Divisional Accountant

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Divisional Accountant

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At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and we are committed to building an inclusive culture that values and respects difference combined with creating a safe and inclusive working environment for all colleagues. This means we are positive about making adjustments as well as providing flexible working and we would be happy to talk to you about how this could work for you.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our North London Division is looking to recruit a Divisional Accountant to join the Division’s Finance team.

The Role

The role of Divisional Accountant involves assisting in the production of accurate and timely financial transactions and reports in addition to maintaining the business’s accounting records. It will also involve providing support and direction to the wider finance team.

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

Prepare month end balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts and prepare monthly journals and account analysis, facilitating the financial year end and preparing schedules for external audit

Lead on the preparation of the month end file and monthly checklist and prepare divisional reporting returns (VAT, CIS, Payroll)

Treasury management – ensuring monthly and daily cash flow forecasts for the division are as accurate as possible, prior to review by the Head of Finance/ Finance Director. This should include divisional adherence to the Prompt Payment Code

Provision of support and direction to the Assistant Accountant(s)/Finance Assistant(s)/Finance Apprentice on daily workload

Initial contact for Finance queries or problems, conduit for reporting and escalating issues to Head of Finance/Finance Director. Assist the Finance Director / Head of Finance with data entry, queries and reports for the forecast system, as necessary.

Assist the Head of Finance/Finance Director to ensure compliance with the Group Accounting Manual and to implement business process improvements

Assist with purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank and payroll processing when required and oversee on the maintenance of house sales ledger including monthly sales reconciliation

Perform cost analysis, return, troubleshooting transactions and suggesting corrections and conduct maintenance of KPI and analysis schedules

Carry out any other reasonable tasks as directed by the Finance Management Team.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

Experience of working within a similar role will be preferred

Experience of working with accountancy software

Working knowledge of COINS is desirable

Qualifications and Training

CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified

Skills and Aptitude

Excellent administration and organisation skills

Analysis, numerical and report writing skills

Strong management and time management skills

Strong communication, listening and problem-solving skills

Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines

Demonstrates a high level of discretion and confidentiality

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to work on own as well as part of a team

Proficient IT skills along with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) and the ability to adapt to new systems

Committed to diversity and inclusion

The Role and Working Conditions

Willing to be flexible in respect to day to day duties and hours worked

Office based role

Please note this role is subject to a basic DBS and financial pre-employment checks

In return we can offer you:

Competitive salary

Competitive annual bonus

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

Access to discounts and benefits portal

ShareSave Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Life assurance

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received