Finance Assistant

Residential Management Group; Northwich; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Healthcare cashback plan

GP Services 24/7 remote

Study sponsorship up to 4 days

Pension scheme (matched 7%)

Life assurance (4x salary)

Places for People rewards program

Job summary

Residential Management Group in Northwich is seeking an experienced Finance Assistant to support the property management function and provide reliable financial information to internal and external customers.

You will be responsible for site KPI reporting, budget preparation, cashflow analysis and debt control, working with Property Managers and clients to ensure accurate financial performance and timely responses.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in an accounts or finance-based role.
• Good understanding of a Chart of Accounts, P&L, Balance Sheet & cashflow statements.
• Microsoft Office competent - Excel to intermediate level minimum.
• Good communication via telephone, email and video conferencing - with internal and external customers.
• Ability to follow procedures and work to deadlines.
• Studying towards AAT preferred.
• Previous experience in a property finance department.

Responsibilities

• Site KPI reporting - Debtors, Creditors, Liquidity position, Cashflow analysis for Internal and external customers.
• Property Cost and variance analysis with detailed supporting commentary & Ledger Maintenance.
• Client Budget preparation and review.
• Raising Charges based on budgeted expenditure.
• Regular finance training and reviews with Property Managers to communicate financial performance in client meetings.
• Resolution of Financial Queries from Suppliers and homeowners.
• Providing a service & building relationships with Property Managers, Owners, Committees and Solicitors.
• To ensure smooth running of Property finances.
• Key client financial performance reporting - Debtors, Expenditure, Creditors, Cashflow.
• Debt recovery and Credit control function.

Skills

Accounts/Finance experience

Excel (intermediate)

Communication skills

Deadline driven

AAT study preferred

Education

AAT in progress

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

One of the UK's largest Property Management companies, Residential Management Group, has an opportunity for an experienced Finance Assistant, based at our Northwich office, to ensure that the property management function has the support and knowledge to deliver the highest quality service to their clients. Delivering information on all aspects of Property finances to both internal and external customers.

Where will I be working

Full time at our offices in Northwich (CW9 7LN) 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Responsibilities

• Site KPI reporting - Debtors, Creditors, Liquidity position, Cashflow analysis for Internal and external customers.
• Property Cost and variance analysis with detailed supporting commentary & Ledger Maintenance.
• Client Budget preparation and review.
• Raising Charges based on budgeted expenditure.
• Regular finance training and reviews with Property Managers - to ensure they are equipped to understand and communicate financial performance in their client meetings.
• Resolution of Financial Queries from Suppliers and homeowners.
• Providing a service & building relationships with Property Managers, Owners, Committees and Solicitors.
• To ensure smooth running of Property finances.
• Key client financial performance reporting - Debtors, Expenditure, Creditors, Cashflow.
• Debt recovery and Credit control function.

Skills, experience and qualifications

• Prior experience in an accounts or finance based role.
• Good understanding of a Chart of Accounts, P&L, Balance Sheet & Cashflow statements and interpretation thereof.
• Microsoft office competent - Excel to intermediate level minimum.
• Good communication skills via telephone, email and video conferencing - with both internal and external customers.
• Ability to follow procedures and work to deadlines.
• Studying towards AAT preferred.
• Previous experience in a property finance department.

What does RMG have to offer you?

• A 37.5 hour working week, and a competitive salary.
• 27 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays.
• Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges - plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount).
• 24/7 access to remote GP Services.
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 4 study days).
• Pension scheme (matched up to 7%).
• Life assurance (4 x annual salary).
• As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on on-line purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers!

Inclusivity and Equality

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.