Assistant Financial Accountant

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AALTO is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

Welcome to AALTO, a global leader in Stratospace. Based in Farnborough, AALTO is an Airbus subsidiary that manufactures, operates, and delivers services with its solar-powered, stratospheric platform: Zephyr.

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AALTO operates in a new operational layer between most of air traffic and low-Earth orbit, Stratospace. This is where high-altitude platforms led by Zephyr deliver services to commercial and government partners. We can help monitor environments, observe borders, track natural disasters and connect unconnected communities.

Join us as we create a new domain of aerospace: Stratospace. You’ll be part of a highly-skilled, innovative and passionate group of people – Team AALTO. Together, we can Unlock Stratospace.

Job Purpose:

The Assistant Financial Accountant will be responsible for the day‑to‑day financial accounting for the Kenya entity under IFRS, taking ownership of journal posting and monthly balance sheet reconciliations. The role will also support specific accounting processes within the UK entity and contribute to finance‑led projects, including Kenya tax requirements, under the direction of the Financial Control Manager.

This role provides an excellent opportunity for a part‑qualified accountant looking to develop strong financial accounting skills within an international environment, supported by a fully funded home‑study ACCA package.

Responsibilities:

· Full ownership of IFRS accounting for the Kenya entity - Post all journals, including accruals, prepayments, and month‑end adjustments.

· Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations as part of the month end close process.

· Investigate and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.

· Support with Kenya tax activities.

· Ownership for employee expenses, covering policy, processes, systems, and compliance.

· Support month‑end and year‑end reporting activities.

· Provide support to the wider finance function, including the UK entity.

Tax & Compliance Support (Kenya)

· Support the ongoing accounting for Kenya taxes, including VAT, withholding tax,

and corporation tax, under the direction and guidance of the Financial Control

Manager.

· Develop an understanding of local tax requirements and their accounting impact

and assist in ensuring tax‑related processes are accurate, well‑controlled, and

appropriately documented.

UK Entity Support

· Post bank transactions for the UK entity.

· Full end‑to‑end ownership of employee expenses, covering policy and governance,

process design, administration of SAP Concur and AMEX, user guidance, compliance, and ongoing optimisation.

· Assist with reconciliations and ad‑hoc accounting activities as required.

Projects & Process Improvement

· Support finance projects, including process and system improvements.

· Assist with establishing and maintaining robust accounting controls.

· Support audit requests and finance queries where required.

Key Systems

· Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365)

· SAP Concur (expenses)

· Microsoft Office packages (predominantly Excel)

Requirements/Qualifications:

· Part‑qualified ACCA (or equivalent), or actively studying.

· Relevant experience in a finance or accounting role, with the ability to perform the responsibilities outlined above.

· IFRS knowledge or exposure.

· Experience posting journals and preparing balance sheet reconciliations.

· Comfortable working with accounting systems and using Excel.

· Exposure to management accounting.

· Strong attention to detail with a clear ownership mindset.

· Well organised, pro-active and able to manage time effectively to meet deadlines.

· Willingness and ability to learn unfamiliar areas (e.g. Kenya tax concepts).

· Confident and clear communicator, able to work with stakeholders across the business.

AALTO HAPS Ltd. is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

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