The Vacancy
About You
Are you a newly qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ICAEW) with a passion for turning data into decisions and insights into real impact?
We are looking for a commercially minded analyst who goes beyond the numbers - someone who understands their story, connects them to business strategy, and uses them to drive performance. This is more than a reporting role.
You will work closely with stakeholders across Land & Build, Sales & Marketing, and the wider Commercial Finance team, delivering proactive insights that shape investment decisions, optimise performance, and influence strategic direction. You will bring clarity to complexity, streamline reporting, and challenge assumptions- all while building trusted relationships across the business.
To deliver in this role, you will need a strong technical foundation - confident in financial modelling, advanced Excel, variance analysis, and interpreting financial data with precision. You will be a commercially minded analyst who sees the bigger picture, understands what the numbers really mean, and can link financials to business performance and KPIs.
You will also be an effective communicator, skilled in presenting complex insights in a clear, actionable way to non-finance stakeholders, with the interpersonal strength to become a trusted advisor. Your proactive mindset will drive you to challenge the data, spot trends, and surface risks or opportunities before others do. And as a process-oriented, organised individual, you will look to continuously improve, automate, and deliver accurate reporting at pace.
Success in this role also calls for someone resilient and adaptable - comfortable managing shifting priorities, ad hoc requests, and cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced environment.
If you are naturally curious, eager to make your mark, and looking to grow into a Finance Business Partner role or build a long-term career in commercial finance, this opportunity offers the exposure and development to get you there.
We Will Give You
Financial Benefits:
* Competitive salary plus discretionary annual bonus
* Company Pension Scheme
* Life Assurance
* Professional subscriptions paid for
Lifestyle & Wellbeing:
* 24 days holiday (rising to 28) plus bank holidays
* 2-3 Days in the Bournemouth Office
* Two fully paid volunteering days annually, supported by the McCarthy Stone Foundation
* Private Healthcare Insurance (Employee only), remote GP access, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (including counselling and legal advice), and eyecare vouchers
* Colleague benefits booklet offering discounts and promotions
* Family-friendly policies
Your Impact
* Be a Strategic Partner: Work closely with Commercial Finance and business teams (Land & Build, Sales & Marketing) to deliver insight, influence direction, and drive better outcomes.
* Deliver Decision Support: Provide timely, accurate reporting and variance analysis that enables smart decision-making and investment planning.
* Optimise Performance: Interpret key metrics, monitor performance, and identify gaps to forecast-offering practical solutions to close them.
* Automate and Innovate: Develop standardised, automated reporting tools that make complex information clear, accessible, and actionable.
* Support Business Growth: Evaluate commercial opportunities and model scenarios that support both operational and strategic objectives.
Your Attributes
You will bring:
* A professional qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW or equivalent)
* Proven experience in financial modelling, analysis, and business partnering
* Excellent communication skills-you simplify the complex and influence with confidence
* Experience in the construction or property industry (desirable but not essential)
At McCarthy Stone, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.
All applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we hold the right to appoint before the closing date.
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About Us
As the UK's leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of January 2025, McCarthy Stone operates over 545 developments across the UK for more than 24,200 people.
We believe in championing the role, wellbeing, and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised, and valued than ever. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.
We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2025 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!
Our Customers
The Benefits
24 days annual leave
Pension
plan
Life
assurance
Employee assistance helpline
Health
screening
Eyecare voucher scheme
Long service award
Testimonials
"I enjoy working for McCarthy and Stone as a House Manager because I am very well supported in my Role by my manager. I am able to make the day to day decisions but always have immediate support on the rare times I need help. It's a breath of Fresh Air working for a focused dynamic company who know what they are trying to achieve as a team."
Linda Diamond - House Manager
"Only at McCarthy Stone can you start in the middle of a pandemic and feel at home within a couple of weeks ... it's all about our great people and how welcome they make you feel ... even if it was through a screen!"
Andrea Waldron - Senior HR Business Partner
"From my first week I felt like part of the team, everyone is helpful and pro-active, which is crucial in a fast paced environment. I've had the opportunity to work on some exciting projects, it's a very 'hands-on' approach here with plenty of opportunity to be involved and play a part in delivering developments."
Emily Bishop - Principal Planning Associate
"Working for McCarthy Stone is a very fulfilling experience. The staff here are all empathetic and professional. Guiding people in purchasing an apartment, watching them settle in and make friends, and then watching them lead a happy and carefree retirement is very rewarding."
Caroline Craig-cordel - Sales Consultant
"I found it inspiring how working in McCarthy Stone gives you a chance to make so many people happier, every day. And what we do is so important to our homeowners! In my marketing career before I couldn't dream about customers sharing their thoughts about my campaigns, but here it happens all the time."
Stan Smolyar - Head of Brand
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