Assistant Accountant

Location: Hybrid from our Bradford Office

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Up to £33,000 per annum

Contract: Fixed term | 7 months

Are you an organised, detail-focused finance professional looking to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment? We're looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team, where you'll play a key role in providing financial support across our rented and extra care housing services.

Working closely with colleagues across Finance and Operations, you'll help ensure accurate financial reporting, support budget management and provide practical financial guidance that helps our services deliver the best outcomes for our residents.

What you'll be doing

• Prepare and post accounting journals, including recharges, accruals, prepayments and other adjustments.
• Review service charge and revenue variances, providing accurate analysis and insightful commentary.
• Support the annual budgeting process and provide guidance to operational teams throughout.
• Provide first-line finance support to operational colleagues via phone, email and virtual meetings.
• Prepare balance sheet and fund account reconciliations, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Support operational managers in developing their financial knowledge through coaching and practical advice.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Finance team to identify and implement process improvements.

What we're looking for

• AAT qualified, working towards an AAT qualification, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in a finance role with a strong customer service focus.
• Knowledge of service charges, housing finance or similar financial processes would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicator, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Advanced Excel and IT skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to locations across the UK.

The closing date for applications is 9 August, with first-stage interviews taking place via Teams on 17 August.

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
• Free Blue Light Card

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.