Assistant Accountant

Orbit is a fantastic business and one that’s really going places.

Orbit was formed in 1967 with the aim of providing good-quality housing for people who would otherwise not be able to afford to buy their own home.

Over 50 years later, we’re one of the leading housing providers in the UK.Our services have diversified, our housing portfolio has expanded, and our reputation as an innovator within our sector has grown.But one thing that has never changed.Our beliefin people and what they can achieve.

**Your role at Orbit.**

Following a recent internal move we are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant into our Service Charge team. You will be responsible for providing support to the Accountants and Finance Analysts to ensure the accuracy of financial information. This willinclude preparation of accruals and prepayments, journals, balance sheet reconciliations and the distribution of monthly budget holder reports.

Your key duties will be to:

- Maintain accurate information on the financial ledgers e.g preparing and posting journals, reconciling accounts, etc
- Maintain the integrity of balance sheet accounts
- Providing information to your customers and the Accountant to inform the budget setting / monitoring process and group cashflow
- Support with the preparation of budgets and forecasts
- Establish and maintain robust relationships with your customers ensuring that you understand their needs and their business
- Provide customers with ongoing support and assistance
- Proactively seek out other views and methods to resolve problems and improve service delivery
- Provide accurate information for internal and external auditors
- Ensuring that all information is provided in accordance with agreed timetables and formats

**What will help you make a difference.**

To be successful in this role of Assistant Accountant you will need to be a part qualified Accountant with an expert knowledge of Excel.

It is also essential that you have:

- Ability to work on own initiative
- Good literacy skills and the ability to communicate clearly with customers.
- Appropriate experience in a similar finance role

**Why Orbit?**

**Rewarding your contribution.**

For those who want or need more of a work life balanceour view is that this role is suitable for WorkSmart. This means we would consider a more flexible working arrangement, where your hours and work location are managed according to business, customer andpersonal needs. Agile working arrangements will be discussed during the interview process.

Some of our core benefits include:

- Group bonus potential up to 15% of salary
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and the “Orbit day”
- Private medical insurance
- Excellent contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
- A great pick and mix of flexible benefits including the option to buy and sell holiday and much more

**Our culture and purpose.**

We know that great people are central to achieving our ambitions and as such we want everyone to have a voice and make a positive difference.We are proud to be a Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for, this demonstrates we place people at the heartof everything we do. We continue to create a culture that celebrates diversity and an environment where everyone feels able to contribute towards achieving together.

We support our colleagues to be at their best through our wellbeing programme #ThisIsMe, our corporate learning programme, opportunities for professional development, our innovative approaches to making the world and our homes a greener place and our leadingreward and recognition package. Because of this our people tell us Orbit is a great place to work for.

At Orbit, our people are enthusiastic and passionate about making a real difference to our customers and communities. We are one team where everyone is connected and encouraged to have the freedom to think differently.

Each year we build many new affordable homes and manage a total portfolio of around 45,000 properties.Over 100,000 people live in an Orbit home and our innovative approach empowers every one of them to grow and thrive.We are commercially driven. Themore profit we make, the more we invest into the communities that we work for, improving services and playing a key role in driving UK housing growth.

**Work for Orbit.Believe in people.**

We have so much more that we’d like to share with you so please submit your CV demonstrating the value you could bring to Orbit.