Management Accountant

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St Austell, Cornwall, United Kingdom Ocean Housing Full-time £36,139 Contract

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Join Ocean Housing as a Management Accountant

Location: St Austell, Cornwall
Salary: £36,139 per annum
Contract: 18-month fixed-term contract

Are you ready to make a real impact in a dynamic organisation that’s passionate about building communities and changing lives? Ocean Housing Group is looking for a Management Accountant to join our Finance team and help shape the future of affordable housing in Cornwall.

Why Ocean Housing?

At Ocean Housing, we’re more than just a housing provider – we’re a community builder. With over 5,000 homes across Cornwall, we’re committed to delivering quality, sustainable housing and exceptional customer service. Join us and be part of an organisation that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

🌟 What You’ll Do

As our Management Accountant, you’ll play a key role in:

Preparing monthly Management Accounts, Board Papers, and cash flow reports.
Supporting year-end audits, statutory accounts, and regulatory returns.
Leading on budget planning, business plans, and financial modelling.
Driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
Acting as a trusted advisor to management and Board members.

This is a varied and influential role where your expertise will help us deliver robust financial information and support strategic decision-making.

🎯 What We’re Looking For

Part-qualified, qualified accountant or qualified by experience accountant (CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA).
Strong experience in management accounts, budgeting, and cash flow planning.
Excellent Excel skills and ability to analyse complex data.
A proactive, detail-oriented professional who thrives under pressure.
Great communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams.

Desirable: Experience in housing or development sector, knowledge of FRS102, VAT, and consolidated reporting.

💙 Why Ocean Housing?

We’re more than just a housing provider — we’re a community anchor. At Ocean, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, inclusion, and impact.

We offer:

A supportive and creative team environment.
Opportunities for professional development.
Flexible working and wellbeing initiatives.
The chance to make a real difference in people’s lives.

✨ Our Benefits Include:

27 days holiday + bank holidays
Professional membership fees paid
Company sick pay scheme
Workplace pension with death in service benefit
Home office work payment
Medicash health plan (including dental & optical)
Cycle to work scheme
Rewards & recognition programme
On-site parking
Employee assistance programme
Family-friendly policies

📅 Key Dates:

Closing Date: Monday 9th of November 2026 (Midnight)
Interview Date: Monday 16th of November at Stennack House, St Austell

Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications, so don’t delay—apply today

The Company

Ocean Housing Ltd is a not for profit, charitable registered provider of social and affordable housing, with a stock of over 4,700 properties throughout Cornwall. We are part of the Cornwall Homechoice ‘Choice Based Lettings’ scheme.

At Ocean we believe affordable housing is not just about the buildings, but about the people who turn them into homes. We provide a wide range of services to our residents, helping them to make the most of their homes and the communities they live in.

Mission Statement

“To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and staff at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community.”

At Ocean our vision is to be the employer of choice for Cornwall. We want to create a work environment where everyone feels like they belong, can bring their best, authentic selves to work every day and are provided with the support they need to do a great job.

Our purpose is to create a modern, dynamic and agile work environment, fit for the 21st Century and one of which all of our colleagues feel included and proud to be a part of. An environment which enables colleagues to provide quality, affordable homes and services for the people of Cornwall. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task.

Benefits

Family friendly

Committed to Training and Developing our Employees

Cycle to Work

Values

Honest, Enthusiastic and Always Positive

Passionate about Customer Service