Qualified Financial Accountant

Description

To oversee efficient and effective financial accounting processes. To ensure the integrity of the general ledger providing robust and well controlled financial information in relation to all of the group’s financial reporting.

• Support in the completion of financial tasks during the month-end, quarterly, and year-end reporting cycles e.g., closing the ledgers, running reports, updating records etc
• Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Drive improvements in group accounting processes, implementing new processes and supporting ad-hoc projects
• Lead on the annual group consolidation and support in the preparation of the annual group statutory accounts (including note disclosures) under IFRS
• Support in the review and approval of daily payments and regular BACS runs, including banking administration support tasks
• Support the process for completing annual returns e.g., corporation tax, partnership tax, group relief, HMRC returns etc as required
• Support in the audit of the group entities, including liaising with external parties (e.g., auditors, tax agents, external consultants etc) and internal stakeholders (e.g., wider group finance, regional finance, and non-finance group departments)
• Ensure the group's financial information remains accurate and compliant with accounting standards, company policies and company processes
• Provide input into the production of monthly management reports and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring deadlines are met and discrepancies are resolved
• Act as a senior member of the finance team, providing coaching and development support to the Assistant Financial Accountant
• Lead in the preparation of annual statutory accounts (including note disclosures) for multiple group entities under IFRS, FRS 101, FRS 102 and Guernsey law
• Support in the preparation of the annual Budget for multiple business units, including liaising with budget holders and senior management

Requirements

Our people are at the heart of what we do and in order for us to succeed in becoming the UK’s most customer-centric housebuilder, we are looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team.

• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to identify variances and unexpected results
• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified
• Experience in a finance environment, particularly in completing complex reconciliations
• Financial reporting experience
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Experience in the preparation and review of financial statements
• Business Partnering expertise

Benefits

• Bonus Scheme
• Holiday Buy Scheme
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• 26 days holiday with additional bank holidays

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance