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their role. To make this a reality, we actively work to better represent the communities we operate in, foster inclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build the trust needed for all colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives and talents, no matter their background. Find out more about our approach here.
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We understand that you may have some additional questions about the role. If you’d like to have a confidential chat to discuss the role in more detail, please email careers@drax.com
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