Financial Reporting Accountant

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This range is provided by Red Snapper Recruitment | Housing. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Do you have experience working in the housing industry within Finance? Are you part or fully qualified (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) and passionate about making a difference through accurate reporting and finance support? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Remote Role – Must be based within the UK

£43k-£46k depending on experience and qualifications

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship and you must have the right to work in the UK

• A specialist shared-ownership product helping you into your own home
• A retirement savings plan – up to 7% matched contribution rate
• Life assurance – 3.5x contractual pay
• Up to £10k interest-free loan for home work spaces
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Holiday starting at 26 days
• Deals and Discounts on shopping, travel, optical etc
• Cycle to work scheme

Main Duties;

• Provide support to the Finance Business Partners – CX and other Directorates, in particular providing analysis and reporting at a transactional level on costs including those that cross between directorates.
• Assist the Senior Finance Business Partner for CX with the preparation of the financial results at entity level, including management accounts, quarterly forecast, annual budget and statutory accounts (including relevant notes and providing comprehensive and accurate evidence to auditors as required). This will include providing variance analysis in monthly reporting to aid with decision making and drive performance
• Support the CX and other Directorate stakeholders for specific areas of responsibility that will be defined, such as service charge recoverability as well as accounting for sinking funds and leaseholder accounts.
• Lead on the accounting for surpluses and deficits on variable service charges, this will include performing monthly and quarterly reviews, providing appropriate analysis and commentary for the management accounts and reconciling the balance sheet accounts
• Participate in projects to review and improve processes and system enhancements.
• To comply with all relevant policies and procedures to ensure full compliance with standing orders and internal controls.
• To undertake other duties of a similar level of responsibility, as might from time to time be reasonably required including working flexible and additional hours as may be necessary.

Person Specification;

• A Business Partnership approach, including using analytical, communication and presentation skills to influence the decision-making process at operational level
• Excellent reconciliation skills
• Must be fully or part qualified (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) is essential
• Experience of balance sheet, reconciliations and service charge accounting in a social housing environment is essential
• Knowledge of social housing legislation is preferred
• Being a team player, flexible and adaptable to changing business needs
• Self-motivation, proactive, ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Excellent Microsoft office skills
• Experience of Housing Association systems would be advantageous

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• Seniority level
  
  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Job function
  
  Finance and Accounting/Auditing
• Industries Housing and Community Development and Accounting

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