Accountant

Service Care Solutions; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Accountant to work with a Housing Association in Birmingham on a temporary basis. In this hybrid role, you will lead a team to deliver high-quality financial reporting and budgeting processes while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements. Ideal candidates will be CCAB qualified with strong Excel skills. A competitive rate and a referral bonus of £250 is offered. This position is full-time with a contract of 3 months initially.

Benefits

£250 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in a similar role.
• Experience working in an accounts environment.
• Experience supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts in line with timetables.
• Maintain budget control systems and provide guidance.
• Support preparation of annual financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and internal policies.
• Manage and monitor workflows within the team.

Skills

Qualified/Part-Qualified CCAB

Strong Excel skills

Experience producing management accounts

Experience preparing and monitoring budgets

Job description

Accountant

Location: Birmingham

Contract: Temporary (3 months initial)

Rate: £340.00 per day umbrella // £299.31 per day PAYE inclusive // £267.08 per day PAYE exclusive

Start Date: ASAP

Hybrid Working

Contact: (url removed)

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a Housing Association in Birmingham for an Accountant to join the team on a temporary basis. This is a key role within the Finance function, supporting the Financial Reporting Manager and Head of Financial Reporting in delivering high-quality financial services to internal and external stakeholders.

You will lead a small team and play an important role in ensuring the effective delivery, continuous development, and improvement of financial reporting, budgeting, and control processes, aligned to organisational values and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and performance information in line with agreed timetables.
• Maintain robust systems of budgetary control and provide guidance to budget holders.
• Support the preparation of annual financial statements and provide working papers for internal and external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, accounting standards, standing orders, and internal policies.
• Manage, coordinate, and monitor workflows within the team, allocating work and reporting performance indicators.
• Act as a source of professional finance advice across the organisation.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders including regulators, funders, and partners.

Candidate Criteria

• Qualified/Part-Qualified CCAB with considerable experience.
• Experience of working in a similar capacity with a Housing Association is highly desirable.
• Experience working in an accounts environment, preparing and monitoring budgets and forecasts.
• Experience producing management accounts with variance analysis to set deadlines.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Strong Excel skills, including advanced functions and financial modelling.

Referral Bonus

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! If you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.

Job Info

• Job Title: Accountant
• Company: Service Care Solutions
• Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
• Closes: Jan 19th 2026
• Contract: Contract
• Hours: Full Time