Financial Accountant - Statutory at Orbit Group, Coventry

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

Orbit Group are delighted to be recruiting for a Statutory Financial Accountant to join the team on a 12 month FTC, finishing in Jan 2028. In this role, the Accountant will take ownership and responsibility for the preparation and submission of VAT, CIS, Corporation Tax and Trust Tax returns for group companies, interacting with all levels of the business, from senior stakeholders to external parties and the finance team to ensure accuracy of data.

Whilst line managing one Financial Control Accountant, you will work to support to the Financial Controller and the Finance Director with technical accounting and financial reporting matters, to ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards. This is a hybrid working role

This role is part of Finance where you'll help us to invest more back into communities and design for strength.

What you'll achieve

• Ensure the month end process is operating effectively to ensure accurate information for reporting on business performance
• The production of accurate and reliable monthly financial information for the monitoring of performance by the business partners.
• Prepare the statutory accounts for Orbit group subsidiary companies within agreed deadlines
• To lead on the preparation of audit schedules and papers with responsibility for the provision of accurate information and responses to Auditor queries in accordance with agreed audit timetables.
• Take an active role in the deliverance of the interim and annual external audit, including deputising for the Group Accountant in day to day external audit management.
• The preparation and submission of VAT returns, CIS returns, Trust Tax, Corporation Tax returns for Group companies in line with statutory HMRC deadlines.
• Assist with ad-hoc technical projects including support for group restructurings, mergers, stock acquisitions & disposals and process improvements
• Interacting with all levels of the business, from senior stakeholders to external parties and the finance team as a whole delivering an excellent finance service to the business

What you'll bring

Essential skills

• A qualified accountant (CCAB approved accountancy e.g. ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA/ICAEW)
• Proven strong technical financial accounting and VAT experience
• Previous responsibility for preparing statutory accounts, management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
• Proven experience in UK VAT & CIS taxation in the housing association sector or other partially exempt organisations with a strong understanding of partial exemption methods.
• Understanding of HMRC processes, particularly in the context of Housing Associations
• Technical accounting skills with experience of the Housing SORP, the Accounting Direction for social housing and FRS102

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

1. Online application
2. Interview(s)
3. Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.