Job Title: Financial Accountant
Job Location: Birmingham
Salary: £33,400 - 41,800
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 37
About Us
At GreenSquareAccord, we re committed to providing great homes and services that make a positive difference to people s lives. Behind every successful service is a strong finance team, and we re looking for a Financial Accountant to help us deliver accurate reporting, robust financial control and continuous improvement across the organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity for a part or newly qualified accountant looking to take the next step in their career within a supportive, collaborative finance team.
Reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant, you ll join a close-knit Financial Reporting team. You ll gain exposure to a broad range of financial accounting activities while working alongside experienced colleagues who are committed to your development.
You ll play a key role in delivering timely and accurate financial reporting, supporting month-end close, statutory accounts and year-end audit activities. You ll also lead on Repairs & Maintenance cost analysis, complete balance sheet reconciliations and work with colleagues across the business to ensure financial information supports effective decision making.
This is a varied role where no two days are the same. You ll have the opportunity to improve processes, build relationships across the organisation and develop your technical accounting skills in a large, complex business.
We re looking for someone who already has a solid grounding in finance and is keen to continue developing their career.
You ll ideally have:
- At least three years experience working within a finance or financial accounting environment.
- Experience supporting or completing month-end processes and financial reporting.
- Be studying towards an ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification (or newly qualified).
- Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.
- The confidence to build relationships with colleagues across the business and explain financial information clearly.
Experience within the housing sector would be an advantage, but it isn t essential. We re equally interested in candidates from other sectors who have strong financial accounting experience and are looking to broaden their expertise.
At GreenSquareAccord, you ll be part of a friendly, knowledgeable finance team that genuinely supports one another. We ll give you the opportunity to develop your technical skills, gain exposure to a complex and rewarding organisation, and play a meaningful role in helping us deliver great services to our customers.
If you re looking for a role where you can build your experience, learn from experienced colleagues and continue your professional development, we d love to hear from you.
The GSA Way
We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way.
A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is.
Our five core commitments are:
- We believe our customer is everything
- We are one team
- We are supportive and caring
- We are business-minded for social purpose
- We are curious and ambitious.
You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack.
Benefits
In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes.
- Trust based flexible working and supportive and friendly teams
- 25 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days
- Opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
- A defined contribution pension scheme
- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Cycle to work Scheme
All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy.
GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview.
If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.