• Strategic thinking – Aligns accounting policies and new business processes with long-term financial objectives. Has awareness and pays attention to commercial realities
• Confident yet humble in approach, able to lead discussions with senior leaders while valuing diverse perspectives and fostering constructive dialogue.
• Highly collaborative, working effectively within a tight-knit team of three while engaging seamlessly with wider finance functions and business stakeholders.
• Technically authoritative, bringing significant technical accounting expertise and applying deep knowledge to complex reporting and compliance matters.
• Patient and methodical, investing time and energy in understanding, articulating, and explaining accounting standards, judgments, and processes in a clear and accessible manner.
• Integrity-driven and rigorous, ensuring financial reporting reflects accuracy, compliance, and ethical decision-making.
• Proactive problem solver, anticipating challenges, identifying solutions, and driving continuous improvement in financial controls and reporting practices
• Strong IFRS expertise, particularly in complex areas such as IFRS 15, IFRS 9, and IFRS 16.
• Experience in audit desirable — either from working in external audit or engaging extensively with auditors during financial reporting cycles.
• Financial governance experience, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks.
• Stakeholder engagement skills, able to engage with more senior executives and colleagues across the business
• Exposure to listed company reporting preferred
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with extensive PQE

We’ve been nationally recognised as a 5 star housebuilder since 2010 for supplying high-quality homes for all generations. That’s more than any other major housebuilder. It’s because we combine the brightest minds, the latest technology, and a genuine commitment to putting customers first. We want the best people in the industry to help us shape the future of building. We have tailored opportunities for apprentices, graduates, experienced professionals and ex-Armed Forces personnel to come and help us stay one step ahead, and build the homes that Britain needs.

Barratt adopts a hybrid way of working which assumes that where roles allow, our office-based colleagues divide their time between working in the office, on our construction sites and sales offices, and working from home, as the role dictates.  We recognise the many benefits that an effective hybrid working culture brings to both the Company and our colleagues.

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.