Finance Assistant (Capital Accounting)

Are you detail-focused, analytical and looking to build your career in finance? Do you enjoy working with data, improving processes and ensuring accuracy in financial reporting?

We’re looking for a Finance Assistant (Capital Accounting) to join our Group Financial Control team, where you’ll play a key part in maintaining the integrity of our fixed asset data and supporting accurate reporting across housing properties and capital investments.

What you’ll do

As a Finance Assistant, you’ll be responsible for supporting the Group Financial Control team with fixed asset and capital accounting processes and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial data.

With a strong focus on data quality and financial control, you’ll work across housing properties, capital grants and fixed asset registers, helping to ensure that our registers are complete, accurate and reliable. You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across finance in a matrix environment, contributing to a joined-up approach to data, systems and processes.

Your role will include component analysis to post capital spent to the asset register, preparing and posting journals, supporting month-end and year-end activities, and helping to identify and resolve discrepancies. You’ll also contribute to continuous improvement, using your analytical mindset to strengthen controls and enhance reporting.

If you enjoy working with data, problem-solving and building your finance career in a supportive and collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll need

You’re detail-focused, organised and proactive, with a strong understanding of accounting principles and a passion for getting things right. You enjoy working as part of a team, building relationships and supporting others, while also being confident working independently to meet deadlines.

• Experience working in a finance role, particularly with balance sheet reconciliations and fixed assets or capital accounting
• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals, including double entry and the link between P&L and balance sheet
• Experience working with large datasets and identifying inconsistencies to improve data quality
• Intermediate Excel skills and confidence using finance systems (Sun Systems desirable)
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly to different audiences
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Studying towards a professional accounting qualification (desirable)

What We Offer

• Up to 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4 x salary life assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• Professional development and opportunities to broaden your experience

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values, Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

Please read before applying

This is a hybrid role working two days per week at our London Head office (Westminster Bridge Road).

Interviews will be held in person on from 2nd to 5th June at our Westminster Bridge Road office. You’ll need to allow 90 minutes to take part in a competency-based interview, followed by an excel exercise.

If you have any questions about this role, please email Talent Specialist, Charlene at charlene.moore@peabody.org.uk

We may close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.