Financial Accountant in Harrogate - Headstar

Financial Accountant | Harrogate | Up to £50,000

Looking for a role where you're trusted to run things, not micromanaged?

This role supports the Head of Property and Operational Finance and helps keep day-to-day finance operations running smoothly. In simple English this mean accurate processing, solid reconciliations, tidy controls, and reporting you can stand behind.

You'll sit at the centre of the operational/property finance engine, working closely with AP/AR, Banking, VAT, Property Accountants and Portfolio Accountants, plus wider stakeholders across the business and external partners.

What you'll be doing (the day job)

• Processing and overseeing tenant and other transactions into the accounting system
• Maintaining reconciliations between systems and keeping the books clean
• Supporting profit recognition across various funds and assisting with reporting
• Helping deliver process improvements and project work (process mapping, controls, documentation)
• Being a key contact for day-to-day GL/AP/cash queries across group companies
• Recharges between group companies (management fees, salary recharges, utilities, insurance, managing agent journals)
• Reviewing and following up unusual ledger transactions
• Supporting audit requests and providing clear backup when needed
• Helping ensure deadlines are met and operational finance processes are followed (including internal audit amendments)
• Getting involved in improving systems and ways of working (including Qube PPMS, Purchase Ledger and General Ledger)

What success looks like

• Transactions processed accurately and on time
• Reconciliations are owned, up to date, and issues are resolved quickly
• Stakeholders get clear answers without chasing
• Processes are documented, controlled, and improved (not just "how we've always done it")
• Reporting deadlines are hit without last-minute chaos

What you'll need

• Qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ICAEW or equivalent) or qualified by experience
• Strong Excel skills
• Confident with transactional processing and understanding sub-ledger to GL impact
• Comfortable working to deadlines, juggling priorities, and keeping detail tight
• Solid communicator - with internal teams and external stakeholders

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