Transition Accountant

Location: Somerset

Contract: Temporary

Salary: £45,091 - £48,226 FTE

Start Date: ASAP

Contact: rachel.burgess@servicecare.org.uk

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a housing association in Somerset for a Transition Accountant to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will support a major merger with a local authority, playing a key role in ensuring financial readiness for this transition. This will include supporting the design and implementation of systems, structures, and processes across both companies, and stabilising operations post-transition.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead finance transition & go-live readiness: Plan and deliver all finance activities for transition, including cutover, opening balances, risk management, and hands-on support during go-live and stabilisation.
• Oversee financial systems & reporting: Redesign chart of accounts, support system configuration, data migration, and ensure robust reporting, audit, and compliance frameworks.
• Establish budgeting, controls & governance: Implement budget structures, reporting, financial controls, reconciliations, and ensure strong accountability across stakeholders.
• Drive stakeholder engagement & knowledge transfer: Collaborate across teams, provide training and guidance, support operational continuity, and deliver clear documentation and handover for business-as-usual.

Candidate Criteria

• Qualified finance professional: CCAB-qualified (or equivalent) with strong financial accounting experience in local government, housing, ALMO, or similar public sector settings.
• Systems & transformation expertise: Proven track record supporting finance system changes, restructures, or organisational transitions, with strong technical knowledge of COA design, controls, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Delivery-focused & adaptable: Highly organised, able to prioritise and deliver at pace in time-limited environments, with a pragmatic, hands-on and solutions-oriented approach.
• Strong stakeholder & communication skills: Experienced working across complex organisations, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to clearly explain financial concepts to non-finance audiences.

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who could be, please contact Rachel at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email rachel.burgess@servicecare.org.uk

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.