Bromford Hiring for Accounting Assistant – 5 month contract Job at Wolverhampton, England Full Time

If you are passionate about accounting and looking for a new opportunity to develop and gain experience in a transforming and supportive finance team – you belong at Bromford.

We’re looking for a shared service accounting assistant for a 5 month fixed term contract. Your role will involve supporting the delivery of our accounting service; this is a new service which is an important part of the finance transformation delivery; bringing significant improvement and control to the recording of our financial information.

You’ll need to bring experience from a shared service environment, used to working as part of an accounting team and service level agreements (SLAs), and familiar with reporting against performance.

Some of your responsibilities include providing insight to the business partnering team, preparing and posting standard journals as part of the month-end and year-end processes, preparing some subjective journals with supporting analysis and balance sheet reconciliations. You’ll need to have specific experience in the Cash & Banking area and have prepared & posted Bank Reconciliations too. You will be working with data champions to improve data quality, liaising with external and internal auditors, and providing timely collection and analysis of data, following up any service delivery issues and escalating, as necessary.

Ultimately, you will help us deliver some very important financial targets, but the most rewarding part of the job is knowing that you are joining a business that helps people and families manage their own homes, to build brighter futures and thrive.

This role is based from our Wolverhampton office, WV10 6AU.

This is what we are looking for from you:

• Excellent time management and the ability to work well under pressure
• Excellent Excel, data and analytical skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 is essential
• Ability to communicate and challenge effectively
• Collaborative and results-driven
• Methodical and diligent
• Independent self-starter, someone who thrives on developing new processes and relationships
• Common sense, pragmatic, practical approach, with the ability to make good decisions
• Ideally, to be studying towards AAT, or qualified by experience
• A commitment to our DNA and be a great ambassador for Bromford.

If you have experience as an accounting assistant, accounts assistant, assistant financial accountant, assistant management accountant, financial reporting assistant, or something similar, this could be a great opportunity.

Closing Date for applications 10th October

NB: Due to the volume of applications received at present we may close this vacancy before the expected closing date, we therefore encourage an early application

A place to be you!

Being able to express yourself at work helps you connect with people and gives you the freedom to perform better at your job. We believe diversity helps drive success, so we want to build a culture where all our differences are celebrated. Everybody should feel that they belong and are able to bring their true, authentic selves to work. We want an organisation that reflects the communities and the people that we serve and if we can achieve this, we know that we will create an environment where everyone is included and can thrive.

If this sounds like you, you’ll feel right at home here. At Bromford we give both customers and colleagues the opportunity to realise their potential. In our team you’ll do incredible work and be rewarded for doing so. Not just in the smiling faces of the thriving communities that you help build, but in the trust, support, training, success and friendship you’ll find in our team.

If you can be bold, be honest, be you and be brilliant… you belong at Bromford. Apply now.

Bromford Housing Group is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding employees and customers, as a result we will carry out pre-employment checks. The nature of these checks will vary according to the role applied for, and may include details of current/previous employment, unspent criminal convictions, education and proof of relevant qualifications. We will also be asking for references for everyone who is offered employment with us which must cover the last two years. In addition to this, all employees will be asked for evidence of their right to live and work in the UK – further information is available on the UK Government website.

We do not require recruitment agency support at this time – all speculative CV’s will be treated as a direct application.