Senior Finance Business Partner - Capital

Look Ahead Care And Support; City Of London; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their finance team in London. This pivotal role involves overseeing financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and providing strategic support to the Property Services Directorate. The ideal candidate will have a relevant qualification, strong experience in financial analysis, and a proactive approach to managing financial systems. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to transforming lives.

Benefits

Annual leave increasing up to 30 days

Free DBS

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience of the preparation of Financial Statements for audit and application of accounting standards.
• Proven experience of business partnering.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all assets accounting, loan and interest accounting.
• Oversee the Financial Statements and lead the annual year end audit process.
• Prepare regulatory returns to the Regulator of Social Housing.

Skills

Financial Statements preparation

Business partnering

Financial information analysis

Reconciliations

Communication

Excel proficiency

Customer service

Education

Relevant professional qualification

Tools

Sun Financials

Job description

Senior Finance Business Partner - Capital

Senior Finance Business Partner - Capital — We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Senior Finance Business Partner to join our Finance Team located at our Head Office in Islington.

£60,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here. Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren\'t token gestures - we\'ve thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Our benefits include:

• Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service
• Free DBS
• Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card
• Fully paid induction programme and further training
• ILM courses and Apprenticeship Programmes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme for 24-7 confidential support
• Online wellbeing resources
• A generous pension - we will contribute up to 4% and life assurance cover up to £10,000 (T&Cs apply)
• Quarterly Staff Awards to reward & recognise our amazing staff\'s commitment and contribution

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• The Finance Business Partner - Capital will be responsible for all assets accounting, loan and interest accounting, VAT and regulatory returns. They will have the business partnering responsibly for all property services activities. They will manage 1 direct report.
• Lead the production of the PPE, FA investments, grant, loan and interest Look Ahead Care & Support (LACS) and Group consolidated notes.
• Oversee the Financial Statements, monthly reporting and lead the annual year end audit process for the subsidiaries including liaison with the external auditors.
• Prepare regulatory returns to the Regulator of Social Housing, including the annual FVA, annual grant returns, quarterly disposal returns.
• Responsible for the daily, monthly and quarterly cashflow forecast and cash reporting.
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT, CIS and ONS returns on behalf of Look Ahead & Look Ahead Developments Ltd.
• Lead on the gift-aid calculations and Tax Return preparation for Look Ahead\'s subsidiaries.
• Manage the fixed asset register, ensuring additions, disposals and depreciation and grants are correctly posted and reconciled.
• Maintain up to date Asset & Liability Register.
• Act as a strategic finance business partner to the Property Services Directorate, providing financial insight - producing reports and analysis, and challenge across all capital projects, operational repairs and maintenance initiatives.
• Support budget holders in the effective planning, forecasting and monitoring of both capital and revenue property services expenditure.
• Deliver a comprehensive financial control system that ensures the completeness, accuracy and integrity of the organisations financial systems at a level appropriate to the financial risk. Produce suitable exception reports to identify and rectify any errors arising within the Look Ahead\'s financial ledgers. Act as liaison with internal auditors on all matters with regard to Finance controls and systems.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of accounting regulations, ensuring any changes required to accounting policies are implemented and applied correctly and in accordance with timescales. Ensure that the whole Finance team are up to date with developments in Financial Accounting standards.
• Responsible for the month & year end reporting of interest and investments in the management and statutory accounts. Reconcile all the loans, interest and other relevant accounts on a monthly basis. Monitor loan covenants.
• Provide support and backup to the Payroll Specialist where required.
• Ensure the team are managed effectively and have objectives, regular one to ones and that development needs are identified.
• Identify and implement process improvement to ensure processes are efficient and effective.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you

• Approachable and open behaviour
• Prefers working as part of a group or team
• Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
• Is assertive and will challenge others
• Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
• Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
• Demonstrates significant confidence and high levels of self-esteem
• Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
• Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences
• Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

What you\'ll bring

• Essential:
• Proven experience of the preparation of Financial Statements for audit and the application of accounting standards.
• Proven experience of business partnering
• Experience of reviewing and analysing financial information and reporting on results.
• Proven experience in reconciliations.
• Good attention to detail with ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines.
• Excellent oral and written communications.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Proven customer service experience.
• Hold a relevant professional qualification and at least 3 years post qualification experience.
• Desirable:
• Experience of using Sun Financials/Unit 4
• Experience of accounting in the social housing sector.
• Management experience

About us

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 100 services, providing support to thousands of customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness and complex needs, young people and care leavers and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

• We focus on Excellence and innovation.
• We are Caring and Compassionate.
• We are Inclusive and Trusted.
• We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.