Accounts Manager

Clarion Housing Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association seeks an Accounts Manager responsible for overseeing Accounts Payable operations, ensuring efficient service delivery and compliance in financial management. This role, based primarily from home with occasional office travel, is essential in supporting financial integrity and sustainability as part of the team's growth in providing vital services to individuals with learning disabilities or autism.

Qualifications

• Experience managing an Accounts Payable function.
• Strong written skills to develop financial policies.
• Experience in the Not for Profit Sector is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of Accounts Payable.
• Ensure effective implementation of financial controls.
• Maintain financial compliance and optimise cash flow.

Skills

Leadership

Data Analysis

Customer Relationship Management

Education

AAT Qualified or Equivalent Finance Qualification

Tools

IT Analytical Tools

Job description

View more categories View less categories Function Corporate Services ,Finance ,Policy / Strategy ,Homes and Asset Management ,Asset management Seniority Manager Contract Permanent Hours Full Time Organisation Type Housing association / RP

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

• 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.

Company

We believe in a world where everyone with a learning disability or autism has opportunities to access good quality housing that meets their needs and we want to continue to make an immense impact on the lives of our tenants. Our impressive national portfolio currently provides homes to over 2,500 people and we have big plans to do more as part of our brilliant growth trajectory.

Our people are at the forefront of delivering our ambitious plans and you will play a key role in helping us achieve our objectives to make a positive difference to the lives of so many people.

We are focused on creating a workplace that’s inclusive and diverse, we pride ourselves on being a caring, listening, honest organisation, where everyone can be their best and that’s why we’re a Mental Health Gold champion, a member of Includability and Disability Confident Committed employer.

As an equal opportunities employer we strongly uphold the commitment to treating everyone with fairness and respect and therefore encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Are you passionate about helping people with a learning disability or autistic people to live their lives as they choose, feel valued equally and listened to?

Website http://www.glh.org.uk/ Telephone [phone] Location Parkway Four, Parkway Business Centre
Princess Road
Manchester
Manchester
M14 7HR
United Kingdom

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