Assistant Financial Controller - 6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Avenues is a place where people smile, laugh and grow - and achieve extraordinary things.

We are well-respected by our professional stakeholders and loved by staff, families and people we support for the quality of what we do.

We do it all through our strong, positive and supportive culture, which flows through all our teams and services. We know that well-supported people support people well.

We have a fantastic opportunity for full-time Assistant Financial Controller to join our Finance team for a 6 months fixed term contract, working Monday to Friday 37 hours per week.

You'll be need to be willing to travel to our head office in Sidcup where you'll be based.

We offer great opportunities to balance work and home through our hybrid working model that enables home working and flexibility of working hours too.

In this role you will work with the Group Financial Controller and wider teams.

• Responsible for leading the finance function of the integration project in Avenues Group including the Autism Hampshire subsidiary.
• Management of the Sales and Purchase Ledgers team.
• Assist with delivery of month end management accounts to deadlines.
• Assist in year-end financial accounts and external stator audit.
• Take ownership of all financial systems.
• Responsible for the reconciliation of the group and subsidiary balance sheet control accounts.
• Take active part in the deputising for the Group Financial Controller.

Please refer to the role profile for full requirements of experience, skills and knowledge needed to be considered for this role.

Your values should match ours:

Respect: We treat people as we would wish to be treated ourselves.

Excellence: We don't settle for okay, we are determined to achieve more.

Integrity: We do the right thing, even if it takes more time and effort.

Pride: The work we do is something we want to tell others we are part of.

Why join us?

We are committed to supporting our employees to achieve a good work-life balance and support flexible working including working from home.

Our head office is located in Sidcup, and we have other offices in Hampshire, Surrey, Suffolk, Shropshire, and Kent.

We encourage our central services employees to really get to know the organisation and to spend time visiting services, meeting people we support, their families and our support staff.

You'll be part of an organisation that takes pride in its values at all levels, making sure the people we support are at the forefront of our decisions.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce so we would love to hear from anyone who feels is able to take those opportunities to the next level.

As part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident Scheme", candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

Benefits:

• Flexible Working.
• 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing after to 2 years' service and after 5 years' service.
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to a health portal, counselling and support.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• And more.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity! We look forward to hearing from you today.