"Finance Manager" Jobs
We have an opportunity for a Finance Officer to join our Accounts Payable team in Basingstoke on a full time permanent basis.
This is a hybrid role where you will be working at least two days in the office.
The starting salary is £26,300 - £30,000 depending on experience
The role
As a Finance Officer in the Accounts Payable team you'll play a vital role in delivering payment services to our large stakeholder base. You'll be processing supplier invoices, actively monitoring those awaiting approval and ensuring that workflow tasks are re-distributed and investigated when needed.
As the first point of contact for queries from suppliers, residents and internal stakeholder you'll offer a great customer experience, resolving questions in a timely manner. Ensuring all supplier accounts are up to date and ledgers are accurate.
What you'll need:
- Experience within a similar role, handling complex queries and a processing large volumes of invoices.
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- The ability to build strong internal and external relationships
What you'll receive from us
As a member of the Finance Team, you will be part of a friendly, supportive and dynamic working environment.
We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation.
Some of our benefits include:
- £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
About us
It's an exciting time to be a part of the team as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England. Our purpose is to provide good affordable homes in thriving communities that people love for generations.
We invest for the long term, in individual homes, our customers and work with partners to make a lasting difference to our neighbourhoods. Sovereign Network Group's financial strength will enable us to meet housing needs, regenerate places and build on the existing strengths in our communities.
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Centre for Homelessness Impact exists to improve the lives of people experiencing homelessness through better use of data and evidence.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and believes in its power to enhance the effectiveness of our organisation. As we continue to grow and make an impact, we are seeking a Finance and Operations Lead to join our dedicated team at the Centre for Homelessness Impact. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular welcome to those with experiences related to homelessness.
IN A NUTSHELL:
This is a pivotal role at the intersection of finance, development, and operations, ensuring the seamless functioning of critical organisational aspects. The Finance and Operations Lead will be involved in aspects of the charity’s financial operations, support grant and other fundraising and development initiatives, and optimising operational efficiency.
WHY IS THIS ROLE IMPORTANT FOR THE CENTRE’S WORK?
The Centre for Homelessness Impact is in a transformative phase, and this role is crucial to sustaining and advancing our mission. Collaborating closely with the executive team, the Finance and Operations Lead will play a key role in financial management, development strategy, and operational effectiveness, contributing directly to the success of our initiatives.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN:
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Be the main point of contact for all finance and operational queries
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Support the Chief Operating Officer with the management of financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
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Manage the accounts payable function, credit card reconciliations and support effective cash management
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Support the Head of People and Development to implement strategies on Fundraising, income and generation and report on funding from various sources, including grants, donors, and partnerships.
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Manage day-to-day operations, including onboarding new staff, supporting the HR processes, and identifying areas for improvement.
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Collaborate with the Chief Operating Officer and the Head of Development and People to align financial and development goals.
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Identify ways to enhance operational processes to support the growth of the organisation.
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Work closely with the executive team to provide financial insights and contribute to strategic decision-making.
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Ensure compliance with financial regulations and standards.
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Work closely with the Head of Development & People to ensure all HR administration is covered promptly and efficiently - i.e: onboarding for newcomers, setting up laptops/ workstations; etc.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOURS:
Criteria:
- Proven experience in finance and operations in a charity/ Third sector (Essential)
- Experience in fundraising/development initiatives (Desirable)
- Is committed to the vision and mission of CHI (Essential)
- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal with the ability to convey complex financial information to diverse audiences (Essential)
- Strong attention to detail, good organisational skills and an ability to work accurately, calmly and effectively (Essential)
- Good Excel skills with ability to create and manipulate pivot tables and use functions such as VLOOKUP and SUMIF. (Essential)
- Able to take a collaborative and proactive approach to operations, with a focus on continuous improvement. (Essential)
- Familiarity with financial regulations and a commitment to maintaining compliance. (Essential)
- A team player able to adapt to changes in workload and priorities (Essential)
- AAT qualification or equivalent (Desirable)
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT:
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Both full and part-time considered.
