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Finance Manager - Financial Accounts

Employer
Onward Homes
Location
Flexible - Either Merseyside or Greater Manchester
Salary
£48,650 (Recruitment Rate) £51,800 (Confirmed Rate)
Closing date
8 Jul 2021

Job Details

Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the North West, with 35,000 properties across the region.

We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 400 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference.

At Onward we’re working towards creating positive spaces, which extends to not only to the communities we serve but to our workplaces being positive spaces that are open, diverse and inclusive.  Onward is committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation in every aspect of our work. 

We are looking for a Finance Manager - Financial Accounts (1 post) to join our Finance Team. 

 

This post will lead and manage the Financial Accounts team and liaise with wider our business colleagues to produce annual Financial Statements for all the legal entities within the Group in compliance with regulatory and accounting standards.  Leading a team of finance professionals you will identify, build and develop an extensive network of external contacts to keep abreast of best practice and benchmarking to deliver efficiencies, improvements and value for money.

You will work closely with a number of key stakeholders, to manage the production of monthly management accounts pack including supporting schedules through sharing resources and maximising system outputs.  This will include co-ordinating and collaborating with peers to complete monthly reconciliations and analysis to validate and confirm balances accurately reflect business performance and with Treasury to manage cash flow planning and monitoring, ensuring transactions are reflected in the correct entities at all times and to support cash management across the business.

Collaborative working with colleagues will support automation leading to clear and concise end to end processes and ensuring links between the analysis of data across teams. This will enable data assurance to ensure that information decisions are made at the right level. 

It is essential you hold a full qualification with a recognised accounting body (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) and should have experience of of leading & developing people to deliver high performance and deliver financial support to internal and external customers, whilst managing and reporting financial performance information and finance ledgers.  You should have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management team members.

All posts are recruited to the recruitment salary and movement to the confirmed salary is based on successful completion of a 6 month probation.  As well as a competitive salary and a generous annual leave entitlement, we offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including a health cash plan, pension scheme and personal development.

You will work within Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire with the occasional need to travel. Your base will be flexible and will be agreed at offer stage, we have offices in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire. 

Please note that due to Covid-19, we have adapted our working arrangements under government guidelines and Safe Systems of Work.  Discussions around the current working arrangements and Safe Systems of Work specific to the role will take place during the interview process. If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to Covid-19 and the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on HumanResourcesTeam@onward.co.uk and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.

Company

We are Onward, a leading provider of quality, affordable homes for rent and sale in the North West.

From Southport to Stockport, we own and manage over 35,000 homes right across the region.

But we do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads. We’re here to make a real difference.

We offer help and support to vulnerable people facing a range of challenges, and create strong and vibrant communities that our customers can be proud to be a part of.

We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building more new homes throughout the North West for those in housing need.

To learn more about Onward, please visit us at onward.co.uk

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 151 708 5777
Location
Head Office
12 Hanover Street
Liverpool
L1 4AA
GB

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