Financial Controller

Job Description

As a qualified Financial Controller you will be responsible for supporting the finance team, assessing risk mitigated rents, cash flow, treasury, and expenditure. You will have experience working within the social housing or local government sector and theability to work from the Redcar based office 3 times per week.Client DetailsOur client delivers a high standard of quality housing to customers across Redcar and Cleveland. They are looking for a qualified Financial Controller who can take lead on financial planning activities, support the head of finance with producing financialdocuments, ensuring all financial controls and processes are in place.Our client is a growing housing provider in the region, they have a great reputation for providing high-quality affordable homes within thriving communities. They have also developed wide-reaching support networks to ensure their customers have every possibleopportunity to improve their lives. They are a growing business with high levels of investment into their existing homes, totalling £150m in their first five years.They offer a competitive salary with incremental pay increases, hybrid working, generous annual leave entitlement, a competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions, health care, life assurance, occupational sick pay, maternity/paternityand adoption pay, long service awards and opportunities to develop your skills and maximise your potential to succeed.DescriptionMain duties include:

• Maintain all financial and system data integrity, completeness and controls across finance including:
• Rent processes and controls
• Income and expenditure and open accounts controls
• Systems and controls integration with assets, development and repairs to include rent processes, service charges, job costing, standard development assumptions, business planning assumptions, budgetary control all services etc
• Responsibility for Asset and Liabilities registers
• Assist in the preparation the groups annual Business Plan (Financial Forecast Return (FFR) and update through the year for development and other investment activity agreed by the Investment Appraisal Panel. Stress Test the Business Plan quarterly and annually.
• Monitor and report on the financial capacity of the Business Plan identifying future funding requirements and ensuring strong loan covenant performance; liaising with treasury, CFO and development colleagues as necessary.
• Ensuring compliance to Regulator standards: Rents, VfM, Financial Viability
• Working with the Capital Accountant ensure annual update development appraisal standard assumptions, and monitor scheme financial appraisals and the broader development programme.
• Working with the Capital Accountant to ensure business plans and reports are prepared for board, risks are mitigated, stress testing plans, alignment to Investment Policy rules, production of annual accounts
• Assist on implementing and embedding the VfM strategy with the CFO, VfM self-assessment and delivering all associated VfM projects.
• Assist in the preparation of the companys capital and revenue budgets by preparing schedules, collating data and drawing existing budget reports together, liaising with other staff as necessary.
• Assist in the production of all financial reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis to the board, senior management, and funders.
• Lead on the preparation of the year-end accounts by providing supporting schedules and liaise with the internal and external auditors as necessary.
• Maintain an understanding of accounting standards, current SORP/RSH Accounting Direction and their future iterations.
• Assist in the preparation of all RSH regulatory returns, and other statutory returns.
• To support and lead where appropriate in the implementation, upgrade and maintenance of all key financial systems. Review systems for enhancements and efficiency.
• Prepare other ad hoc financial reports as required by the Head of Finance and CFO.
• Proof all CFO and Head of Finance reports for Board and Committees.
• Ability to balance short, medium and long term objectives and supervise resources effectively to achieve goals.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties. You may be expected to undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the purpose and grading of the role.ProfileYou will have experience working as a qualified Financial Controller within a social housing or local government sector.You will hold a degree or equivalent qualification in Finance or related subject. CIMA/ACCA/CIPFA/ACA qualified.You will demonstrate the ability to work under pressure, co-ordinate staff and workloads, be computer literate (strong excel skills), have comprehensive numeracy/analysis skills and good oral and written communication skills.You will have knowledge and experience of accounting principles including-financial and management reporting-computerised accounting systems-budgetary and control management-fixed asset management-account reconciliations-management or supervision of staff-social housing finance, housing rent setting and Brixx.You will be committed to your team development and offer a collaborative way of working and live in, or be able to travel to, the office based in Redcar.Job OfferWorking within this organisation will offer a competitive salary with incremental pay increases, a generous annual leave entitlement, and a competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributionsIn addition to the above benefits the business offer a fantastic health care package, life assurance, occupational sick pay, maternity/paternity and adoption pay. You will be rewarded for long service and be provided with opportunities to develop your skillsand maximise your potential to succeed.This role offers hybrid working, offering two days from home and three days based at the Redcar office.