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Salary: £35,000 to £45,000 (pro rata if part-time), depending on experience.
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Location: hybrid, but the candidate woud need to be London based.
Join us in making a meaningful impact on addressing homelessness through evidence-led strategies. Apply now and be a crucial part of our dynamic team.
The closing date for this role is Tuesday, 9 April 2024. However, we reserve the right to close the application process at any moment, if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews to take place during the week commencing 15 April 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose of the role: To manage the day-to-day finances of the Booth Centre and support the development and improvement of the financial systems, processes and reporting.
Our Agreed Behaviours & A Little About Us
We live our values and act within the agreed behaviours, which we coproduced as a team.
The Booth Centre is an award-winning community run in partnership with people affected by homelessness. We provide a warm welcome, an opportunity to belong, to find purpose and to affect systems change across the city and more broadly. Our offer includes activities such as volunteering, creative projects and sports, training and help to gain employment. We also support people to improve health and wellbeing, to access emergency accommodation, and to secure and maintain a permanent home. We are recognised nationally as a beacon of best practice and have delivered workshops, training, toolkits and guidelines on ways of working in partnership, which have been adopted by many services nationwide.
The Booth Centre is a safe, welcoming environment where everyone is included, respected, heard and empowered; our strength is that we are a community.
Agreed Behaviours
Compassion
Dedication
Integrity
Respect
Kindness
Sense of Fun
Supportive
Cheerleading for one another
Openness
Non-judgemental
Job Description
Main Tasks:
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To implement and refine financial processes and procedures and ensure they are adhered to.
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To provide financial information and reporting to the Senior Leadership Team.
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Compile our quarterly and end-of-year management accounts.
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Line management and provide cover for the Finance Officer
Financial Administration
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Bookkeeping and various financial processes as required by the role, these may include but are not limited to the following: POs, balance sheet reconciliations and petty cash administration.
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To ensure that payroll (including HMRC and pension payments and administration) are processed when the Finance Officer is on leave, and to oversee the Finance Officer undertaking these tasks monthly.
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To update and monitor cashflow providing the CEO and Deputy CEO with monthly updates.
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To raise the monthend and year end journals – e.g. prepayments and accruals, deferred income, etc
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To ensure that financial information is accurately recorded on our accounting software (Xero) and reports produced.
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Regular banking and overseeing weekly BACS run
Budgets and Reporting
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To lead and support the SLT with the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts and lead on the monitoring.
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To prepare monthly management accounts for budgets holders and quarterly management accounts, cash flow and finance reports for the Board of Trustees, attending meetings as required.
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Support the reviewing and setting of annual budgets.
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Monitor restricted funding income and expenditure.
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Liaise with the auditors as necessary.
Governance
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To ensure that processing and storage of financial data is in line with Data Protection Legislation, including the GDPR.
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To support the Board to ensure all finance reporting for the HMRC and Charity Commission is in line with legal requirements.
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To ensure the charity meets all its financial statutory and compliance obligations
General
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To attend regular supervision sessions and staff meetings
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To attend meetings and training as requested by your line manager or the CEO
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To carry out all duties in a way which accords with the Centre’s Vision, Mission & Values, following policies and practice, to show commitment to equality of opportunity
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To contribute to fundraising activities and be committed to promoting the Booth Centre at every opportunity.
Booth Centre, Senior Finance Officer Person Specification
We would like to welcome a flexible, positive, dedicated, respectful person to the team as Senior Finance Officer. We are looking for a dynamic, team player, who enjoys working with others, taking on a challenge and takes pride in their work. You will become part of a dedicated, supportive and friendly team. You will be supported to develop and learn, to build your skills and knowledge in a sometimes challenging, often rewarding setting.
