Operational Accountant

Location: This role is offered on a permanent basis. It is a hybrid role, working from our Corby office up to three days per week.

The Operational Accountant is responsible for managing cost and revenue accounting within a specific market or function using SAP. This includes ensuring the accuracy of costs, accruals, and prepayments, and working closely with Finance Business Partners to align on actuals, forecasts, and budgets.

The role requires timely, accurate reporting to meet strict month-end deadlines, including submission of the Group Reporting Pack via OneStream. As part of a wider team, the Operational Accountant also supports the development of standardised finance processes across the UK and EMEA and may assist in other areas as part of a shared resource pool.

What you will be doing:

• Ensure monthly sales, costs, accruals, and prepayments are accurate and well-justified.
• Prepare monthly cost and headcount reports to support business insight and variance analysis.
• Work closely with Finance Business Partners to align on actuals, forecasts, and budgets.
• Track headcount and labour costs to support planning and forecasting.
• Meet month-end deadlines with timely balance sheet analysis and reconciliations.
• Support both internal and external audit processes with required documentation.
• Help develop and implement best practice finance processes across the UK and Europe.
• Provide flexible support to other areas of the business as part of a shared resource team.

About you:

• Qualified Accountant – AAT qualified as a minimum, or at final stage of ACCA/CIMA.
• Proven experience in a similar operational or management accounting role.
• Strong working knowledge of SAP FICO or similar ERP financial systems.
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to manipulate and analyse complex data.
• Forward-thinking mindset – proactive, solutions-oriented, and always looking for ways to improve processes and performance.
• Engaging and collaborative – a team player who brings enthusiasm and energy to the role.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong cross-functional relationships in a matrix environment.

The extras you’ll get:

At RS, as well as the usual employee benefits, you’d expect from a FTSE listed company, including annual performance bonus, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and private healthcare. In the UK&I, we’ve introduced new Individual and Family Friendly Policies including:

• Help for people to take control of ongoing Health conditions such as diabetes or asthma with £500 a year available for monitoring & consultation
• Support for Neurodiverse colleagues and families with neurodiverse members with needs assessment, diagnosis and post diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD and Tourette’s syndrome
• Support for Women at different life stages from streamlined fertility support through to diagnosis and monitoring of both endometriosis and menopause
• We are proud to offer inclusive benefits and programs that reflect the diverse identities and experiences of our employees. Our healthcare coverage includes enhanced support for all individuals, including the diverse needs of trans and non-binary colleagues—such as voice coaching, gender affirmation surgery (including facial surgery), and other medically necessary services. We also provide access to resources and programs tailored to the unique needs of all employees, regardless of gender identity or expression
• Additions to Fertility coverage including IVF for lesbian couples and information/support around surrogacy and adoption for all 

We are RS Group:

RS is a global solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers. Our business has operations in three geographical regions – the Americas, EMEA and APAC, supported by global organisations for supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management.

Our market today is large, fragmented, local in nature and digitally immature. Only a few international distributors serve it, with many regional and local providers, who largely trade offline. We stock over 2,500 supplier brands, 500k products and 61% of our sales are digital.

We are committed to Making Amazing Happen for a better world and our Vision is to become first choice for customer, suppliers, our people, and communities.

RS is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people thrive. We recognise that a diverse and representative workforce is critical to our success, and our aim is to create a business where people can be their true selves. Our employees expect this as a matter of course and it is fundamental to how we attract, develop, and retain the best talent.

In line with our D&I policy, we recruit and develop employees who are the best suited to the requirements of the job role, regardless of gender, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Are you ready to explore the possibilities?

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