Are you a qualified accountant who enjoys partnering with colleagues to turn financial insight into better decisions?
Join Shelter as our Project Accountant and play a key role in supporting a high-profile
programme that will help deliver our strategic priorities.
About the role
We’re looking for someone who can provide expert financial support to a high-profile programme, ensuring robust
budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting throughout its lifecycle. You’ll work closely with programme
leads and senior stakeholders to translate operational plans into financial forecasts, provide insightful
analysis to support decision-making, and monitor performance, risks and opportunities. The role is responsible
for maintaining strong financial controls, ensuring accurate cost allocation, supporting funding applications,
and keeping key finance leaders informed of significant financial activities. Through effective business
partnering and financial oversight, you’ll help ensure the programme delivers maximum value while remaining
financially well managed and compliant.
Role specifics
We’re looking for a qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA or equivalent) with experience of providing financial support
and insight to complex projects and senior stakeholders. You’ll be confident producing budgets, forecasts and
financial analysis, assessing financial risks and explaining complex information clearly to both finance and
non-finance audiences. Experience of charity finance, including restricted funds, SORP and project accounting,
would be an advantage, alongside strong financial control, reporting and forecasting skills. You’ll be highly
organised, analytical and proactive, with excellent attention to detail, strong Excel and IT skills, and the
ability to manage competing priorities while building effective relationships and influencing decision-making
across the organisation.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and
interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to
work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself
and achieve success based only on your merit.
About the team
Shelter’s Finance Team sits within the Strategy Enablement Directorate, which also includes HR Operations, Technology
and Data, and Governance, Planning and Property. The Finance Team consists of 32 people led by the Assistant
Director of Finance.