Skills and Knowledge
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Ability to communicate financial information in an appropriate manner for those without financial experience
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Excellent database management skills
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Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel
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Excellent organisational skills, including time management
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Excellent customer service skills
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Excellent attention to detail
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Ability to work independently and manage own workload
Experience
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At least 2 years' experience of a similar role.
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Experience of using Xero or equivalent financial management software
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Experience of preparation of management accounts and monthly finance reports
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Experience of payroll management
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Experience of pensions management
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract: 2 years fixed term
Salary: Salary: NJC SO2 pt.26 - 28 - £30,451 to £32,234
Reporting to: Deputy CEO
Location: Hybrid – Centre-based office (Manchester M3)/home mix to be agreed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as the applications come in. Don’t miss your opportunity, apply now!
This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Assistant to join the vibrant staff team at Emmanuel House. This Finance Assistant role is integral to developing the financial infrastructure and underpinning the organisation so that the charity is always ready to move into the next stage of development and importantly, supports the value of high-quality standards in all aspects of its work.
This role is suitable for someone who is ready to take the next step in their career.
BENEFITS:
· Salary: up to 30,000
· 32 days holidays including Bank Holidays
· Hybrid Working policy 60/40
· Negotiable hours between 30 and 37.5 hrs per week
· Pension
· Free refreshments
Role and Responsibilities
Your key purpose is to be responsible for supporting the day-to-day running of Emmanuel House’s finance function, ensuring that systems are maintained for the purpose of supporting the charity’s delivery of services. We are looking for a person who is a skilled account, has a can-do attitude and is a great communicator.
· High level of autonomy over how you develop the role.
- Being the lead and central person around which all financial functions operate.
- Implement financial controls conforming to SORP principles.
- Regular reconciliation of accounts using QuickBooks.
- Produce monthly management accounts.
- Prepare budgets.
- Devise, establish and maintain systems that are suitable for rent collection and rent accountancy.
- Assist the CEO and Finance Manager in the setting of forecasts, cashflow and other reports as required.
- Great personal organisation, management, and communication skills.
- Devise, establish and maintain systems suitable for rent collection and rent accountancy.
- Oversee the preparation of payroll administration.
Emmanuel House provides services for people who are homeless. It is an independent charity that has served Nottingham of over forty years. The organisation has grown significantly as a quality provider, achieving excellent results for people in need. A consequence of this has been the increase in financial turnover.
We are looking to appoint a person who is enthusiastic about the mission of Emmanuel House and has the ability to deliver this new role in the organistion.
The post holder will be based with Emmanuel House Support Centre in Nottingham City Centre with some flexible working.
The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and reference checks.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our small, supportive finance team which operates within the wider support services function. You will need to have accounts experience, with great attention to detail and be values driven. We are committed to supporting our dedicated frontline staff who care for those experiencing homelessness in our region and beyond. This particular role will work closely with our housing management team ensuring they have up to date, relevant and accurate information to enable them to manage rental & housing benefit income.
MLC are proud to be partnered with Oak Housing in their search for a Finance Director.
Oak Housing is a For-Profit Registered Provider offering a range of affordable housing solutions to Local Authorities and NHS Trusts in London and the South East. Since being acquired in 2019 by a consortium of real estate professionals and the current management team and organisation has grown from 200 to almost 1000 units and have ambitious plans to triple in size over the next 3 years. Working closely with strategic partners and funds, one of their biggest growth areas recently has been in providing key-worker accommodation, specifically with the NHS.
The Finance Director will sit alongside the Operations Director and report into the CEO. The role is responsible for overseeing all financial activities for the organisation, whilst offering critical strategic direction. The internal finance function is growing, and the organisation needs more strategic involvement at the director level. As the organisation and the role develop, there is scope for this role to grow and develop further and the team reporting into this role will expand in the short to medium term.
Main responsibilities of the role:
- To support the CEO in managing the rigors from day-to-day budget setting / monitoring and cashflows to fund reporting and Board briefings.
- Carry out a review of the present situation, incorporating systems, processes, deficiencies and risk areas.
