Transition Accountant
Posted Today by Service Care Solutions
£48,226 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Transition Accountant role involves supporting a housing association in Somerset during a major merger with a local authority. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring financial readiness, including the design and implementation of systems and processes, as well as stabilizing operations post-transition. This temporary position requires a qualified finance professional with experience in local government or similar public sector settings. The role demands strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills to facilitate knowledge transfer and operational continuity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead finance transition & go-live readiness: Plan and deliver all finance activities for transition, including cutover, opening balances, risk management, and hands-on support during go-live and stabilisation.
- Oversee financial systems & reporting: Redesign chart of accounts, support system configuration, data migration, and ensure robust reporting, audit, and compliance frameworks.
- Establish budgeting, controls & governance: Implement budget structures, reporting, financial controls, reconciliations, and ensure strong accountability across stakeholders.
- Drive stakeholder engagement & knowledge transfer: Collaborate across teams, provide training and guidance, support operational continuity, and deliver clear documentation and handover for business-as-usual.
Key Skills:
- Qualified finance professional: CCAB-qualified (or equivalent) with strong financial accounting experience in local government, housing, ALMO, or similar public sector settings.
- Systems & transformation expertise: Proven track record supporting finance system changes, restructures, or organisational transitions, with strong technical knowledge of COA design, controls, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Delivery-focused & adaptable: Highly organised, able to prioritise and deliver at pace in time-limited environments, with a pragmatic, hands-on and solutions-oriented approach.
- Strong stakeholder & communication skills: Experienced working across complex organisations, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to clearly explain financial concepts to non-finance audiences.
Salary (Rate): £48,226 yearly
City: Somerset
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a housing association in Somerset for a Transition Accountant to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will support a major merger with a local authority, playing a key role in ensuring financial readiness for this transition. This will include supporting the design and implementation of systems, structures, and processes across both companies, and stabilising operations post-transition.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead finance transition & go-live readiness: Plan and deliver all finance activities for transition, including cutover, opening balances, risk management, and hands-on support during go-live and stabilisation.
- Oversee financial systems & reporting: Redesign chart of accounts, support system configuration, data migration, and ensure robust reporting, audit, and compliance frameworks.
- Establish budgeting, controls & governance: Implement budget structures, reporting, financial controls, reconciliations, and ensure strong accountability across stakeholders.
- Drive stakeholder engagement & knowledge transfer: Collaborate across teams, provide training and guidance, support operational continuity, and deliver clear documentation and handover for business-as-usual.
Candidate Criteria
- Qualified finance professional: CCAB-qualified (or equivalent) with strong financial accounting experience in local government, housing, ALMO, or similar public sector settings.
- Systems & transformation expertise : Proven track record supporting finance system changes, restructures, or organisational transitions, with strong technical knowledge of COA design, controls, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Delivery-focused & adaptable : Highly organised, able to prioritise and deliver at pace in time-limited environments, with a pragmatic, hands-on and solutions-oriented approach.
- Strong stakeholder & communication skills : Experienced working across complex organisations, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to clearly explain financial concepts to non-finance audiences.
If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who could be, please contact Rachel at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email rachel.burgess@servicecare.org.uk Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.