Management Accountant - SNG (Sovereign Network Group) : Job Details

Are you an experienced Management Accountant looking for your next opportunity? 

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Management Accountant to join Sovereign Network Group (SNG) to support our Enabling Services teams. You'll be based from our head office in Basingstoke, combining office and home working to ensure a positive work/life balance.

SNG is one of the largest housing associations in England. We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across London, the South East, South West and East of England, as well as aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.

What you'll be doing

Reporting into the Senior Finance Business Partner, you'll provide support across our People directorate, as well as other areas across Enabling Services as required. Responsibilities include:

• Delivering timely, accurate and comprehensive internal financial management accounts to senior management teams, offering insight into business performance and driving decision making
• Delivering robust analysis and commentary explaining monthly performance variances against Budgets and Forecasts, highlighting Risks and Opportunities, and supporting the business with reforecasting
• Linking together operational and financial information, ensuring that the prime book of accounts is reflective of all the activities of the business, continuously reviewing systems and processes to ensure they are efficient and effective
• Delivering robust analysis of actuals to ensure accurate accounting, understanding and analysis with recommendations for Senior Management
• Taking responsibility for the budget and forecasting process, supporting budget holders and having confidence in knowing when to encourage, when to instruct, and when to push back
• Providing support to Finance Managers with requirements of month end ledger control and balance sheet reconciliation

What we need from you

You'll be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong practical knowledge of the principles of management accounting, forecasting and budgeting. Any previous experience working for a Housing Association or across enabling services functions would be advantageous but is not essential. You'll also:

• Be an effective communicator with the ability to build trusting relationships with key stakeholders
• Have experience in presenting financial reports, data and insights clearly and confidently to non-finance stakeholders
• Have the ability to advise and influence key stakeholders of all levels in the business
• Proactively challenge, introducing new ideas to drive the progressive development of the business
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills with the ability to adapt quickly to changing business needs, demonstrating a logical approach to your work
• Be highly numerate with strong IT skills, including MS Word and Excel

Knowledge of Agresso Accounting system or Power BI would be advantageous but not essential

Your Benefits

We have some great benefits at SNG, including: 

• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• 3 additional wellbeing days and 2 paid volunteering days
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary 
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you!