- Manage, nurture and develop a finance team, implementing sound financial controls and a can-do culture to empower decision making.
- Work with the operations director to prepare the organisation for the regulatory scrutiny that will come as the organisation passes the 1000-unit mark.
- Deliver board-level strategic insight, shaping the future of the organisation and driving growth.
- Flex up and down between a ‘doing’ role and a board-level role involved in decision making about the strategic direction of the organisation.
This role will suit someone who thrives on responsibility and wants to influence a whole organisation without being constrained by pre-existing structures. If you are someone who loves a challenge, is entrepreneurial, wants to think outside the box and be a disruptor, this could be the role for you! Oak is also open to someone stepping up from a Head Of role in a larger organisation into this as a first director position.
To be considered for this role, the successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified accountant, ideally with experience in housing or working within a regulated sector.
- Show the flexibility to move from high-level strategic decision making to rolling their sleeves up and getting stuck in to solve problems.
- Have managed teams previously and be able to demonstrate a track record of success.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 31st March and first interviews will be held w/c 8th April Please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners for an informal discussion about the role.
Longleigh is a grant-making foundation dedicated to supporting individuals and communities served by the social housing sector.
We are a small but mighty, and values-driven organisation, and are fully committed to being compassionate, collaborative, agile, insightful and ethical, in all our actions, work and interactions.
We are looking for someone to join our small, fully remote working team to work with our Finance and Operations Manager. The role is to help ensure the efficient, accurate and effectve running of Longleigh’s back-office functions and processes, primarily in delivering the organisation’s day-to-day finance administration , as well as supporting our Finance and Operations Manager with the administrative side of our HR and IT services.
To apply, upload your CV and a cover letter detailing how you meet the person specification sections, with examples (no more than two/three sides of A4, size 12 font please)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Campbell Tickell are proud to be recruiting a Group Finance & Resources Director for DePaul International.
Who are we?
Depaul International (DPI) oversees the Depaul Group, a group of charities that work across the world with a mission to stop homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it.
What’s the role about?
This is a great opportunity to join us as the new Group Finance and Resources Director. As the Depaul Group continues to experience significant growth and increases its impact, you’ll lead the effective financial and governance support provided by DPI to its subsidiaries. You’ll be the leading interface between the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees and other corporate bodies and subsidiaries.
You’ll provide financial advice to the Group CEO, Board and other senior management colleagues, including modelling best practice in financial management, overseeing the financial management in the subsidiaries, setting financial standards for the group and providing support to enable the subsidiaries to meet those standards. You’ll also be leading and supporting the development of a new governance structure for the Group.
What will ideally support your success?
You’ll be a CCAB qualified accountant with experience of strategic financial leadership and management experience and the ability to solve complex problems. In addition, you’ll have experience of working with and advising a diverse range of boards and external stakeholders. It’s important that you also have experience of current financial reporting requirements and financial management practices, including consolidated financial reporting. Strong IT skills as well as an appreciation and understanding of key HR and ICT challenges in the charity sector are desirable. We’re looking for someone possibly, but not exclusively, working in homelessness and/or international development who shows personal integrity in all they do and have a commitment and respect for our aims, objectives and values.
Closing date: Friday 12th April 2024 at 12 noon BST.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Bill Barkworth at Campbell Tickell whose details can be found when you click 'Apply Via Website'
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role will lead on the development of new business within Oasis Community Housing, particularly project-managing our response to tendering opportunities. Your focus will be on securing contracts and new income streams that will sustain our core work, broaden the range of our work that is funded via contracts, and grow the geographic footprint of our work. You will be working as part of a wider team who are responsible for the delivery of our ambitious fundraising and business development strategy. You will be prospecting for new business and researching suitable opportunities which support Oasis Community Housing’s Mission to transform communities by creating access to housing, addressing homelessness and journeying with people as they fulfil their God-given potential. Oasis Community Housing is a Christian homelessness charity based in Gateshead. Working across North East England and South London, our ambitious strategy aims to widen our reach and amplify our impact for men, women, children and vulnerable families facing homelessness. We help more than 1,000 people every year by providing housing, specialised support and, more fundamentally, a place where they feel they can belong. Oasis Community Housing is part of the Oasis Charitable Trust group of charities, which has education and community development projects (UK and overseas) working to a common vision of creating communities in which everyone can thrive and reach their God-given potential.
