Service Manager, Financial Accounts - Cross Keys Homes : Job Details

Service Manager, Financial Accounts

Location Peterborough / Remote

Salary: £71,650 per annum

Full Time - Permanent - 37 hours per week - Ideally located within 1 hour of Peterborough

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our fabulous team as a Service Manager for Financial Accounts at Cross Keys Homes!

The role is responsible for all accounting functions within Cross Keys Homes, including the leadership and management of the Finance team to deliver all key objectives. You will lead on all statutory and management financial reporting for the organisation, as well as on the recording of the company’s income and expenditure using robust internal control systems.

Furthermore, you will lead on the cyclical budget and forecasting processes across the organisation, providing a framework for effective financial planning aligned with the corporate business plan.

To be successful in this role you will need to be a fully qualified accountant; ideally with an understanding of the social housing sector and experience of managing and leading cross functional teams.

This role is home based with the requirement to attend our Peterborough Head Office as required for meetings. There also is an occasional requirement to work outside of office hours.

A standard DBS check is required for this role.

If this sounds like the ideal role for you, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for someone

• To lead on the production, monitoring and reporting of performance against budgets making recommendations for any actions required to address variances identified
• To ensure that all internal controls are compliant and fully adhered to with regular review to identify areas of improvement.
• To act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on all operational financial matters.
• To ensure that all management and financial accounting records are accurately recorded and reported in line with CKH standards comprising income accounting, rents, service charges, right to buy and leaseholders.
• To maintain accurate income accounting records and engage with customers to provide leaseholder, shared owners and service charge customers with accurate and timely information
• To maintain clear and accurate tax accounting records, work with external and internal partners to maximise tax efficiency across the organisation.
• To maximise income and ensure that Value For Money is obtained across all functions
• To own the application for the accounting systems ensuring that systems are kept up to date, effectively maintained and development of 'superusers’ of the system within the team
• To uphold and promote principles of quality customer service, continuous improvement, efficiency and equality and diversity at all times.

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant, with a recognised professional body.
• Ideally have housing sector experience
• Expertise in financial accounting and reporting, including external audit and statutory reporting, VAT and group structures
• Expertise in financial accounting and reporting, including leading on external audit and statutory reporting, VAT and group structures.
• Experienced and accomplished people manager, with experience of managing and leading cross functional teams
• Experience of applying business and performance management systems.
• Track record of managing change, delivering results in line with team and individual objectives and establishing a strong performance culture.
• Experience of managing a high performing Finance function.
• Experience of developing and implementing finance, audit and management reporting systems, leading to successful achievement of business objectives
• Experience of leading budgeting/forecasting and data modelling.
• A proven record of supporting new opportunities to develop the service provided to the organisation.
• Good working knowledge of other Microsoft office applications, with advanced Excel skills
• Strong verbal, reasoning and written communication skills.
• · Ability to communicate complex financial ideas and data to a wide range of users at all levels within the organisation.
• Ability to clarify and streamline complex business processes
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise effectively, in order to achieve targets and meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage customer care through periods of significant change in business processes.
• Proven track record in delivering efficient business operations. (Desirable)