Head Of Finance

Head of Finance

Hemel Hempstead (Hybrid/Smart Working)

Salary £75,000 - £77,000 Per Annum Plus Benefits

Permanent, Full Time

37 hours per week (Monday – Friday, Flexibility Negotiable)

Thrive Homes has a new and exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance.

As the Head of the Finance function, your primary responsibility is to oversee the daily activities of the finance team and ensure that they provide high-quality services to both internal and external stakeholders. You will also be responsible for meeting all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements.

One of your key roles will be to develop and maintain strategies that relate to crucial financial controls and value for money. You shall also be responsible for overseeing the preparation and processes of creating the annual budget, regular financial reporting, financial statements, and the development and maintenance of accounting systems. Additionally, you will be required to substitute for the Executive Director of Finance when necessary.

Thrive is proud to deliver flexibility for employees to work in a manner that suits their wants/needs best. Our SMART working policy allows individuals to take full control of their productivity by offering a choice between working in-house or away from the office. This means that successful candidates have the freedom to work as little or as often as they like from Thrive's state-of-the-art offices.

Other Responsibilities:

• Manage the Finance function to deliver effective and robust financial controls by maintaining the Financial Regulations and Delegated Authorities.
• Lead and manage all aspects of Financial Accounting including delivery of the annual financial statements for all group entities.
• Manage the month-end process, including production of the Management Accounts and reconciliations sign off for all group entities.
• Manage delivery of the budget and quarterly forecast process, including cashflow reporting in conjunction with Treasury.
• Provide clear, concise financial reports that summarise performance to a range of stakeholders, enabling effective decision making and supporting preparation of Board & Committee reports.
• Monitor and be responsible for External financial auditing.
• Lead on Annual External Audit ensuring a clean audit report is achieved with no significant audit management letter points raised for all group entities.
• Ensuring timely, accurate Regulatory Returns (SDR and FVA) are completed, signed off and submitted in line with guidance.
• Work in partnership with Treasury and Business Planning to support delivery of strong Group Business Plans.
• Responsibility for all elements of Thrive’s Tax planning and strategy including Corporation Tax, VAT and charitable reliefs ensuring all returns are filled accurately and within deadline.

Requirements:

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience as Head of Finance or similar position.
• Strong understanding of financial management and accounting.
• Substantial analytical and decision-making abilities.
• Technical expertise.
• A formal Accountancy qualification at degree level is important.
• Effective leadership qualities.
   

Benefits:

Thrive’s Top 10!

• Annual Leave - 25 days per year increasing by length of service (up to 30 days).
• Buy or sell annual leave
• Generous family friendly provision Pension - Thrive Homes will pay double your contribution (up to 10%).
• Discretionary Bonus
• Life assurance - a payment of 3x your salary
• Health Cash Plan - facility to claim cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy costs, alongside wellness services.
• Virtual GP Service (available 24/7)
• Wellbeing reward scheme (earn vouchers through a health app)
• A range of engagement activities aimed at building team morale, supporting both physical and mental health, and celebrating all things that make us different!
   

All roles at Thrive are subject to a basic DBS check.

Closing date: Friday 5^th April 2024

Interviews to be confirmed

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.
 

About Thrive

Thrive Homes is an award-winning housing association with a strong track record and ambitious plans. Thrive exists to provide good quality affordable homes and services enabling the development of communities where people enjoy living. We manage over 5,000 properties and are continuing to build new homes each year.
 

Thrive’s Approach

Thrive is an exciting place to work. We challenge ourselves and others to deliver results and think differently. We share positive experiences and messages, with trust and respect at the core of every relationship. Our leaders adopt a coaching and mentoring approach - enabling and empowering others to deliver. We embrace change and encourage a strong focus on positive outcomes. We value agile working arrangements from our offices in Apsley, Hertfordshire and we pride ourselves on looking after our colleagues by offering progressive careers and a full range of modern benefits, as we continue to grow as an organisation and aim to attract the very best people.

Thrive homes are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. This commitment is at the core of our understanding the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We actively encourage all applicants that are suitable for the role, from diverse career paths and backgrounds and from all sections of the community.

As committed members of Inclusive Employers and a Disability Confident Committed employer, we remain steadfast to a fair recruitment process. If you have any accessibility needs and require reasonable adjustment, please contact us.

The Company

We own and manage over 5,500 homes in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire
delivering much needed homes for social and affordable rent, leasehold, shared ownership and private market rent.
Our business is built around the importance of a home as the foundation that enables individuals and families to build and sustain the lives they want. We are focused on increasing housing availability and affordability in some of the most expensive parts of the UK.