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What you’ll do
You will be responsible for maintaining a strong financial control environment while preparing the statutory accounting and managing the smooth and timely audit delivery of your assigned group entities.
As a senior member of the Finance team, you will drive a customer centric ethos and continuous improvement culture within our Finance team, ensuring all finance services deliver the best outcomes for our residents
How you’ll do it
• Execute appropriate financial controls and ensure the timely and accurate preparation of the group entities quarterly and annually statutory accounts with supporting schedules.
• Manage the delivery of the assigned group entities' interim and final audits; conduct analytical review of the designated group entities financial statements in order to facilitate this.
• Ensure all designated entities’ intercompany accounts, group investment and borrowings are reconciled on a monthly basis and a statutory account schedule is maintained to reflect this.
• Support the preparation and submission of all regulatory returns (FVA and Companies House).
• Prepare the relevant monthly group control accounts reconciliations.
• Support the preparation of the group entities' financial health report on a quarterly basis, providing Management and Audit & Risk committee an overview of their associated risks.
• Support the delivery of continuous performance improvements across the financial accounting and control function.
• Maintain accurate data, managing large complex data sets on excel and in-house systems
• Support the department's finance business partners and heads of services to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of the monthly control account reconciliations for all assigned entities
• Support the tracking and reporting of departmental performance in relation to predetermined KPIs and provide training where required
• Manage and mentor the assistant Financial Accountant fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
The Ideal Candidate
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.
Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
In addition, you will need the following:
• Hold a CCAB recognised accounting qualification with supporting CPD.
• Extensive experience of regulatory financial returns and filings, including FVA and Companies House
• Experience in managing interim and year-end audits, coordinating effectively with auditors.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for diverse audience engagement; work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Strategic thinking ability; capable of analysing complex data to develop solutions and make data driven decisions
• Experience influencing operational activities at both tactical and strategic levels across all areas of the business
• Proficiency in Excel; knowledge of D365 and Power BI preferred
• Uphold ethical principles including integrity, objectivity, professional competence, confidentiality, and professional behaviour
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 salary
All about us
Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff.
For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:
https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/
We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments. To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/
Selection Process
Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 23/06/24
Step 2: Successful candidates will be invited to a screening interview
Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview which may include a technical assessment
Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk.
Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others.
NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
Attached documents
- values and behaviours
- Recruitment pack - Finance team roles
- Financial Accountant.pdf
