Accountant

The accounting and finance team monitors the money coming into and leaving a company. As an accountant, you can be in charge of managing tax and VAT submissions, paying employees, and creating financial records for examination. Many accountants operate in a variety of businesses, while others focus on a single industry.

An accountant's responsibilities include the following tasks:

• Control of cash flow
• Maintaining a record of each transaction
• Spreadsheet creation, maintenance, and analysis
• Creating financial statements and profit projections
• Utilising specialised accounting software
• Processing documents like VAT returns and invoices
• Helping with budgeting and financial planning
• Coordinating with outside vendors, banks, and auditors

^*Pay rates
Earnings typically depend on location, employer, the stage of your training, your hours worked and the opportunity to work overtime. Please also note that the pay rate figures have come from a variety of reliable sources including:

• National Home Builders
• Home Builder's Sub-Contractors
• CITB
• The Home Builders Federation
• Construction Recruitment Agencies

There are various paths one might take to become an accountant. An apprenticeship or a course at a university or community college can help you obtain the necessary credentials. You might be able to apply straight to an employer or get training on the job if you already have suitable experience.

To choose which path is best for you to take to become an accountant, investigate these options. Whatever path you choose, you need to be interested in and capable of working with numbers.

To work on a construction site, you might need a Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card.

While you are part qualified, you can begin as a trainee or accounts assistant and progress to a junior or assistant accountant.

Once you have completed your accounting education, you may work in management or as a senior accountant to increase your income. You might advance to the position of finance director.

Getting accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants will enhance your job chances (ACCA). To enrol, you must have three years of relevant job experience. To fully qualify, it often takes three to four years.

You could work as an accountant in either the public or private sector. You could decide to focus on a particular sector of accounting, like business or real estate.

You might start your own business and do freelance work.

The type of job role can differ depending on the employer and the activities involved. Some roles such as trade roles have the opportunity to be self-employed. Often employers offer a variety of employment status and flexibility. The jobs outlined in this website are common across the home building industry, but the job titles may differ from one organisation to another.

All our featured job roles offer different entry-points for school leavers, college leavers, and graduates to commence a career in the industry. There are opportunities to enrol on apprenticeships and other career progression routes.

For most jobs, depending on your qualifications and experience there are also openings for those looking to change career.