At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial accounting and reporting while ensuring strong financial controls.
- Company: Established Housing Association in West Yorkshire with a collaborative finance team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hybrid working, 25 days leave, and matched pension.
- Other info: Enjoy 80% work from home and excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in financial governance and improve processes in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant or finalist with experience in financial controls and statutory accounting.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
- FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
- FLEXIBLE HYBRID WORKING
- £45,000 - £50,000 PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS
- WEST YORKSHIRE
I’m delighted to be partnered with a well-established Housing Association based in West Yorkshire.
They’re looking to hire a Financial Accountant to join the central Finance team.
This is a high impact role leading financial accounting, reporting, control and governance activity reporting directly to the Head of Finance.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide functional leadership across financial accounting, reporting and control activities.
- Lead and strengthen key financial controls, ensuring income, expenditure and balance sheet activity are accurately accounted for.
- Own and improve financial regulations, policies, delegated authorities and the financial control framework.
- Lead the monthly close process and support the production of accurate, timely management accounts and reporting packs.
- Take a lead role in statutory accounts, audit planning, audit files, external audit delivery and regulatory returns.
- Provide technical accounting advice, including interpretation and application of FRS102, Housing SORP and emerging accounting developments.
- Lead on capital accounting, fixed assets, tax compliance, VAT, CIS and related financial control areas.
- Support process improvement, automation, better use of finance systems and stronger data quality.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across finance and the wider business, bringing clarity, structure and a strong customer focus.
- DESIRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience in housing, property, not for profit or another regulated environment.
- A qualified accountant or finalist with ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACA studies.
- Strong Financial Controls, experience in Statutory Accounting and Audit.
FOR THIS YOU WILL RECEIVE A COMPETITIVE SALARY OF UP TO £50,000 BASE, PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS, WHICH INCLUDE.
- Flexible Hybrid working 80% WFH.
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays
- Matched Pension up to 10%
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work scheme.
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