Assistant Accountant

Redrow; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking a part-qualified accountant to support their finance team in the management and reporting of divisional performance. The ideal candidate will have commercial accounting experience, strong financial analysis skills, and advanced Excel proficiency. This role is pivotal to the organization, contributing to the overall success and requiring the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. The company offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Competitive Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover

26 days' holiday

Flexible Benefits

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Qualifications

• A part qualified accountant with commercial accounting experience.
• Strong team player with drive and tenacity.
• Highly numerate with strong IT and financial analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Support finance team in effective management and reporting.
• Ensure deadlines and financial timetables are met.
• Manage the Group balance sheet submission process.

Skills

Part qualified accountant

Commercial accounting experience

Advanced Excel skills

Financial analysis skills

Ability to interpret data

Resilience under pressure

Education

Actively studying for accounting qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Our Finance teams, don't just process numbers, it's about collecting vital information which informs decisions and drives our business. As such, it's at the heart of our commerciality.

We hold Finance in high regard as a pivotal driver in our continued success and performance, so if you enjoy working in a front-line, operational function where your work is highly valued and impacts visibly on our people and business, this could be your kind of place.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will contribute to the overall success of the business, through supporting the finance team in the effective management and reporting of divisional performance in line with business requirements.

• Promote and act in accordance with Group values, systems, policies and procedures.
• Support the finance team in ensuring that all deadlines and financial timetable are achieved.
• Assume responsibility for all overhead costs, ensuring they are correctly coded and apportioned.
• Manage the Group balance sheet submission process, from completion of reconciliation to review with FM & FD.
• Assist with accurate and robust forecasting and planning in line with requirements.
• Control the quarterly and annual Corporate Sustainability Questionnaire process, ensuring all data is accurately collected and recorded within the submission.
• Point of contact for finance shared service centre, offering support and guidance when required.
• Assist with appropriate reporting to the MD and Divisional board.

What you'll need

• A part qualified accountant, actively studying, with experience in a commercial accounting role, ideally within the house-building sector.
• A strong team player with the drive and tenacity to achieve the goals of the business.
• Highly numerate with strong IT and financial analysis skills, particularly advanced Excel skills coupled with the ability to interpret data and assess impacts on the business.
• The ability to not only produce data but understand the output and provide commentary and understanding to non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience of planning and organising work to meet targets.
• Able and willing to contribute a professional opinion to the overall management of the business.
• Self-confident, decisive, resilient and able to thrive under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Our Company and Benefits

We've been nationally recognised as a 5 star housebuilder since 2010 for supplying high-quality homes for all generations. That's more than any other major housebuilder. It's because we combine the brightest minds, the latest technology, and a genuine commitment to putting customers first. We want the best people in the industry to help us shape the future of building. We have tailored opportunities for apprentices, graduates, experienced professionals and ex-Armed Forces personnel to come and help us stay one step ahead, and build the homes that Britain needs.

Barratt adopts a hybrid way of working which assumes that where roles allow, our office-based colleagues divide their time between working in the office, on our construction sites and sales offices, and working from home, as the role dictates. We recognise the many benefits that an effective hybrid working culture brings to both the Company and our colleagues.

We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want. We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
• 26 days' holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years' continuous service up to 29 days)
• Choice of Flexible Benefits
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies