Assistant Financial Accountant

Assistant Financial Accountant Salary: £36,132 per annum plus excellent benefits Hours: 35 hours per week. We are also ‘Happy to Talk Flexible Working’ Contract Type: Permanent Location: Hybrid working – a mixture of home and office working at our office in Speke, Liverpool. Closing Date: 26 November 2025 Recruitment Date: 15 December 2025 Our vision is Great homes. Strong communities. Bright futures. This vision supports our mission to provide quality homes and community-enhancing services to those in need. As a social landlord and a major stakeholder in the communities where we work, we work to tackle societal issues and help close the gap on the multiple inequalities that our communities face. Fundamental to this is the provision of good quality housing that people are proud to call their home. What will your role be? As the Assistant Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality financial management and supporting the smooth operation of the Finance team. You will contribute to a wide range of activities including treasury operations, asset and grant accounting, month-end processes, taxation and statutory reporting. This role offers the opportunity to maintain strong internal controls, manage banking and cashflow forecasting, oversee investments and loans and prepare essential regulatory returns. You’ll help ensure accurate asset records, assist with year-end processes, and produce insightful reports for senior management and committees, while providing valuable support across the wider Finance team. Who are we looking for? The successful candidate will be a proactive and detail-oriented individual with strong academic foundations, including GCSEs in Mathematics and English (grade C/4 or above) and three A-Levels. You’ll bring experience in financial accounting, particularly with fixed assets, and a solid understanding of general ledger postings and reconciliations. Excellent organisational skills are essential, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting deadlines. Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the full Office suite, are required, alongside outstanding verbal and written communication. For further information, please review the person specification within the recruitment pack attached below. Why join us? You’ll love being part of a caring, inclusive, professional and innovative organisation. You’ll work with colleagues who feel happy, motivated and passionate about what they do as well as working for an organisation that will support and inspire you to do your very best. How to apply Please review the recruitment pack below and complete our online application process. All applicants must apply with a CV and a supporting statement in order to be considered for this vacancy, if either document is not included then your application will not be progressed. Your supporting statement can be completed as part of the online application form, this should be a minimum of 200 words and should outline your suitability for the role based on the criteria listed in the person specification. Encouraging diversity We are always working to increase diversity and seek people who can bring diverse thinking, who care about our purpose, and fully support our values and commitment to our customers. We therefore welcome applications from all diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support innovation, creativity, and to help us build balanced teams from all walks of life. We understand applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds and/or with a disability may have experienced additional barriers when applying for a new role and so we offer applicants from ethnic minority groups or disabled applicants a guaranteed interview if they wish to apply under the relevant scheme and meet all the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. If you wish to apply under either of these schemes, then please ensure you select "YES" to the relevant question on our online application form. Further information For further information about this exciting opportunity please download the recruitment pack at the bottom of this page