Senior Management Accountant

Job Description

Job Category : Financial
Location :NCHA, Nottingham Community Housing Association
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £375.00

Assist in the preparation of NCHA Group’s revenue, fixed assets, development and capital budgets and in the proactive monitoring of performance on budgets, plans and forecasts, exercising effective financial control; initiating discussions with budget-holders where corrective action is required.

Provide regular forecasts on the likely outturn on budgets and support budget-holders and senior management in the operation of their budgets; providing training where necessary

Provide financial input to business cases for service development and assist in the processes for ensuring continuous improvement in the provision of financial management and business partnership services to the NCHA Group, and its major stakeholders.

Prepare and provide a range of reports in agreed NCHA Group formats to the Executive Team, Committees and Boards of the NCHA Group

Provide key input into processes for business transformation in the provision of financial management services to the NCHA Group; ensuring effective communication with stakeholders and supporting them in their financial decision making

Assist and keep the Finance Manager – Business Partnerships informed of any issues that affect the operation of the team and provide cover across senior directorate roles when required.
Ensure that the NCHA Group’s financial regulatory returns are completed and submitted on time; ensuring all entries, records and activities are in accordance with legislative, regulatory, policy and procedural requirements.

Assist in the processes for the preparation of financial information for the annual accounts for all aspects of the NCHA Group including drafting the annual accounts for NCHA Group entities.

Represent the NCHA Group at external meetings as required.

Lead, motivate and develop individuals and teams in a way that supports an inclusive culture and the values, behaviours and expectations of NCHA.

Ensure performance measures are in place that set high standards that support improvement and innovation.

Assess and manage resources appropriately including the planning, recruitment, induction and development of colleagues.

Manage change within teams effectively.

CCAB Qualified or equivalent qualification/experience.

Excellent inter-personal and communication skills including demonstration of expertise in the subject area

Business, financial and audit analytical skills at the appropriate professional levels

Ability and willingness to continuously improve financial services

Demonstrable evidence of strong customer focus

Able to plan, organise and demonstrate working to deadlines autonomously

Experienced in the preparation and management of budgets, management accounts and financial statements and the technical competence required for their content

Demonstrable ability to use high level functionality of Microsoft spreadsheets, databases, computerised accounts packages and other related applications to retrieve and manipulate complex data

Successful track record of building and maintain effective working relationships

Experience of managing, motivating and developing people and managers and setting high standards

Experience of successfully managing change within a team or teams