Fairhive Homes Limited is a non-profit affordable housing provider with ambition. We already provide affordable housing to more than 20,000 people in our community but we want to do more. That's why we are striving to provide 1,000 additional homes by 2025.As the Financial Reporting Manager or the Financial Services Manager at Fairhive Homes you can expect to be in a dynamic role and to be an integral member of our team, providing support to the wider team to ensure the smooth running of the business.
About the Roles
We have two fantastic opportunities for a Qualified Accountant with significant relevant experience:
The first role is to lead our Financial Reporting Team where areas of responsibility will include production of financial reports, budgets, forecasts, maintenance of the finance reporting systems and preparation of financial statements.
The second position is to to lead our Financial Services Team where we are looking for an ambitious individual with strong interpersonal skills who is able to multi-task and provide direction and support to the Financial Services Team.
Both of the roles are based in Aylesbury, working partly in the office and remotely.
As the Financial Reporting Manager :
On the Job you will:·
- Be responsible for the day to day management and control of the Financial Reporting function within the group. This will include preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecast, ensuring that budgetary control is maintained with accurate financial and performance information delivered regularly and promptly to Budget Holders, Senior Managers, the Executive Management Team and the Board.
- Have responsibility for the production of Annual Statutory Accounts for the Group and subsidiaries and lead on the annual external audit process.
As the Financial Services Manager :
On the Job you will:
- Have day to day management and control of a Financial Services Team of 8.
- Ensure that the Group's cash flow management, creditor payments, rent accounting, cash collection, general ledger, VAT, Payroll and financial systems are accurate, up to date and effectively managed.
- Develop and maintain effective financial controls, processes and systems and ensure that these are in line with statutory and regulatory requirements, driving excellence in business processes.
For full specification of the roles, please refer to job description attached .
The ideal candidate will have over 5 years' post qualification experience, have worked in social housing or similar industry, be experienced in managing a team and have a proven record of producing finance reports accurately and on a timely basis, with a commitment to process improvement.
For this role you will need to:
- Be a qualified accountant with significant relevant experience, including proven experience of
competently producing budgets, forecasts and management accounts for a medium sized
organisation with multiple cost centres.
- Experience of working in medium-sized or large Registered providers of social housing is an advantage.
Benefits include·
- 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)
- Discretionary performance related payment
- Contributory pension scheme·
- Flexible working·
- Health Cash Plan·
- Workplace Options Employee Assistance Programme·
- Employee discount scheme
E&D Commitment
Our Vision and Values express our commitment to becoming a leader in our field, providing quality affordable homes and investing in Aylesbury and our surrounding areas' diverse communities. As part of our continued commitment to our workforce accurately reflecting the community we represent, we welcome applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds, and applicants who have status as an individual with a physical or mental disability, as part of our ongoing commitment to Equality and Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Leader
Closing date: 17th July 2024 - 1pm
Interview date: TBC
All applications for this role will be reviewed on a continuous basis. As such, should a suitable candidate apply before the closing date, interviews and offers may take place before this date.
Please do not re-apply if you have already applied for either of these positions in our previous recruitment campaign.
You are welcome to note your preferred role within your cover letter.