Development & Sales Accountant - Hybrid

Title: Development & Sales Accountant                           

Contract type: Full time, Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Location: West Ham Lane, Stratford, London (E15 4PH) or Sale Point, Sale, Manchester (M33 6AG)

Persona: Agile - 20-40% office based                                                                  

Salary: London £55,225  and Regional £48,962 depending on experience and location 

Closing date for completed applications: 26/06/2024

Interviews: Microsoft Teams Interview W/C 01/07/2024

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

A new opportunity has arisen for a Development & Sales Accountant FTC to join our driven and dynamic Development Finance team.

In this role you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive range of financial services for the Development and Sales activities of the L&Q Group.

Reporting to the Development Finance Manager, you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive range of financial services for the Development and Sales activities of the L&Q Group.

The main duties of the role will include:

• To produce monthly reconciliations and notes to the financial statements, ensuring that financial and accounting records are accurately reflected in the accounting systems.
• To act as a financial lead for your projects in supporting Development and the business through the governance process.
• Business partner with our internal stakeholders and Joint Venture partners to ensure accurate project appraisal models and receipt of timely information.
• To assist in the production of annual statutory financial statements, notes to statements and to liaise with external auditors during interim and annual audits.
• To assist in the coordination and the production of annual budgets with the relevant budget holders. Provide quarterly forecast of expected outturn and assisting in monitoring their budgets.

Your experience must include: 

• Excellent communication skills with proven business partnering experience
• Advanced IT skills including Excel and Financial Information Systems
• Academic & professional qualifications: CCAB qualified / part-qualified Accountant (registered with professional body).
• Independent working.

 If you are interested in this role and have the experience required, then apply without delay!

Salary & Benefits:

We offer a competitive annual salary and benefits package which includes: 

• 28 days annual leave rising to 31 days PLUS bank holidays
• Remote/agile working 
• Excellent Pension scheme and non-contributory life assurance
• Investment in your career development with continued support and training (in-house & external courses)
• Employee assistance programme
• Health & Wellbeing program
• Employee discount scheme
• Up to 21 paid volunteer hours per year
• Strong family-friendly policies

Our commitments:

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them.  This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life.  Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing.  In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.

We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion.  We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.

L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 97,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East.

As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy. 

In response to the housing and affordability crisis, we will build 100,000 new homes over ten years. Of these, 60,000 homes will be built or funded by L&Q, whilst a further 40,000 will come through partnerships. Crucially, at least 50% of these new homes will be genuinely affordable, with a target of 60% in London.

Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.