Finance Officer - Cash

West Kent Housing Association; Sevenoaks; Hybrid; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent housing association in Sevenoaks is seeking a dedicated Finance Officer to oversee cash management, invoice processing, and debt collection. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively to ensure financial controls are maintained. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and flexible hybrid working options, providing a great opportunity to contribute to impactful initiatives in the community.

Benefits

Generous pension and life cover

Health cash plan

Flexible leave package

Paid time off to volunteer

Annual grant for wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in managing cash application and invoice processing.
• Strong understanding of the Order to Cash (O2C) cycle.
• Ability to ensure accurate application of rent cash accounting processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage cash application and process invoices timely.
• Collect debts effectively while maintaining financial controls.
• Collaborate with other departments to enhance processes.

Skills

Proactive approach

Financial controls

Collaboration across departments

Job description

Finance Officer - Cash (£31,687 per annum, full-time, hybrid)

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Finance Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the accurate and timely management of cash application, invoice processing, and debt collection, while collaborating effectively across departments and ensuring strong financial controls.

The Finance Officer will play a key role in managing the Order to Cash (O2C) cycle and ensuring efficient and accurate application of rent cash accounting processes.

About Us

We’re growing our Finance and Governance Team and we’re looking for passionate professionals to grow with us. With a new strategic plan in place taking us through to 2030 and housing a central pillar of the government's growth agenda, there's never been a more exciting time to join us.

At West Kent we’re passionate about the role a housing association can play in society and believe the values of an organisation are what makes it special. Our vision is to deliver places to live and space to grow for our current and future residents.

Our values guide us to how we do things from delivering on our promises, working with honesty, integrity, and flexibility, showing compassion and self-awareness, as well as a commitment to learning and equally important working hard and having fun.

Benefits

We offer a great package - generous pension and life cover, health cash plan, flexible leave package which includes an additional three days leave for our Christmas closure, paid time off to volunteer and an annual grant to support your wellbeing.

Location Details

The role will be based in our Sevenoaks Office, however we offer a flexible approach to hybrid working.

Application Information

We will only consider applications submitted with a full CV and completed application form. You can access the full job description on our website.

Advert Closing Date: 9am on 27 October 2025. Interview Date: 3 November 2025