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Assistant Accountant - Assets & Investments
Places for People —Preston
- Up to £42,310 a year
- Microsoft Excel
- Accounting
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
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- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
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Assistant Management Accountant (12-Month FTC)
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- £28,000 - £40,000 a year
- ERP systems
- Data analysis skills
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- Overtime
- Microsoft Excel
- IT
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- Free parking
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Assistant Accountant - Assets & Investments

Places for People -
Preston

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Job details

Fixed term contract
Up to £42,310 a year
4 days ago

Benefits

Free flu jabs
Company pension
Employee discount
Flexible schedule

Qualifications

Microsoft Excel
Accounting
Balance sheet reconciliation
AAT
Technical accounting

Full job description

Location:

Preston (PR5)
Salary:

Up to £42,310 DOE
Employment Type:

Fixed Term
Hours per Week:

36.25
Grade:

5
Closing Date:

10 July 2026

Reporting Group:

Group Support Services

At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! So, if you like the sound of one of our jobs, please apply - you could be just who we're looking for! Of course, experience and track record are important, but we're more interested in hiring someone that embodies our People Promises. That's someone that does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in Community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving Communities for both our Customers and Employees.

So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!

More about your role

You'll support the Assets & Investments finance team by helping to deliver accurate and timely management accounting. You'll produce monthly reporting packs including commentary and maintaining financial data across systems.

You'll analyse financial performance, investigate variances and support cost centre reporting, helping to ensure accuracy and insight across the business. You will attend monthly managing agent meetings and present the monthly financial results, discussing areas of risk and opportunity.

You'll also prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations providing supporting information and resolve any unknown balances, assist with forecasts and business planning, and process journals such as accruals, prepayments and managing agent statements.

Working closely with both finance and non-finance stakeholders, you'll support the accuracy of financial information, contribute to improving processes and efficiencies, and ensure all transactions are recorded in line with accounting standards.

This is an initial fixed term contract until October 2027 working out of Preston 2-3 days a week.

For more information download a copy of the job description.

Essential criteria

Working towards a finance qualification (e.g. AAT or equivalent) or relevant practical experience
Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting or management reporting
Experience preparing management accounts, including journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems
Knowledge of accounting standards and finance processes (policies and procedures)

More about you

You're building your career in finance and enjoy working with numbers, systems and data to support business decisions. You're comfortable working across a variety of tasks, from reconciliations to reporting, and take pride in producing accurate and reliable work.

You work well with others and are confident collaborating with both finance and non-finance colleagues to ensure information is correct and meaningful. You're proactive in identifying issues, spotting opportunities for improvement and helping streamline processes. You're organised, detail-focused and keen to continue developing your technical accounting skills.

At Places for People we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.

Benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

Competitive salary with regular annual review
Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%
35 days holiday (including bank holiday) with option to buy or sell days
Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs - up to £500 savings per year
Access to wellbeing support such as counselling and flu jabs
Private GP and health support services available
Access to a rewards platform with retail and lifestyle discounts
Savings on groceries, travel, shopping and home products
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Access to professional qualifications and career progression
Internal development programmes and learning support
Recognition schemes such as Star Awards and Colleagues Awards
Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
Free membership to Places Gyms

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team [email protected]

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on [email protected].

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

Armed Forces - We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant. Places for People will guarantee an interview for any candidate who is serving or has formerly served in the Armed Forces, as a reservist, armed forces veteran (including the wounded, injured and sick), cadet instructor and military spouse/partner and who meets the essential criteria for the vacancy.

Disability Confident - We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This helps us to successfully employ and retain people with disabilities and health conditions. Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview. The Equality Act 2010 (Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for NI) defines a disabled person as someone who has a physical or mental impairment that has sa substantial and long-term negative effect on their ability to do daily activities.

Neurodivergent – Neurodiverse individuals have highly valuable skills, and we recognise that a traditional interview process sometimes works against them and doesn’t allow them to self-advocate. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy will be guaranteed an interview.

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