Accounts Manager

Golden Lane Housing Limited; Manchester; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the social housing sector seeks an Accounts Manager. This role involves overseeing accounts payable operations, ensuring compliance, and providing leadership in finance functions. Ideal candidates will have AAT qualifications and the ability to navigate the complexities of the Not for Profit sector.

Qualifications

• Experience managing an Accounts Payable function.
• Experience in the Not for Profit and/or Housing Provider sector.
• Ability to produce financial reports and policies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounts payable operations ensuring service delivery and performance.
• Implement financial controls and maintain financial integrity.
• Support compliance and optimise cash flow.

Skills

Leadership

Relationship Management

Analytical Skills

Education

AAT Qualified or Equivalent Finance Qualification

Tools

IT Analytical Tools

Job description

Job title: Accounts Manager

Responsible to: Head of Finance

Responsible for: Finance Assistants

Purpose:
The Accounts Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operational oversight of Accounts Payable, ensuring efficient service delivery, strong performance, and excellent customer service. This role requires responsiveness to evolving business needs and financial demands, adapting processes to maintain accuracy and efficiency.

As a key figure in financial operations, the Manager ensures the effective implementation of financial controls and safeguarding the financial viability and sustainability of the organisation’s finance functions. This role plays a critical part in maintaining compliance, optimising cash flow, and supporting overall financial integrity.

Location: Homebased with occasional travel to the Manchester Office (minimum twice a week)

Personal Specification

Essential

• AAT Qualified or Equivalent Finance Qualification.
• Experience of managing an Accounts Payable function.
• Experience of working in a financial environment undertaking and managing all accounts payable duties.
• Strong leadership that supports and provides clear direction.
• Experience of building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Knowledge and practical experience of using IT as analytical and management tools.
• Experience of managing the delivery of projects and working to deadlines and under pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent written skills to develop and implement financial policies and procedures and produce reports when requested.
• Ability to analyse and manage data and produce relevant reports.
• Able to communicate effectively and build effective working relationships with customers, both internal and external, and other stakeholders, and having confidence to challenge others and able to interact effectively with different people.
• An understanding and experience of working for the ‘Not for Profit’ Sector and/or Housing Provider in the Social Housing Sector.
• Knowledge of or willingness to learn more about learning disability and autism.
• Understanding of and willingness to promote EDI in employment and service delivery.
• The post holder may be required to work outside normal office hours on occasion.