Group Financial Accountant
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 April 2026 |
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne (Strawberry Lane), NE1 4BX |
| Company: | Home Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 26496 |
Summary
Salary £38,000 - £45,000 per year (depending on experience) plus 34 days leave rising to 39 days and health cash plan of £1140+
Temporary (12 months fixed term), full-time (37.5 hpw)
One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
We can’t offer a CoS for this role
Home, a place where you belong
You will play a pivotal role in shaping how we work – leading major initiatives such as the transition to the new FRS 102 standard, enhancing our capitalisation processes, and delivering smarter, more efficient ways of working across the finance function. Alongside this, you’ll bring strong technical accounting expertise and a keen eye for detail to ensure our financial reporting is accurate, compliant and well-controlled.
If you are ready to step out of routine accounting and into a diverse role where your work is high profile, in an organisation which helps improve homes for people across the UK, this is the role for you.
What you’ll do
Lead finance projects that make our processes and ways of working stronger, particularly around accounting standards and process improvements.
Keep our fixed asset register complete, correct, and always audit-ready.
Support the production of accurate financial statements, VAT returns and other tax filings. You’ll also prepare submissions for key external stakeholders and help respond to audit requests.
Give clear technical advice to colleagues across the business and ensure key financial controls run well because of your oversight, including journal reviews and balance sheet reconciliations.
Why join us
You will work as part of our highly collaborative and supportive Finance team, sharing ideas and solving problems together. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, compliance and integrity of our financial reporting. You’ll grow your skills and see the impact of your work every day. Be part of one of the UK’s top 10 Great Places to Work!
You have
An accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent) or be working towards one.
An excellent working knowledge of FRS102 (Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland) or IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
Experience in fixed asset accounting and a user of fixed asset modules within ERP systems.
Strong Excel skills to interpret and improve data. Proven track record of improving processes.
Stronger together
We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!
The practical bits
We work on a hybrid basis with 2 days per week in our office at One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, with the rest from home. Our anchor day is Wednesday, and the second day is flexible to meet the needs of our stakeholders and you.
You’ll work Monday to Friday. Our core hours are 9.00 am to 5.30 pm with flexibility built in.
What’s in it for you?
34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”). The option to buy 5 more each year
Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
800+ discounts on shops, holidays, days out, tech and more
Work your way with flexibility to balance life and work
Find out more
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Roles can close early, so don’t wait. For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.
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