Assistant Accountant

  • Division
    Gladman Developments
  • Vacancy Type
    Permanent
  • Advertising Salary
    Competitive
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What you'll be doing?

Gladman Developments are the UK’s most active and successful land promoter based in Congleton, Cheshire. We believe in using our expertise to partner with landowners to help them to realise the true potential of their land through its development for residential or residential led mixed-use development.

You will support the Finance team in ensuring the monthly management accounts are completed to meet required deadlines.

Your duties will include:

  • Assisting and ensuring accurate and timely payments and accounts are appropriately serviced
  • Liaising with the Barratt Finance team
  • Verifying the accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents or records.
  • Reviewing and reconciling purchase and sales accounts, statements and receipts
  • Assisting in preparation of management accounts and associated reconciliations
  • Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Returns
  • Ensuring accurate accounting for VAT forecast
  • Providing a high level of customer service across the business, assisting with any account queries
  • Covering other members of staff when on holiday / sickness to facilitate efficient running of the accounts department
  • Assisting in ad hoc projects, tasks and reports as and when required
 

To be successful in the role, we are looking for:
  • AAT-Qualified, working towards a higher accounting qualification.
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Good IT literacy including excel
  • Working experience of accounting software in particular COINS would be advantageous
  • Excellent communication skills and able to manage a busy and varied workload efficiently
  • Able to work to tight deadlines
  • Strong reconciliation, mathematical and organisational skills required
  • Motivated to learn and develop as your experience in the role increases
  • Must be able to work with others in a professional manner in order to support an inclusive and collaborative workplace.

Gladman Developments are part of Barratt Redrow PLC. With over 30 years' experience in achieving planning permissions, our team have years of professional experience and a wide range of industry contacts, from central government, local councils, professional consultants to major housebuilders.

We operate on a hybrid working basis, with dedicated office days and flexible start and finish times.

We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want. We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.

As part of working for Gladman Developments and specifically for this role we offer:
  • Competitive Salary
  • Competitive Bonus Scheme
  • Private Medical Cover - Single Cover
  • 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)
  • Choice of Flexible Benefits
  • Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
Division: Gladman Developments
Location: North West
Time Type: Full Time
Positions Available: 1
Closing Date: 09 October 2025
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Our benefits are fit to measure

Today’s housebuilding professional need tomorrow’s benefits, so they’re ready for whatever the future brings. When you join Barratt, you get the kind of support you would expect from a business built for a modern working world.

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Private medical cover

Private healthcare support is available for timely access to a virtual GP, for diagnosis, treatment and more — including physio and talking therapies. You can even add family members.

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Pension

First-class pension schemes with the option of up to 10% employer contributions.

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Annual Health Assessment

All colleagues are able to access a fully funded annual health assessment, helping you to proactively manage your health and wellbeing.

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Financial benefits

As well as a competitive salary, we offer many ways to make life more affordable – from access to employee loans and savings accounts, to house purchase discounts.

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Lifestyle benefits

Cycle to Work scheme, reduced hotel rate, discounts at major retailers… These make a massive difference to the quality of your lifestyle.

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So much more…

From death in service, paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family friendly policies (including our Parents and Carers leave) to a share buying scheme, we have an incredible range of additional benefits.

About Gladman Developments

Gladman is all about innovation. We are passionate about winning and invest significant expenditure on robust evidence, research, specialist studies and investigations. With over 25 years’ experience in obtaining planning permissions, we are the UK’s most active and successful land promoter. We have enjoyed significant and prolific success in a range of property sectors, and we continue to go from strength to strength as we look to the future.

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Where you’ll be
working

Here is where you'll be based, whether that's an office or one of our sites.

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Putting diversity and inclusion front and centre

We know that a diverse team is better for our customers, makes us a more attractive employer and results in a stronger, more sustainable business. Which is why we're so committed to developing our inclusive culture.

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Thinking ahead to leave a better world behind

We’re building a sustainable tomorrow, one house and one community at a time. Our commitment to our customers is rooted in every decision and day-to-day action we take.

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Meet the team

See how our colleagues are building tomorrow together.

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Assistant Accountant

  • Division
    Gladman Developments
  • Vacancy Type
    Permanent
  • Advertising Salary
    Competitive
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