Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager

Accountant

Location:

Birmingham

Contract:

Temporary (3 months initial)

Rate: £340.00 per day umbrella // £299.31 per day PAYE inclusive // £267.08 per day PAYE exclusive

Start Date:

ASAP

Hybrid Working

Contact: (url removed)

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a Housing Association in Birmingham for an Accountant to join the team on a temporary basis. This is a key role within the Finance function, supporting the Financial Reporting Manager and Head of Financial Reporting in delivering high-quality financial services to internal and external stakeholders.

You will lead a small team and play an important role in ensuring the effective delivery, continuous development, and improvement of financial reporting, budgeting, and control processes, aligned to organisational values and statutory requirements.

• Produce monthly management accounts and performance information in line with agreed timetables.
• Maintain robust systems of budgetary control and provide guidance to budget holders.
• Support the preparation of annual financial statements and provide working papers for internal and external auditors.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, accounting standards, standing orders, and internal policies.
• Manage, coordinate, and monitor workflows within the team, allocating work and reporting performance indicators.
• Act as a source of professional finance advice across the organisation.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders including regulators, funders, and partners.

• Qualified/Part-Qualified CCAB with considerable experience.
• Experience of working in a similar capacity with a Housing Association is highly desirable.
• Experience working in an accounts environment, preparing and monitoring budgets and forecasts.
• Experience producing management accounts with variance analysis to set deadlines.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• Strong Excel skills, including advanced functions and financial modelling.

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! If you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.

• Job Title:
  
  Accountant
• Company:
  Service Care Solutions
• Location:
  
  Birmingham, West Midlands
• Closes:
  Jan 19th 2026
• Contract:
  
  Contract
• Hours:
  
  Full Time