Financial Accountant

Full Time - 35 Hours per week

Poplar HARCA is an award-winning housing and regeneration organisation with a national reputation for innovative urban and social regeneration.

We are looking for a  Financial Accountant to ensure the delivery of an efficient and effective finance service to the Poplar HARCA business, its suppliers, and customers, by assisting the statutory accounting activities and ensuring that the content, accuracy and timeliness of the financial accounts.The post holder has specific responsibility for ensuring the efficiency and continuous improvement of the Account receivable and cash book.

The post holder's additional responsibilities include:
• Timely completion of the statutory accounts of all the subsidiaries within Poplar 
HARCA, ensuring that the quality of preparations minimises the process, and that the Audit & Risk 
Committee are involved as appropriate.
• Assisting Assistant Director-Accounting and Controls for the preparation of Group Financial statement.
• Preparing monthly balance sheets for all the entities within the Poplar HARCA Group.
• Reviewing monthly balance sheets reconciliations and making sure they are completed accurately and timely manner.
• Ensuring that accounting practice and record-keeping evolves as necessary to comply with the 
prevailing reporting standards; guide the team in these matters, providing training as necessary, to 
ensure good accounting practice throughout the finance team.
• Identifying development needs of direct reports to create career development and succession 
planning.
• Accurate completion of the Group’s and individual company VAT return/s in 
compliance with the statutory deadlines and maximising VAT recovery within the legislative 
framework.
• Contributing to internal and external audit activities ensuring that any associated recommendations 
influence practice and are implemented as appropriate. 

Closing Date: Friday 17th January 2025 (5.00pm)