Financial Accountant - Tax and Reporting

Financial Accountant – Tax & Reporting

The finance team at The Guinness Partnership play a critical role in the success of the organisation. With an overall aim of ensuring Guinness has a strong financial base from which we can be a high performing organisation.

We are recruiting for a Financial Accountant - Tax & Reporting. This is a full time, 35 hours per week, permanent role based at either our Oldham, Bower House or London, Euston Road office. We are currently working to a hybrid working style. The overall purpose of the role is to assist in the delivery of a high-quality financial service in accordance with agreed timetables.

• Experience of tax either in industry or practice, with strong technical knowledge of UK tax legislation and compliance requirements and ability to keep track of changes.
• Understanding, analysing and communicating matters pertaining to Corporation Tax, CIS or VAT (specifically partial exemption) and the return processes.
• Experience of working with external advisors and supporting the co-ordination, communication and cataloguing of requests.
• Good experience and technical working knowledge relevant to statutory financial statements preparation.
• Good attention to detail with ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.
• A proactive and solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving.
• Experience in reconciliation.
• Excellent oral and written communications.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Proven customer service experience.
• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.

• Proven experience of leading on the preparation of financial statements for audit and the application of accounting standards.
• Knowledge of Oracle Financials.
• Relevant experience within the social housing sector.

Essential: CCAB or CIMA qualified. If you’re interested in finding out more about the key responsibilities of the role and/or to ensure you meet the essential criteria, please review the attached role profile.

The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for nearly 160,000 residents nationwide. Our vision is to deliver great service, provide great homes, to be a great business and to be a great place to work. Because everything we do is about our residents, our communities and our people, any profit we make is re‑invested in new and existing homes and improving services.

Please note the advertised salary includes a £4,000 Local Job Supplement that you only receive if based in our London office.

Holidays:
We offer 25-27 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays. You will also receive additional holiday in line with your length of service (1 extra day per 5 years service, capped at 4 days).

Competitive Pension Scheme:
We will help you save for your retirement through our workplace pension scheme. Guinness matches your contribution up to 9%. To help you get the most out of your pension contributions, we operate a salary sacrifice arrangement that means you will pay less National Insurance contributions.

Benefits Portal:
We have a lifestyle benefits scheme, pulling together a range of special offers and great deals. You can make some great savings on everyday shopping from fashion and electronics to travel, leisure and days out and weekly supermarket shopping.

Performance Pay:
Annual Performance Score bonus subject to eligibility.

Life Assurance:
For peace of mind Guinness provides three times salary life cover in the event of your death.

Health Plan Options:
There are a couple of health care schemes available depending on the post grade.

VDU/DSE:
Free eye test vouchers every 2 years with £55 contribution to glasses if required for VDU work.

Additional benefits include:
Access to the Finance wellbeing portal, Professional subscription annual payment, Travel season ticket loan, Car lease scheme.