accountant Northampton, England
Job description
Assistant Accountant
£28,000 - £35,000 depending on experience
Monday to Friday – 9.00am to 5.30pm
As Assistant Accountant at Sage Homes, the largest provider of new affordable homes in England, you will work alongside our existing Rent Accounting team who are a key conduit between Sage's Finance function, our outgoing national housing management provider and our growing Income Recovery team during an exciting period of growth and transition as we move towards self-managing our portfolio of affordable rent homes.
We are looking for a talented AAT qualified/part qualified accountant to assist in the maintenance of the rent ledger and posting of rent journals as well as supporting the team in servicing the Rent email inbox, dealing with queries and processing housing benefit schedules. You will support the Rent Accountants in posting and reviewing Net Operating Income (NOI) P&L lines relating to rent and service charge income and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations for review.
The role is based in our Northampton Office.
Your Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits in return for your dedication and passion. They include:
- Competitive salary and bonus
- 25 days holiday (not including bank holidays) with an extra day for every year’s service (up to 30 days)
- A health cash plan to help you pay for the cost of routine healthcare such as going to the dentist, opticians or the physio
- A workplace pension scheme, matching personal contributions up to 5%. You’ll also receive life assurance for four times your annual salary
- Free, confidential one-to-one counselling (online) with qualified therapists, counsellors, life and career coaches via the MyndUp platform
- Cycle to Work scheme: letting you save 26-40% on a bicycle and accessories. You pay nothing up front and the payments are taken (before tax) from your salary monthly
- A great social life with regular events and parties
- Free fruit and vegetables delivered to your home
- Full access to Perkbox with free and discounted deals all year round
About you
- Proactive with strong attention to detail to ensure a high degree of accuracy
- Experience of maintaining rent ledgers and cashbooks preferred
- Property sector experience preferred, preferably gained within a Registered Provider
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Indepth working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Qualifications
AAT qualified/part qualified CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent and keen to become fully qualified, study support is available.
Get the career you want
At Sage Homes, we want you to have the best career you can. You’ll be supported and guided at every stage as well as having access to exciting learning and development opportunities as you grow.
We truly care about the outcomes we deliver; creating safe and environmentally friendly places for people to flourish. Sage Homes is a fast-paced and supportive environment where ambitious and proactive individuals thrive.
IND
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Northampton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
- accounting: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
About Sage Homes
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: Unknown
Type: Company - Public
Website: www.sagehomes.co.uk
