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Pinnacle Group provides people-first, integrated services across a range of community-facing assets and infrastructure – including multi-tenure housing, schools, open spaces, public buildings, utilities and broadband networks – as well as a range of complementary employment and wellbeing outcomes. Across the UK, Pinnacle supports over 300,000 homes, 200 schools and 80 public buildings creating value, providing stewardship and generating positive outcomes for our customers, our partners and our clients.

Our Central Services teams support Pinnacle’s operating businesses by providing professional support to the operational business including: Legal, Compliance and Audit, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources, IT, Procurement, Health and Safety.

The Role - Senior Commercial Accountant

Pinnacle Group are looking for a Senior Commercial Accountant on a 6-month fixed term contract - with the potential for this to be extended. The role is hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days per week in our London Head Office.

Key responsibilities

• Provide a detailed financial accounting assessment of the contract base
• Link key clauses of each contract that have financial implications (e.g. Fee rates, indexation clauses) back to the budget
• Confirm that that the accounting for those clauses is consistently applied
• Provide a detailed assessment of material accruals
• Provide a detailed “look-back” to understand current performance vs budget
• Devise an accounting check sheet for each contract to ensure consistency
• Provide a detailed assessment of all material balance sheet items that relate to these contracts
• Confirm the basis for intercompany recharges and ensure it has been consistently applied
• Put appropriate processes in place to ensure the financial reporting on these contracts is valid, accurate and complete

Skills and Experience Required

• Experienced commercial accountant
• Analytical mindset
• Hardworking, resilient, and calm under pressure
• Used to working to tight deadlines
• Ability to deal with high volumes and granular detail
• Strong inter-personal skills
• Efficient and effective
• Ability to challenge, analyse and proactively develop solutions
• Uses initiative
• Delivers excellence
• Qualified Accountant (CIMA) or QBE
• Excellent IT skills (MS Office suite)

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