Salary: £46,920 (London) / £42,373 (National) per annum
Hours: Full time (but open to proposals including part time, job shares etc)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:
· 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
· Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme;
· Attractive family friendly policies;
· Private healthcare cover;
· Season ticket loans;
· Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.
For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Location: London/Bristol - employees are able to work from home on an arrangement agreed with their line manager and we have colleagues based around the UK.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Policy Leader (Finance Policy).
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people.
This role is a crucial and exciting one within our policy team and the wider organisation. You will use your knowledge and understanding of housing associations and their finances to build strong relationships with Finance Directors across our membership, and use their and your specialist knowledge to shape the financial environment so that housing associations can best deliver on their social purpose.
Whether this is making a persuasive and evidence-based case to the government for additional grant funding to build new homes, or working with sector experts on the detail of accounting, pensions, tax or treasury policy, or meeting with banks, lenders, ratings agencies, UK Finance, HMRC, and the Treasury on behalf of our members, this role is central to our work influencing national social housing policy.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.
Key elements of the role:
· Shape and lead our policy work on key strategic issues for housing associations around housing finance – advocating for solutions and mitigating risks that affect the delivery of housing associations’ social purpose;
· Develop evidence and ideas on technical policy areas into salient policy solutions that will make a difference for the sector and influence government;
· Represent the NHF to senior colleagues in government, members and external stakeholders with credibility, expertise and political judgement;
· Communicate with and provide advice to members on critical changes to policy and the external environment.
The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
· A strong and in-depth understanding of housing association finances and the operating model of housing associations (finance qualifications are not required, but a technical understanding of finance and accounting issues will be vital);
· An ability to lead the development of credible, robust, evidence based policy, including on complex and technical policy areas;
· An ability to communicate credibly, clearly and persuasively in writing and in person including to Chief Executives, senior government officials and finance professionals;
· An ability to draft, oversee, adapt and deliver complex plans for the delivery of multiple projects or programmes of work.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBT+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident committed employer
We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please contact Stephanie Green, People Manager with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 17th April
Interview date: Thursday 25th April
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Management Accountant for a Housing Association
£51,000
Hybrid Working ( 2-3 days per week in the office)
Client based in South London ( Zone1)
Overall Aim
* Provide professional business support to budget holders and ensure financial control and effective decision making through financial, operational and business evaluation and analysis.
* Support financial planning through the creation of budgets and forecasts and report on performance through the production of management accounts and other analytical reports for the organisation, as required.
* On-going development of analytical reports and accounts on any aspect of the organisation's activities contributing to the overall appraisal of the organisation's performance.
* To provide appropriate financial and performance information to the Executive Team and Committees and external statutory bodies as directed by the Head of Finance.
Key Responsibilities
Management Accounts
* Produce accurate and timely monthly management and departmental accounts.
* Hold regular reviews with budget holders, identifying variances and correcting errors accordingly. Provide alerts on matters of likely current or future financial concern as soon as these are known within the management accounts commentary.
* Provide ad hoc financial management information and analysis on request, including in the more technically complex areas of the management accounts.
* Provide information relating to key performance indicators including sector comparisons where appropriate to Executive Team and Committees
The client is reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
Your new company
Working with a national charity which supports a wide range of people, they run programmes supporting young and elderly people, the homeless and they manage anti-human trafficking initiatives.
Your new role
- Managing budgets on behalf of a large number of budget holders
- Assisting with bids for funding
- Managing contracts and making sure that funding is received
- Assisting operational managers to understand financial information
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified accountant or be nearly qualified and be committed to qualifying soon.
