Financial Accountant

Camden, London
Guinness Partnership
About Us

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 135,000 customers nationwide. Of our 65,000 homes , more than 70% are let at a social or affordable rent, while around 10,000 are owned or part-owned by the people who live in them.

Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our customers, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re-invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Accountant to join our team in London on a permanent basis, working 2 days a week in the office and from home for 3 days. The role sits within the Financial Accounting & Reporting team.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Supporting the preparation of statutory accounts for group entities, in compliance with relevant accounting and reporting standards, and playing a key role in the year-end audit process.
• Performing reviews of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including intercompany accounts.
• Maintaining and improving the Assets and Liabilities Register, a statutory requirement of the Regulator of Social Housing.
• Ensuring the existence of a sound control environment and supporting the delivery of continuous improvement projects in financial accounting and reporting.

What we’re looking for

We’re a customer-focused organisation so we know that how we do things is just as important as what we do.

You will be joining a committed finance team with an ambitious operating plan, and will be expected to demonstrate initiative, judgement and a continuous improvement mentality. Being systems-oriented will also be beneficial.

You’ll also be able to demonstrate:

• Recent experience of statutory financial reporting and audit either in a practice or industry role.
• Proven experience of leading on financial accounting for complex balance sheet areas.
• Excellent attention to detail with ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.
• Proven experience of leading on the preparation of financial statements for audit and the application of accounting standards.
• Experience of reviewing and analysing financial information and reporting on results.
• Experience in preparing VAT returns (desirable).
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.

Essential Qualifications:

• CCAB or CIMA qualification.

If you’re interested in finding out more about the key responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached role profile.

The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.