Accounts Supervisor in Newcastle upon Tyne

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.

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The Opportunity

The team currently look after several different global Arup entity regions such as UK, Middle East, India, Australasia, Indonesia, Singapore, Denmark, South Africa, Mauritius, Canada, and Americas.

Supervising 12 members of staff of the Accounts team along with the support of your manager.

You will drive a culture of continuous improvement in delivering services to the Arup business globally and manage and review the reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts.

This includes the reconciliation of bank accounts, staff loan accounts, fees ledger accounts and payroll related accounts in a timely and accurate manner.

You will also be expected to deal with ad-hoc queries.

This will, at times, require working to demanding deadlines.

You will foster an environment of service orientation, performance, and accountability with the team, who should feel empowered to make a difference in the service and to the business.

The supervisor will be a key member of the Newcastle based Shared Services and should develop, boost, and adopt practices, projects, and approaches as agreed by the leadership team to contribute to all of our members’ employment experience, and the development of the service itself.

The Accounts Supervisor alongside the Accounts manager, will play an active role in the development of the team in line with Arup’s business needs, aligning expectations clearly with all.

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:

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.