Finance Officer FTC

We are one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, managing over 37,000 homes across the North of England. We are a non-profit organisation, meaning any money we make is invested back into the company for the benefit of our residents and local communities.

As an organisation we are committed to having a Diverse and Inclusive workforce. We would therefore welcome applications from candidates with any of the nine protected characteristics. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

We are looking for a Finance Officer to join our team on a fixed-term contract (FTC until October 2024). As a Finance Officer, you will play a crucial role in supporting the financial operations of the company.

What you will be doing in this role:

- To assist in the provision of accurate and timely monthly management information relating to Group Service Charges including investment work, housing property costs (including components), investment property in readiness to be included in the management accounts, performance analysis and narrative on performance. This should suit the Group's different audiences including but not exclusively the THG Board, Operations Committee, the Senior Management Team and the Heads of Service.

- Assist in the provision of the information required for the Financial Statements. This includes preparing relevant working papers, notes to accounts, and variance analysis of significant differences when comparing with comparative data. Providing assistance to other Finance Colleagues where required.

- Liaise with the Groups External and Internal Auditors, providing the required supporting schedules and responding to queries in a timely manner.

- To complete monthly Service Charges performance schedules for budget holders to understand performance and provide advice and guidance on this and forward action planning in order to provide efficiency and value for money.

- To ensure that key income and expenditure and balance sheet accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis, dealing with any variances effectively and in a timely manner.

- To undertake analysis and interrogation of accounts in order to support the Service Charge Business Partner in providing more meaningful information on reports.

Requirements

- Service Charge Experince (Essential)

- Relevant experience of working in a Finance / Accounts environment.

- Experience of producing financial information in a spreadsheet format

- Producing accurate and timely management accounts and financial information

- Experience of completing monthly reconciliations would be desirable

- Excellent communication skills to liaise with internal and external colleagues

- Working knowledge in the preparation and submission of financial information to stakeholders

- Ability to recognise VFM (value for money) across the business areas

Benefits

In return, we are offering the successful candidate in the Finance Officer FTC role:

• Salary of £28,173
• 27 days holiday (rising to 32 over 5 years' service) + bank holidays
• Remote working - excluding 1 team day a month in one of our offices
• A flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
• You will be working 37 hours a week
• Wide range of technical, professional, and personal development training opportunities
• Attractive pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to GPs
• A range of financial and lifestyle benefits including cycle to work, vehicle leasing and financial advice
• To view the full range of our award winning benefits click on the Employee Benefits Link

THG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient numbers of applicants are received. Therefore, please apply without delay!

Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.

Due to the nature of the role involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post is subject to a Basic Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.