Wheatley Solutions
Job title: Group Development Accountant
Salary: (SCP 45-48) £60,357 - £64,681 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, worked Monday to Friday
Location: Agile Home-Based Worker with travel to Wheatley Group Offices
Do you want to work with a values-driven organisation that makes a difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Solutions as Group Development Accountant.
About the role
Wheatley Group’s finance team is committed to delivering excellent customer service and providing the financial support and advice needed to help the Group achieve its strategic priorities.
This role plays a key part in monitoring and appraising the Group’s ambitious new build housing programme and preparing financial reports and information for its development subsidiary. Key responsibilities of the role include decision support, new build project appraisals, management reporting, preparation of budgets and forecasts, and external statutory reporting.
You’ll work closely with the Group Financial Planning Manager, Financial Reporting teams and the development team to ensure accurate and timely reporting of information, a smooth budgeting process and excellent customer service. You will also support the wider business-planning process across the Group, providing cover and assistance to the Group Financial Planning Manager where required.
Who are we looking for?
You will be a qualified accountant with experience within a large organisation, ideally with a background in housing/construction/infrastructure. Ideally, you’ll have experience in project appraisal and cost monitoring, financial forecasting and the preparation of management and statutory accounts.
You’ll be confident working independently and be able to demonstrate experience of managing a challenging workload and meeting deadlines. Strong Excel skills are essential, along with an ability to produce and present clear and accessible financial information and reports to non-financial audiences.
Benefits
- a rewarding career with a competitive salary
- access to a contributory pension scheme
- excellent leave entitlements
- enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
- contributions towards dental, optical, driving lessons and more
- access to staff inclusion networks promoting an inclusive workplace; and
- 24/7 access to our employee assistance programme
Committed to inclusion
At Wheatley, we are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential. We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under‑represented groups.
Closing date: 5pm on Friday 19th June 2026
For an application pack and detailed job profile, please see below
For a chat about the role, please contact Group Financial Planning Manager, Alison Campbell, at Alison.Campbell@wheatley-group.com.
We want all our candidates to shine. If you need any reasonable adjustments to help you feel more comfortable during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team on Recruitment@wheatley-group.com.
