Accountant (Property Services) - 8089 in Manchester

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time, 35 hours

Location: Manchester, Trafford or Stratford, London

Grade: 10

Salary: From £57,094 per annum (London weighted salary) or starting from £49,502 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience

Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 17/08/26

Interview Dates: 24 - 25/08/2026

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more.

Join our Financial Strategy, Planning & Performance Team at L&Q: L&Q is one of the UK's largest housing associations and providers of social and affordable homes. We house around 250,000 people primarily across Greater London and Greater Manchester. Our purpose is simple - to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

Join L&Q and use your accounting expertise to have a real social impact - help drive the financial engine behind homes people can be proud of. You’ll act as a trusted business partner, providing insight and analysis to support strategic decision-making, while ensuring compliance with financial standards and governance requirements. This is a great opportunity to work collaboratively across the business and contribute to improving financial performance.

You’ll report to the Finance Manager within the Financial Strategy, Planning & Performance team collaborating across Finance and with internal and external stakeholders to deliver L&Q's strategic objectives.

Your impact in the role and main duties:

• Deliver accurate management accounting services, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for designated business areas.
• Act as a business partner, providing financial insight and analysis to support strategic decision-making and operational performance.
• Prepare and review annual budgets, quarterly reports, and statutory returns, ensuring compliance with Financial Reporting Standards and governance requirements.
• Perform monthly reconciliations, maintain financial records and systems, and liaise with external auditors during audits.
• Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to drive efficiency, value for money, and continuous improvement in financial processes.

Key relationships - Finance colleagues and internal stakeholders. Your work will ensure accurate reporting, compliance, and robust controls that support L&Q's financial resilience and strategic goals.

What you'll bring (including essential and desirable requirements):

Essential:

• CCAB Qualified Accountant.
• Proven 3-years' experience business partnering, management reporting, interpretation of UK GAAP and IFRS and year-end audits within a busy Finance team.
• Strong analytical and commercial acumen, with ability to produce budgets, forecasts, and interpret financial data for decision-making.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, including experience in business partnering and influencing stakeholders effectively.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong IT literacy, including proficiency in MS Office and business intelligence tools.

Desirable:

• Experience in a property business or housing association environment.
• Familiarity with Unit 4 systems (including FP&A).

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk.

About L&Q: We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Our purpose is simple - to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of. 250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they’re at the heart of everything we do. When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We're proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We're a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we've introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It's all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.