On behalf of Homes England, we are looking for a Accountant (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract based 50% of the time in The Newcastle Office.

Homes England, the government s housing and regeneration agency, plays a central role in tackling the housing challenges the country now faces. We have the appetite, influence, expertise, and resource to drive positive market change, and our mission is to ensure more homes are built in areas of greatest need, improve affordability and create a sustainable housing market.

Following the publication of the government s Levelling Up White Paper, Homes England has also been tasked with a core role in spearheading regeneration, partnering with places to reduce economic disparity, empower local leaders and create equal opportunities across the country to ensure communities reach their full potential.

The key focus of the role is to support the Business as Usual Finance team to enable them to devote time to the transformation project without compromising on the Agency s day to day requirements from its Finance Teams. This could mean covering of a senior manager in the Transaction services team, to ensure the daily payment runs are processed properly, or helping the Investments accounting team with running the monthly ECL models.

Excellent analytical and communication skills will be required as well as a can do attitude to cover whatever is required. An ability to build and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships across the Agency is also essential.

As a Accountant, your main responsibilities will be:

• Contributing to the management of the accounts payable function
• Contributing to the management of the accounts receivable function
• Contributing towards the Agency s budgeting, forecasting planning and cash management processes, working cross functionally to influence stakeholders.
• Contributing towards the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial accounting information for inclusion in annual accounts and quarterly consolidation returns to the Agency s sponsor department, including all required disclosures under IFRS.
• Contributing towards the organization, co-ordination and preparation of both the Annual Report and Financial Statement elements of the annual year end statutory reporting to be laid in Parliament. This requires significant planning and crucial communication with both the Department and the National Audit Office to meet tight deadlines as set out by Treasury.
• Contributing to the monthly review of in year forecasts through challenge sessions, providing analysis and insight,
• Contributing to the key fiscal events (Spending Reviews) ensuring business cases are underpinned by robust financial models and assumptions, including the necessary level of resource to underpin delivery plans.
• Contributing to the grant in aid processes, including draw down of funds, cash management and reporting.
• Establishing and maintaining strong and effective relationships across Finance Directorate (particularly with Finance Business Partners and the Financial Reporting and Accounts Team) to ensure smooth flow of management information.

Essential:

• CCAB qualified;
• Considerable experience of working in a finance or finance adjacent role in a large and or complex organization;
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills, an eye for detail and the ability to find a way through complex problems;
• Comfortable operating at pace and in ambiguity;

Desirable:

• Have a good understanding of the complexities of Government budgeting and accounting rules;

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Homes England guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

Homes England guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".