Group Accountant

Coastline Housing; Redruth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable social landlord in Cornwall is seeking a Group Accountant. The successful candidate will handle financial reporting, VAT compliance, annual audits, and budgeting. A recognised accountancy qualification and strong Excel skills are essential. This full-time permanent position focuses on supporting a data-driven finance team and offers extensive benefits including training, holidays, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

33 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Continuous training and development opportunities

Defined Contribution pension scheme

Healthcare cashback plan

Health and wellbeing program

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on supermarket shops and holidays

Qualifications

• Recognised accountancy qualification required.
• Strong understanding of financial accounting principles.
• Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts.
• Prepare VAT returns and manage VAT compliance.
• Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Manage the sales ledger.
• Produce financial reconciliations.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts.
• Draft statutory accounts.
• Support the annual external audit process.
• Implement and streamline financial policies.
• Support a data-driven finance team.
• Assist with ad-hoc queries or projects.

Skills

Accounting principles

Proficiency in accounting software

Advanced Excel skills

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Education

Recognised accountancy qualification

Job description

Overview

Coastline Housing are seeking a Group Accountant to support our Head of Finance. You'll handle the production of monthly management accounts, VAT returns, month-end and year-end closing processes, and manage the sales ledger. You'll also produce financial reconciliations, prepare budgets and forecasts, draft statutory accounts, and support the annual external audit process. Additionally, you'll implement and streamline financial policies, support a data-driven finance team, and assist with ad-hoc queries or projects.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts
• Prepare VAT returns and manage VAT compliance
• Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes
• Manage the sales ledger
• Produce financial reconciliations
• Prepare budgets and forecasts
• Draft statutory accounts
• Support the annual external audit process
• Implement and streamline financial policies
• Support a data-driven finance team
• Assist with ad-hoc queries or projects

Qualifications

You should have a recognised accountancy qualification. You should have a strong understanding of financial accounting principles, proficiency in accounting software, advanced Excel skills, and strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Continuous training and development opportunities
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• Defined Contribution pension scheme, we will match your contributions up to 8.3%
• Healthcare cashback plan, including dental & eyecare
• Health and wellbeing program, including access to EAP, Thrive Mental Wellbeing app and company sick pay after 1 year's service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tonnes of discounts on everything from supermarket shops, to holidays and more

About Coastline

Coastline Housing is a charitable social landlord serving Cornwall. Winners in the Third Sector category at the Cornwall Business Awards and one of the fastest growing landlords in the country, we are proud to be a key provider of housing and support in Cornwall. That includes social housing for thousands of people across Cornwall, plus shared ownership and rent to buy homes to help people get a home of their own. Our Extra Care scheme in Redruth houses many older people, and our services for anyone experiencing homelessness help hundreds each year who are rough sleeping.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Location: In person