Assistant Accountant

Job Title: Assistant Accountant   

Location: Hybrid Working

Salary: £24,000 - £30,000 DOE plus excellent benefits

Contract Type: Permanent 

Hours: 37.5 per week

About the role

You will be supporting regional finance partner and operational managers by providing advice for a portfolio of retirement properties, you will help them to develop the necessary financial management skills, ensuring work is compliant with internal and external regulatory requirements

Duties will include:

• Prepare and post accounting entries into the ledgers including re-codes, re-charges, accruals and pre-payments
• Prepare balance sheet and fund account reconciliations
• Review, validate the accuracy and report on service charge and revenue variances on a regular periodic basis
• Provide commentary and recommendations to operations and other finance colleagues
• Support the annual budget process offering guidance, support and training to operational colleagues.
• First line response to operations for all finance queries via Cherwell, email and workplace
• Finance systems training and support for operations colleagues
• Assisting with year end accounts and preparation for audit

About you

Essential you will have:

• AAT qualification or equivalent or experience and willing to undertake study, may suit a graduate
• Intermediate Excel and IT skills
• Experience in providing customer-oriented service ideally in a finance context
• A working knowledge of Reconciliations, use and interpretation of management information and KPIs

Ideally you will have:

• Experience of working in the Housing sector (or similar)
• Working knowledge of current service charge legislation application to Housing Associations
• Audit experience
• You must also be willing to travel to other locations in the UK when required.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.