Accountant - Care & Support

Accountant
- Care & Support

Organisation:
Housing Plus Group

Salary: £49,200 per annum

Location:

Telford / hybrid working, minimum one day per week in the office

Working Pattern: 36 hours per week

Closing Date:
Wednesday 14th October 2026

Final Interviews:
Week commencing Monday 2nd November 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join Housing Plus Group and play an important role in the financial management of its Care & Support services.

Housing Plus Group is seeking an Accountant
- Care & Support to provide high-quality financial management, insight and control across its care entities, Housing for Older People services and, where required, the landlord entity. Reporting to the Head of Finance
- Care & Support, the postholder will support robust financial planning, accurate reporting and effective decision-making across the Care & Support Directorate.

The role combines management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, business partnering and team leadership. It offers the opportunity to work closely with operational teams, translate complex financial information for non-finance colleagues and contribute to business cases, service reviews, transformation projects, bids and tenders within the care domain.

Housing Plus Group is a major housing provider operating across Shropshire, Staffordshire and Telford & Wrekin. Its services include affordable homes, repairs and maintenance, care and support, community investment and new housing development.

The organisation is focused on delivering more for customers, increasing its capacity to build homes, creating a great place to work, maintaining financial resilience and being a key regional influencer. Its valued behaviours are:
Own it
- Make it happen;
Improve it
- Move things forward; and Live it
- Show understanding and compassion.

The Accountant
- Care & Support will support the Head of Finance
- Care & Support in delivering timely and accurate management accounts for the Care business stream and Housing for Older People services, ensuring that variances are understood and clearly explained.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted financial partner to budget holders and operational teams, providing clear financial insight, supporting annual budget setting and in-year forecasting, identifying risks and opportunities, and preparing scenario modelling to inform strategic decisions.

The role also includes supporting year-end and audit activity, assisting with statutory financial statements for Choices Housing Association and Care Plus while they remain separate legal entities, strengthening financial controls, and managing and developing a small team of Assistant Accountants.

• Preparing accurate and timely management accounts for the Care business stream and Housing for Older People services.
• Explaining financial performance and variances clearly to budget holders and operational colleagues.
• Providing business partnering support and high-quality financial insight to enable effective decision-making.
• Supporting annual budget setting, in-year forecasting and financial management against budget.
• Identifying financial risks and opportunities and preparing scenario modelling for the Care & Support Directorate.
• Supporting year-end procedures, audit preparation, working papers and liaison with external auditors.
• Assisting with statutory financial statements for Choices Housing Association and Care Plus.
• Preparing financial information for business cases, service reviews and transformation projects.
• Assisting with bids and tenders for services within the care domain.
• Ensuring compliance with financial procedures, controls and relevant housing and care regulatory requirements.
• Managin…