Assistant Development Accountant

Notting Hill Genesis; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in the UK seeks an Assistant Development Accountant to shape financial strategies for housing and commercial property development. The role involves providing financial insights, enhancing project decision-making, and ensuring the alignment of financial practices with customer needs. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and be progressing toward AAT/CCAB qualifications, offering a competitive salary and diverse benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Health cash plan

Life Assurance

Discounts at various retailers

Qualifications

• Passion for developing expertise in property development finance.
• Knowledge in processing invoices and understanding of VAT treatment in construction schemes.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential financial and commercial information for development finance.
• Shape financial strategies for housing and commercial property development.
• Enhance decision-making of project managers with day-to-day financial advice.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Proficiency in Excel

Excellent communication skills

Education

Active progress toward AAT/CCAB qualifications

Tools

D365

Power BI

Job description

Salary £45,013 to £50,014 per annum for 35 hours per week Annual

Job Introduction

Introduction

In the role of Assistant Development Accountant, you will provide essential financial and commercial information, ensuring that development finance activities are optimised. Your role will focus on maintaining the Group's project ledgers and all associated activities aligning financial strategies with operational goals.

How you'll make a difference

You will be instrumental in promoting and embedding a customer-centric approach within the organisation's financial practices. Your efforts in aligning financial strategies with customer needs will significantly contribute to improving service delivery and achieving the organisation's objectives.

What you'll do

As an Assistant Development Accountant, you will play a vital role in shaping NHG's financial strategies for housing and commercial property development. Your work will ensure our projects are financially optimised, directly contributing to the creation of thriving communities across London. By aligning financial insights with operational goals, you'll empower teams to make data-driven decisions that enhance service delivery and resident satisfaction.

How you'll do it

• Specialise in development finance tailored to the development of housing and commercial properties.
• Facilitate effective communication across departments by addressing their specific needs.
• Be knowledgeable and involved in overseeing financial performance and efficiency in the development and sales division
• Enhance decision-making of project managers by providing day-to-day financial advice through effective business partnering
• Work alongside the Treasury and Appraisal team to promote data-driven decisions
• Actively work on building and nurturing relationships both within the organisation and with external parties.
• Adapt and refine reporting processes to suit the evolving needs of the development team, providing relevant financial analysis

The ideal candidate

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.

We're seeking an Assistant Development Accountant who embodies NHG's values of dependability, inclusivity, and progressive thinking. You'll bring:

Essential:

• Active progress toward AAT/CCAB qualifications and a passion for developing expertise in property development finance.
• Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in Excel and a willingness to learn D365 and Power BI.
• Knowledge in processing invoices and a solid understanding of VAT treatment in construction schemes.
• Excellent communication skills, with a knack for building relationships across finance and operational teams.

Desirable:

• Experience with Dynamics 365

What's in it for you?

Once you join us, you'll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You'll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

All about us

Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff. For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/

We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.

To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/

Selection Process

Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 04 August 2025

Step 2: Successful candidates will be invited to interview and assessment

Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via [e-mail].

NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.