Job Description

Senior Management Accountant - Service Charge

Full Time Salary

52,300

Employment Type

Full time

Hours Per Week

35

Region

Greater Manchester

Location

2 Renaissance Court, Didsbury, M21 7QY

Contract Type

Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration

12

Job Type

Finance

Closing Date

28/04/2025

Ref No

2444

What you can expect from us

We offer a competitive salary of 52,300 per annum 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks. Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme. Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%). A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies. Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family.
Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. Access of up to 150 annually through the 'Learning for life' scheme. Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme. Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.

About the role

We are looking for a

Senior Management Accountant

to join our Finance team on a

12 month fixed term basis

. This role is a home based within the Greater Manchester region, where there is no daily requirement to attend an office but you'll need to attend office as and when required to perform your duties.



The purpose of the role is to support the provision of financial and management accounting services in relation to service charges. To understand and ensure accuracy of reporting and classification of service costs to suit the tailored needs of the operational areas, as well as the regulatory and statutory requirements.

Management Accounts

Support the preparation of the monthly management accounts in relation to service costs for the group including CPS & all leaseholders. Providing accurate and relevant narrative to the organisation on financial performance, carrying out variance analysis to understand variances against budget.

Reporting

Producing management information reporting to a high standard and within prescribed timescales. Support the coordination and production of the month end accounts, prepare control account reconciliations and analysis, ensure all reporting is delivered within agreed group time scales. Develop and manage a link between the analysis of data and other teams. Provide data assurance to ensure that information decisions are made at the right level. Liaise with external and internal auditors to provide information and resolution to queries and put in place improvements based on recommendations.

Year End Audit

Support the Finance Manager - Services & Leasehold to deliver the annual service charge external audit within the required timeframe with minimal management points.

Customer Service

Working with colleagues to create and develop service charge reports which support the key stakeholders to effectively manage and monitor their budgets.

Budget & Forecast Monitoring

Support the delivery a robust and accurate service charge budget and forecast process ensuring 100% cost recovery. Monitor monthly budgets and forecasts.

Collaboration

Work in collaboration with finance colleagues to develop and maintain effective processes and reporting through systems. Encourage a culture of cross team collaboration; support workplace mentoring for finance team members wanting to progress. Required as and when necessary to support areas of the finance team at peak times or on major projects.

Process Improvement

Drive continual process improvement to deliver effective control and data assurance across the group. Develop and manage a link between the analysis of data and other teams.

What we require?

Essential:

Significant experience of working in finance Intermediate to Advanced IT skills Strong verbal and written communication skills Ability to plan and prioritise workload Enthusiastic and action oriented Committed to team working Good commentary/ report writing skills Management Experience

Desirable:

Experience in the housing sector

Qualifications:

Full/Part or working towards qualification with a recognised accounting body (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or relevant professional experience.

About Onward

Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across in 52 neighbourhoods across the region.



We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we're committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers' heads, we're here to make a real difference.



In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.



We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve. We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.



If candidates have any questions in relation to 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.



Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early prior to the closing date.

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