Financial Accountant

Job Title: Financial Accountant

Location: Leeds (Hybrid working)

Start date: ASAP

Salary: up to £53,000pa

Job Overview

Our client is looking for a highly motivated qualified finance professional ideally with housing, infrastructure, or real estate background. The role requires a reliable, confident, and pro-active person, who also understands the importance of confidentiality and discretion.

The Financial Accountant will primarily be responsible for ensuring that the financial processes, systems, and controls are operating effectively and efficiently to allow for accurate preparation of statutory accounts, investors and regulatory reporting, management accounts, indirect tax returns, forecasts, and budgets for various operating and management companies. In addition to working with the auditors, investors, and other advisors, the Financial Accountant will need to have a strong understanding of the financial and operating strategy and financial control management.

Key Responsibilities

Take responsibility for ensuring that the financial processes, systems and controls are operating effectively and efficiently.

Responsibility for maintaining statutory records for their relevant entities including the consolidation of holding companies, a growing number of investment vehicles, the property management company, and the regulated registered provider company.

Preparation and filing of statutory accounts.

Budget preparation and all related monthly management reporting.

Preparation of technical accounting papers as well as provide advice to business on technical accounting matters.

Responsible for the accurate and timely preparation of tax filing – corporate, VAT, PAYE, SDLT etc.

Liaise with internal and external auditors and preparing ahead of the audits

Implementation of a new accounting software system

Assist in the preparation of information for debt investors and banks

Assist in the preparation of information for all board meetings

Work closely with other finance functions, risk and compliance, and operations team to ensure delivery of organisational objectives

Assist with all regulatory filings with the Regulator of Social Housing and Homes England

Assisting in the valuation of the portfolios of investments

Corporate governance involving external risk reporting to stakeholders

Ensure adherence to financial laws and guidelines

Capabilities and experience

The candidate will have

Qualified with ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Experience of working in a group reporting function (audit or industry)

Good understanding of tax – income, VAT, PAYE, SDLT etc.

Property experience whilst not essential would be highly relevant

Experience in implementing the financial processes, systems and controls real estate or infrastructure investment business for small and medium organisations

Strong people management skills

Demonstrated strong self-motivation, project management capabilities and a proven ability to work under pressure

Demonstrated the ability to work in a team environment, strong consensus building, verbal and written communication skills, and strategic planning capabilities