Job Introduction

We partner with our Network Rail routes and regions, delivering critical services and essential equipment to help get passengers and good to where they need to be. To find out more watch our video.

About Shared Services

Our Shared Services team deliver specialist processes that have a direct impact on the performance of Network Rail, our customers and suppliers. These services include payroll, accounts, finance, controls and compliance, reporting, recruitment and helpdesk support.

What you will be doing?

As part of the Energy Bureau team, you will provide support for information management, tenant billing, utility off charging,  validation, query resolution, analysis and reporting.

As part of this this role you will need to demonstrate that you can use your own initiative to come to a resolution to issues that may arise. 

Competence in the use of Microsoft Excel including the creation and use of VBA macros 

Main Responsibility

• Undertake the validation of utility (electricity, gas and water) invoices, and the management of supplier bill queries
• Create and maintain tenant billing records and invoices 
• Raise purchase orders and ensure prompt payment of invoices to suppliers
• Generate bills for external customers which receive utility supplies from Network Rail through the off-charging process
• Resolve queries from customers, both internal and external to Network Rail
• Upload data and documents and make changes to the Energy Link database
• Undertake the monitoring, measuring, analysis and reporting of energy usage
• Support the development and continuous improvement of processes and services

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience of dealing with customers effectively
• Experience in the use of Microsoft Excel including the creation and use of VBA macros 
• Knowledge of invoice creation and experience of the utility industry. 
• Good communication and analytical skills, with proven ability to present information effectively and appropriately.
• Experience of extracting information and reporting from multiple sources, including databases.

What could set you apart

• A degree or equivalent
• Previous experience in utilities management, accounts payable and financial processes
• Creation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Experience with Systems Link/Energy Manager

Package Description

Role Title:  Assistant Analyst (Energy Bureau) 

Salary range: £26,000 circa per annum 

Contract Type: 12 month secondment/ Fixed Term contract with the potential to be extended or made Permanent 

Location: The Quadrant, Elder Gate, Milton Keynes, 

At Network rail you will have a clear development path, access to training, and enjoy a range of employee benefits, such as; up to 28 days annual leave, rail subsidies, a range of pension options, flexible and agile working arrangements, discounts on shopping, gym memberships and much more.

Closing date: 29/07/2024

Click ‘apply for this job’ to apply. If you would like more information, please contact hamidur.rahman@networkrail.co.uk 

About the Company

We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.

Our role is to run a safe, reliable and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity. Safety is our number one priority. 

We're undertaking an ambitious change. Our vision is Putting Passengers First - becoming a company that is on the side of passengers and freight users.

As one of the UK’s leading equal opportunities employers, our values and the way we behave is important to us and we have created an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution. We have seven employee networks that provide fantastic support, opportunities and development for applicants from all backgrounds. Click here for more information

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

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