Group Finance Manager - Reporting and Control

Notting Hill Genesis; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Health cash plan

Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Life Assurance x4 annual salary

Job summary

Notting Hill Genesis seeks a Group Finance Manager - Financial Accounting and Control to lead statutory accounts for the Group and subsidiaries, coordinate audits, and ensure accurate regulatory returns. You will partner with the Head of Financial Accounting and Control to strengthen financial controls and deliver high-quality reporting.

This hybrid role bases in London, offering leadership across the Finance function, and opportunities to influence group-wide accounting practices and continuous

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CCAB accounting qualification.
• Experience preparing statutory accounts end-to-end, ideally at Group level within social housing.
• Significant experience leading and coordinating interim and year-end audits with external auditors and internal stakeholders.
• Experience of regulatory financial returns and filings with timely, accurate submissions.
• Strong knowledge of financial controls and ability to develop and improve control frameworks across Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of statutory accounts for the Group and subsidiaries, ensuring high-quality reporting.
• Coordinate quarterly, interim and year-end audits across Group entities.
• Develop and manage the year-end audit timetable with auditors and NHG colleagues.
• Ensure timely, accurate completion of regulatory returns and filings.
• Support the Head of Financial Accounting and Control across Group accounting activities.
• Lead monthly intercompany reconciliations and provide insights into financial performance.
• Prepare reporting for senior management and relevant committees.
• Enhance internal controls and respond to audit findings and recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial controls

Education

CCAB-recognised accounting qualification

Tools

Sun Systems

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Group Finance Manager - Financial Accounting and Control

Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £75,488 to £83,875 per annum for 35 hours per week.

Location: Bruce Kenrick House, 2 Killick Street, London N1 9FL

Workplace Type: Hybrid

What you'll do

As our Group Finance Manager - Financial Accounting and Control , you'll play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and effectiveness of financial reporting across Notting Hill Genesis.

Working as a senior member of the Financial Reporting and Control team, you'll be responsible for the preparation of Group and subsidiary statutory accounts, coordinating our interim and year-end audits and ensuring regulatory returns are delivered accurately and on time.

You'll work closely with the Head of Financial Accounting and Control , providing expert technical accounting support across Group accounting activities and deputising when required.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced qualified accountant who enjoys combining technical financial accounting expertise with leadership, stakeholder management and continuous improvement.

How you'll do it

• Lead the preparation of statutory accounts for the Group and its subsidiaries, ensuring high-quality, accurate and timely reporting.
• Lead and coordinate the delivery of quarterly, interim and year-end audits across Group entities.
• Develop and manage the year-end audit timetable, working collaboratively with Finance Managers, Heads of Service, auditors and colleagues across NHG to support smooth and timely delivery.
• Ensure all required financial regulatory returns and filings are completed accurately and within required deadlines.
• Support the Head of Financial Accounting and Control across Group accounting activities and deputise when required.
• Lead the monthly reconciliation and accurate recording of intercompany transactions across Group entities.
• Undertake quarterly analytical reviews of Group entities, providing meaningful insight into financial performance and financial health.
• Prepare and support financial reporting to senior management and relevant committees.
• Strengthen financial reporting and internal control processes, ensuring the integrity, reliability and accuracy of underlying financial data.
• Work with colleagues across the organisation to address audit findings and recommendations and continuously improve financial controls.
• Build strong and effective relationships with Finance colleagues, auditors and stakeholders across NHG.

The ideal candidate

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, talented and forward-thinking individuals.

Essential

A fully qualified accountant with a CCAB-recognised accounting qualification , supported by ongoing Continuing Professional Development.

Extensive experience of preparing statutory accounts from end to end, ideally at Group level within the social housing sector.

Significant experience of leading and managing interim and year-end audits, including coordinating external auditors and internal Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.

Experience of regulatory financial returns and filings, with a track record of delivering accurate submissions within required deadlines.

Strong knowledge and experience of financial controls and the ability to develop, strengthen and influence control frameworks across Finance and the wider organisation.

Strong Excel skills. Experience of Sun Systems, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power BI would be advantageous.

Behaviours for success

You'll bring our values to life through the way you work:

• We succeed together - working collaboratively, respecting different perspectives and supporting colleagues to deliver better outcomes for our residents and communities.
• We keep our word - taking ownership, acting with integrity and delivering the high-quality service our colleagues, residents and stakeholders expect.
• We do better every day - continually looking for opportunities to improve our processes, strengthen financial controls, raise standards and work more effectively.

What's in it for you?

Once you join us, you'll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You'll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual sala