Financial Accountant

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

We are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant to join our South team based in Addlestone, Surrey.

We are a diverse team and are looking to recruit an individual who can work on their own initiative and is looking for a fast paced and challenging career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain the general ledger and MIS database to support the Financial and Management Reporting and Forecasting/Budgeting process.
• Preparation of weekly and monthly sales reports.
• Assist in the production of the monthly Board Pack and monthly Management Pack.
• Support the completion of the Half Year and Full Year end Statutory Reporting Packs and Tax Packs.
• Support the internal and external audit process.
• Attend the monthly sales & marketing cost review meeting and maintain forecasts against budget with variance analysis.
• Monthly calculation of sales executive commission and bonus payments.
• Prepare, post & reconcile sales and cost of sales journals for plots legally completing in the month.
• Review accruals and prepayments ensuring appropriate audit evidence.
• Support the month end close process ensuring accurate and timely reporting of results.
• Robust monthly balance sheet reconciliations with appropriate audit evidence.
• Liaise with managers to resolve bought ledger queries including invoices awaiting approval, retrospective POs.
• Cover for the financial accountant during annual leave.

Key skills and experience required for this role:

• Experience using Coins would be advantageous.
• Professional Qualifications; Part or Newly Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Experience of the construction industry is desirable but not essential. 
• Ability to learn quickly and work proactively with an eye for detail and accuracy.
• Ability to understand legal property/conveyancing terminology would be advantageous to this role
• The ability to deal with the increased pressure associated with half year and year end financial reporting is essential.
• This position requires a person with good interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate effectively with Line Manager, Financial Director and other departments at all levels, sound accounting knowledge, effective time management and the ability to prioritise are key.

The Company

Crest Nicholson is a leading developer of quality homes and thriving, sustainable communities.

We create great places for our customers to live, selecting desirable locations for our developments and taking a holistic approach to the design of our homes and their surroundings.

Attractive placemaking helps us deliver appealing and well-connected communities where people and nature can thrive.

As an employer of choice, we offer an extensive range of benefits, to include: 

• Competitive Salary
• Company Bonus Scheme
• Private pension
• Private healthcare and cash plan options
• 25 days' annual leave
• Cycle to work scheme
• Share save scheme
• Gym membership discounts 

We are an inclusive employer; the Company will consider flexible working requests for all roles.

We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer which encourages a culture of openness, creativity and continuous professional development and which rewards the effectiveness and loyalty of our employees as an equal opportunities employer. If you are applying to work at Crest Nicholson, we will ask you to supply us with sufficient personal information to help us process your application. To learn more about what personal information we will need to process and why, please refer to our recruitment privacy notice which can be found on the Crest Nicholson website under ‘Recruitment Privacy Policy'.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!