Financial Accountant
- Employer
- Eastlight Community Homes
- Location
- Braintree, Essex
- Salary
- £50,717
- Closing date
- 17 Aug 2022
View more
- Function
- Corporate Services, Finance
- Seniority
- Manager
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Organisation Type
- Housing association / RP
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
- You will be responsible for coordinating and preparing the annual Financial Statements for audit, including any necessary group consolidation, liaising with colleagues and external auditors as required.
- Prepare monthly management accounts for Eastlight and its fully owned subsidiaries, including necessary intercompany, accrual and prepayment adjustments.
- Coordinate monthly reconciliations of items held on the Statement of Financial Position to relevant working files, ensuring any variances are appropriately challenged and documented.
- Demonstrate an acute attention to detail and investigatory nature towards all processing, reconciliation and reporting duties. Ensuring data is reviewed and discrepancies rectified on a timely basis.
- Mentor the trainee accountants, supporting their development and empowering them to reach their maximum potential.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, ensuring consistency and understanding of business performance.
- Prepare monthly statistical information, including calculation of Value for Money metrics, rent arrears as a percentage of rent due and internal Key Performance indicators.
- Uphold a strong financial internal control framework aligned with Financial Regulations, highlight improvements or areas where these are at risk of being neglected and ensure that there is overall good corporate governance; escalating issues to Head of Service as appropriate.
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Sign in to create job alerts
Sign in or create an account to start creating job alerts and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert