£60,000 Per year
Undetermined
Remote
Remote Working
Summary: The role of Year-End Accountant involves managing financial reporting responsibilities for a charity focused on housing and community services. This position is critical for ensuring compliance with audit and statutory obligations while supporting a finance transformation project. Candidates should be fully qualified accountants with strong technical skills and a proactive approach to data management. The role is offered on a six-month fixed-term contract basis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and reconcile lead schedules to the trial balance
- Own and update statutory reporting documents in collaboration with internal teams
- Support the audit process, responding to queries and ensuring accurate financial submissions
- Assist with journal posting, AP/AR processes and financial data integrity
- Contribute to core finance projects, particularly around process improvement and system upgrades
- Build strong relationships with non-financial stakeholders across housing and service teams
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) – essential
- Strong experience in audit prep, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Comfortable working in a busy, hands-on finance team under tight deadlines
- Excellent Excel skills (VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, MATCH) and confidence working with financial systems
- A collaborative and resilient personality – ready to step into a team that’s under pressure and help drive change
- Exposure to housing, charity, or education sectors is desirable but not essential
- Process improvement mindset – eager to question inefficiencies and suggest better ways of working
Salary (Rate): £60,000 per year
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Are you a fully qualified accountant with strong technical experience in year-end and audit?
Do you have a methodical approach to data and a passion for driving improvements?
Keen to work in a meaningful organisation making a tangible difference?
We’re partnering with a well-established charity supporting housing and community services to find two confident and proactive Year-End Accountants, both on six month fixed term contracts. This is a key role with high visibility, helping to deliver high-quality financial reporting and support a major finance transformation project. It’s ideally suited to someone who has recently qualified in practice or comes with strong housing or third-sector experience.
About the Role
You’ll be taking ownership of financial reporting responsibilities, ensuring reconciliations, lead schedules, and audit deliverables are completed to a high standard. The work is hands-on, detailed, and essential to helping the wider organisation meet audit and statutory obligations.
Key responsibilities:
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Prepare and reconcile lead schedules to the trial balance
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Own and update statutory reporting documents in collaboration with internal teams
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Support the audit process, responding to queries and ensuring accurate financial submissions
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Assist with journal posting, AP/AR processes and financial data integrity
-
Contribute to core finance projects, particularly around process improvement and system upgrades
-
Build strong relationships with non-financial stakeholders across housing and service teams
What You’ll Bring
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Fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) – essential
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Strong experience in audit prep, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting
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Comfortable working in a busy, hands-on finance team under tight deadlines
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Excellent Excel skills (VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, MATCH) and confidence working with financial systems
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A collaborative and resilient personality – ready to step into a team that’s under pressure and help drive change
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Exposure to housing, charity, or education sectors is desirable but not essential
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Process improvement mindset – eager to question inefficiencies and suggest better ways of working
Apply now if you're ready to bring rigour, energy, and a sharp financial eye to a mission-driven organisation—all from the comfort of your home.