Assistant Accountant

Role Overview

Our Finance team plays a critical role beyond just handling figures; it involves gathering essential data that drives business decisions and underpins our commercial success. Finance is pivotal to our ongoing achievement and performance, making this role impactful and rewarding. As an Assistant Accountant reporting to the Finance Manager, you will support the finance team in managing and reporting divisional financial performance aligned with business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Uphold and promote the Group’s values, policies, systems, and procedures in all activities.
• Support the finance team to meet all financial deadlines and schedules.
• Take charge of overhead costs, ensuring accurate coding and allocation.
• Oversee the Group balance sheet submission process, including completing reconciliations and reviewing with Finance Manager and Finance Director.
• Assist in creating accurate forecasts and planning as required.
• Manage the quarterly and annual Corporate Sustainability Questionnaire by accurately collecting and recording required data.
• Serve as a liaison for the finance shared service centre, providing support and guidance when necessary.
• Help prepare relevant reports for the Managing Director and Divisional board.

Required Qualifications and Attributes

• Part-qualified accountant currently studying, with experience in a commercial accounting environment; experience in house-building sector preferred.
• Strong collaborator with determination to meet business objectives.
• Excellent numerical skills with advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis, capable of interpreting data and its business impact.
• Ability to not only compile data but also explain results and provide insights to non-finance colleagues.
• Effective planning and organizational skills to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to offer professional business management opinions.
• Self-assured, decisive, resilient, and thrives under pressure in a dynamic setting.

Company and Benefits

Recognised nationally since 2010 as a 5-star housebuilder offering quality homes, Barratt Redrow blends innovation, technology, and customer focus. The company supports diverse talent including apprentices, graduates, and ex-Armed Forces personnel. The working model is hybrid, allowing office-based staff to split time across offices, sites, and home.

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme.
• Private medical insurance (single cover).
• 26 days holiday, increasing by 1 day every 3 years up to 29 days.
• Flexible benefits options.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies.
• Private healthcare with access to virtual GP, physio, and therapy services, extendable to family.
• Top-tier pension plans with employer contributions up to 10%.
• Fully funded annual health assessment.
• Employee financial programs including loans, savings accounts, and home purchase discounts.
• Lifestyle perks such as Cycle to Work scheme, hotel discounts, and retailer offers.
• Additional benefits including death in service cover, paid volunteer/study leave, parental and carers leave, and share purchase schemes.

Inclusion Statement

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, or background, can thrive and develop their career.