Our Client
Our client is a large Housing Association based in Central London. Following a large restructure, a newly created Group Finance Manager vacancy has been created.
The Role
As a Group Finance Manager for Income Optimisation, your role involves being the vital link between the Finance and Operational service charge teams.
Main Duties
- Own the management of all the financial aspects of service charges, ensuring accuracy, compliance and efficiency.
- Act as a strategic advisor to service charge teams, offering dedicated business partnering support and commercial challenge.
- Support the Head of Income Optimisation with regard to all Financial aspects of managing Service Charge, deputising for them when needed.
- Manage senior stakeholders from across Operations, communicating effectively across all levels, influencing financial and strategic decisions.
- Lead financial planning and reporting for service charges, adhering to legal and audit requirements and ensuring timeliness and accuracy.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, particularly Operations, and relevant external partners to enhance service charge processes.
- Develop and adapt reporting processes to meet the specific needs of service charge management, providing insightful financial analysis.
- Maintain accurate data, managing large complex data sets on Excel and in-house systems.
- Manage and mentor a team of finance business partners, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
The Successful Candidate
- Hold a CCAB recognised accounting qualification with supporting CPD.
- Extensive experience of business partnering with non-Finance colleagues, providing finance expertise and commercial challenge.
- Proven track record of leadership and developing high performing teams.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for engaging diverse audiences; work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience working within a high volume, fast-paced service-based industry.
- Strategic thinking ability; capable of analysing complex data to develop solutions and make data-driven decisions.
- Experience influencing operational activities at both tactical and strategic levels across all areas of the business.
What’s on offer?
- Excellent opportunity in a newly created role.