Strong management reporting experience
Good experience of using Excel and able to adapt to using new systems
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options are available.
HYBRID working - 40% of the time in the office
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Salary: £24,102 per annum (+ £5,023 London Weighting if applicable)
Location: London – Hybrid Working or Homebased with regular travel to our London Office when required
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37.5)
Closing date: Thursday 4th April 2024 at 11:30pm
*We would like to offer Apprenticeship training alongside this role. Following recruitment, we will work with the successful candidate to establish the best training opportunity.
Are you a numerate individual with experience of working on a high-volume accounts payable system? Then join us as an Accounts Payable Administrator. As part of a team of finance experts you’ll be at the heart of safeguarding our finances to ensure Shelter can achieve our vision of a home for everyone.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the team
Sitting under our Finance Team, we work collaboratively to help safeguard our resources across Shelter to ensure the organisation is financially stable. Our finance teams all work together to help support Shelter’s aim to achieve a home for everyone.
This Accounts Payable team plays a crucial role within Finance – working to pay suppliers in a timely manner allowing Shelter to continue it’s vital work. We also lead on controls to help ensure that donors’ money is being spent in the best way we can. You’ll be working in a tight-knit team alongside two Accounts Payable Coordinators, an Accounts Payable Manager, a Head of Financial Control and Operations – all of which fall under our Assistant Director of Finance.
About the role
Your role will involve ensuring all invoices are properly posted to Shelter’s finance system, as well as matching to correct purchase orders within required timescales. You’ll also be processing our staff expenses as well as credit card expenses to ensure that we pay these within our agreed timescales.
Part of your day-to-day tasks will also involve being the key point of contact through our Accounts Payable Inbox – and at times we’ll rely on you to provide training to Shelter colleagues on our purchase-to-pay cycle as well as providing guidance for raising purchase requisition requests. You’ll be an integral part of our team to ensure our operations run smoothly helping us to deliver within our deadlines.
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 you
You’ll possess a keen eye for detail and also love working with numbers. You’ll enjoy working at pace and will be able to manage your time effectively, with the ability to work to our deadlines but also reprioritising tasks when required.
You’ll be proficient in the main MS Office applications, with intermediate skills in Excel to really be able to thrive in your day-to-day tasks. And while experience of working on a high-volume accounts payable system is desirable, it’s not necessary so we’re happy to discuss your learning and development further.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and supporting statement addressing all points in the ‘About You’ section of the job description of no more than 350 words per point. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
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.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Independent Committee Member of Audit & Risk Committee
Cambridge - mix of online and in person meetings
£2,150 per annum + expenses
Fixed term, 5/6 meetings per year including Board Strategy meetings
Our client is a charitable housing association with a long history of providing affordable housing in and around Cambridge.
It is an exciting time to join them as they have updated their governance structure. Their Board is supported by three committees: Audit & Risk Committee, Remuneration Committee and Customer Experience Group. In addition, the Finance Working Group and the Investment and Growth Working Group also support the Board.
This role provides the opportunity to not only sit on the Audit & Risk Committee, but also to play an integral part of their strategic planning. In this role, you will be part of the Board strategy days.
The Independent Committee Member role on the Audit & Risk Committee would be ideal for a senior finance professional within the social housing sector. You’ll be a qualified accountant with knowledge at a senior level of internal and external audit, strategic management of risk and financial reporting.
It is not essential that applicants have been a Committee Member of a housing organisation before, but applicants should have a commitment to customer service, a knowledge of what makes for good governance, and excellent communication and leadership skills.
They are looking for candidates who are passionate about making a difference to the people and communities they serve. They particularly encourage applications from those living and working in the Cambridge area and those with diverse backgrounds or experience.
If you are interested in applying for this role, we would love to hear from you. .
Closing date: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
Interviews W/C 22nd April 2024