Principal Balance Sheet Control Accountant

Job Description

Are you a qualified finance professional with strong knowledge of financial accounting principles and balance sheet structures?

Have you got excellent attention to detail, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills?
If so, we may have the perfect opportunity for you here at EDF as a Principal Balance Sheet Control Accountant within our Customers Finance Team!

The Opportunity…

You’ll join the Financial Control & Reporting (FC&R) team—a cornerstone of integrity and insight across EDF’s Customers business. The team holds overall responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the Customers business financial information, reporting to the Customers Executive Team, Ofgem, and our corporate shareholders. It also leads enterprise risk management and provides crucial business partnering support across central and corporate functions.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Balance Sheet & Assurance, you’ll work alongside a dedicated Balance Sheet Control team of four, ensuring the timeliness and accuracy of financial data through ownership of reconciliation processes, compliance with accounting standards, and the promotion of best practice in financial control.

This is a chance to shape how core financial data informs decision-making at scale—bringing confidence to leaders, clarity to systems, and momentum to our mission.

If you’re ready to lead where financial precision meets real-world purpose, this could be your next move!

Pay, benefits and culture

Alongside a competitive starting salary and the potential to earn 5% bonus, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone’s working needs are different. Whether you’re in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of balance sheet reconciliation processes, ensuring they are robust, accurate and aligned to business needs.
• Drive automation and efficiency by partnering with Data Squad, Anaplan, and Automation & Optimisation teams to enhance systems and processes.
• Embed balance sheet reporting into decision-making through close collaboration with Gross Margin, Working Capital, and Data teams.
• Implement internal controls that support compliance with financial policies and accounting standards.
• Resolve complex reconciliation issues by applying technical expertise and providing actionable insights to Working Capital and Cash Forecasting teams.
• Manage relationships across EDF UK and offshore partners, influencing teams to prioritise accurate reporting and adopt process improvements.
• Present balance sheet review packs to Finance Leadership, clearly communicating risks, trends and recommendations.
• Own the integrity and organisation of reconciliation records, maintaining thorough documentation and audit-ready evidence.
• Champion best practice in reconciliation and governance, providing technical leadership and upskilling across Customers Finance.
• Monitor industry developments and assess their impact on reporting and controls, ensuring our processes stay current and resilient.
• Operate with high autonomy and judgement, contributing to transformation projects and wider team strategy.

Who you are

You’ll be a qualified finance professional with a sharp understanding of financial accounting principles and balance sheet structures. With deep expertise in reconciliation processes and a passion for accuracy, you’ll bring exceptional attention to detail and the analytical mindset needed to safeguard the integrity of our financial data across Customers Finance.

Your experience in financial accounting will enable you to navigate discrepancies with confidence—identifying themes across reconciliations, resolving issues effectively, and continually improving efficiency. Proficiency in ERP systems like SAP, along with exposure to leading reconciliation tools such as BlackLine or Trintech, will ensure you bring both technical precision and operational insight to the role.

In this dynamic and autonomous position, you’ll demonstrate resilience and commitment—working collaboratively and communicating with clarity to deliver reconciliations on time and to a high standard. Your tenacity will drive progress while your problem-solving skills will anchor performance in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment.

And in every decision, you’ll reflect EDF’s deep commitment to sustainability—financially, environmentally and socially—making sure our financial operations mirror our values.

If you’re ready to lead with confidence and contribute to something bigger, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing date for applications: Friday 15th August 2025
Location: London, Flexible

Additional Information

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