Finance Officer RSL

Together Housing; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Officer to enhance their financial operations in Blackburn. This role involves delivering timely financial information, managing accounts, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The successful candidate will support business partners in budgeting and forecasting while preparing management accounts and liaising with auditors. The organization promotes a flexible working environment and offers a range of professional development opportunities. If you have a passion for finance and are looking to make a meaningful impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

27 days holiday

Flexible working environment

Professional development training

Attractive pension scheme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Vehicle leasing

Financial advice

Staff support networks

Annual pay scale increase

Qualifications

• Proven experience in finance/accounts environment.
• Qualified in AAT, CIMA, or ACCA.
• Experience in producing financial information.

Responsibilities

• Assist in business planning and budgeting.
• Prepare management accounts and cash flow forecasts.
• Liaise with auditors and submit statutory returns.

Skills

Finance experience

AAT qualification

CIMA qualification

ACCA qualification

Spreadsheet proficiency

Communication skills

Reconciliation experience

Education

AAT qualification

CIMA qualification

ACCA qualification

Tools

Computerised nominal ledger

Job description

We are seeking a Finance Officer (RSL) to join our team in Blackburn. In this role you will support the Business Partner in delivering accurate and timely financial information, including management accounts, financial accounts, KPI and performance analysis, and control reviews. This role ensures compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, working closely with relevant staff when needed.

Please note this role is a 6 month fixed term contract.

Together Housing Group:We are one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 38,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities.As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Outline of key responsibilities for the Finance Officer (RSL)…

• To assist the Business Partners with business & capacity planning, budgeting/forecasting. Ensure budgets and performance targets are properly owned, and mechanisms in place to ensure they are effectively managed.
• To assist in the provision of accurate and timely monthly management information which includes preparing management accounts, rolling cash flow forecasts, performance analysis and narrative on performance. This should suit the Group’s different audiences including but not exclusively the THG Board, Operations Committee, the Senior Management Team and the Heads of Service.
• Assist in the provision of the information required for the Financial Statements. This includes preparing relevant working papers, notes to accounts, and variance analysis of significant differences when comparing with comparative data. Providing assistance to other Finance Colleagues where required.
• Liaise with the Groups External and Internal Auditors, providing the required supporting schedules and responding to queries in a timely manner.
• To complete and submit any statutory and regulatory returns as directed by the Finance Business Partner RSL
• To ensure that reconciliations of the Companies bank accounts are undertaken on a monthly basis.
• To ensure that key income and expenditure and balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis, dealing with any variances effectively and in a timely manner.

We are looking for someone who has…

• Proven Experience of working in a Finance / accounts environment.
• Qualified in AAT,CIMA, or ACCA.
• Experience of using a computerised nominal ledger
• Experience of producing financial information in a spreadsheet format
• Producing accurate and timely management accounts and financial information
• Experience of completing monthly reconciliations including nominal and bank account reconciliations
• Excellent communication skills to liaise with internal and external colleagues
• Working knowledge in the preparation and submission of financial information to stakeholders

In return we are offering the successful candidate in the Finance Officer (RSL) role…

Please note this role is a 6 month fixed term contract.

• Starting salary of£31,166
• Annual pay scale increase
• 27 days holiday (rising to 32 over 5 years’ service) + bank holidays
• A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
• Hybrid role.
• You will be working 37 hours per week.
• Working arrangements are flexible in line with our Smart Working culture so that we deliver an excellent and accessible service for customers.
• Wide range of technical, professional, and personal development training opportunities
• Attractive pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to GPs
• A range of financial and lifestyle benefits including cycle to work, vehicle leasing and financial advice
• We have a range of staff support networks, including menopause, culturally diverse, LGBTQ+ and disability.
• To view the full range of our award winning benefits click on theEmployee Benefits Link

THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!

Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.

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