Accountant

Accountant

Fixed Term Contract – up to 6 months

Salary: £45,091 – £48,226 (Dependent on experience)

We are seeking an experienced and delivery-focused Transition Accountant to play a key role in a major organisational change programme within a large-scale housing operation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to support the transition to a single operating model managing approximately 10,000 social housing properties, ensuring all financial elements are fully prepared, implemented and stabilised for a successful go-live.

The Role

• Lead finance transition planning and delivery of all go-live activities
• Manage cutover processes including accruals, prepayments, provisions and opening balances
• Support validation of financial data and opening balances
• Design budget structures and monitoring frameworks
• Support development of management reporting across services
• Partner with senior stakeholders to ensure budget ownership
• Act as a finance SME across transition workstreams
• Deliver training and guidance to budget holders and managers
• Build strong relationships across finance and operational teams

About You

Essential:

• CCAB-qualified accountant (or equivalent experience)
• Strong financial accounting background within public sector, housing, or similar
• Proven experience supporting finance transformation, system changes or restructures
• Strong technical knowledge of financial controls, reporting and chart of accounts
• Experience working with complex stakeholder groups

Desirable:

• Experience supporting go-live or cutover in transformation programmes
• Experience working with auditors during change initiatives

What’s on Offer

• Hybrid working with flexibility to support work-life balance
• Modern equipment and home working support
• Generous annual leave, increasing with service
• Local Government Pension Scheme with strong employer contribution
• Enhanced parental leave
• 24/7 wellbeing support and access to counselling services
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Recognition schemes and employee benefits platform

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