Job Title: Finance Team Support
Reports to: Finance Officer
Responsible for: n/a
Department: Finance
Tenure: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (3 days in the office and 2 days from home)
Salary: £23,902 per annuum
We are seeking to appoint a Finance Team Support with strong organisational skills and experience in delivery of quality administrative services across the Group to provide support to the directorate in delivering proactive and effective support across the Group which currently includes Cynon-Taf Community Housing Association, Care & Repair and Down to Zero. The duties will involve a range of support activities within the directorate of Finance and Treasury.
The Finance Team Support will be assisting with preparation of funding applications, VAT, budget and management accounts information, updating Group Invoice as well as responsible for taking care of daily financial tasks to assist Finance Administrators and Director with co-ordination of internal audit reviews and management of responses.
The post holder ideally would have experience of working in a busy environment and will possess excellent communication and organisational skills in providing customer service support at high level. Self-motivated, enthusiastic, independent thinker with energetic approach to project management will be able to accomplish assigned tasks in timely manner and become part of our friendly team.
To be successful, a candidate will need to have:
* Experience of using financial software Sage, Xero and any other financial package relevant to the industry along with other Microsoft office suites as well as ability to form and manage spreadsheets.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
* Suitable accounting qualifications (AAT), in accounting, business studies, or equivalent qualification or qualified by experience
It would be beneficial for future post holder to have knowledge of housing sector and ability to write and speak Welsh.
Please visit our website for further detail on the role.
We value diversity in all its facets, including sex, disability, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity. When it comes to finding a diverse balance for our senior positions, we have decided to specifically address race equality. Candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds who fulfil the essential role criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are also committed to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential role criteria.
Closing date for applications Midnight on 21.10.2025
Interviews are likely to take place on 29.10.2025
Key Responsibilities:
Support Finance Officers in the:
* Day to day running of the financial ledgers and reconciliations.
* Registering of invoices in QL.
* Preparation of funding applications, VAT, budget and management accounts information.
* Update Group Invoice Spreadsheets – ready for dept approvals and payment.
* Assist with the maintenance of Bank Accounts
Provide support to the Director in the co-ordination of internal audit reviews and management of responses.
Provide comprehensive administrative/clerical support across the directorate as and when required
Provide cover for rent processing as required.
General
* Keep abreast of legislative developments affecting your area of work and undertake training and
* continual professional development to keep up to date with the role and its changing requirements.
* Be aware of responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and other safety regulations and
* ensure that safe working practices and procedures are always adopted.
Key Measures of Performance
Accurate and timely maintenance of primary finance records in line with the current legislation to meet prescribed deadlines.
Efficient and effective support is provided in assisting the finance team in delivering the day-to-day financial processing, maintenance and financial reporting for the housing association and subsidiaries of the Group within specified timelines.
Co-ordination of the internal audit programme and reporting is achieved.
Contributes to the development of the services within the directorate.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues across the Group.
Meeting the timelines
for the flow of information in supporting the preparation of period end management accounts, cashflow, statutory accounts
Annual budget preparation and distribution along with financial business planning for the housing association and its subsidiaries.
Key Capabilities
Strong focus on delivering accurate quality financial services across the Group.
Excellent customer service mindset.
Able to work under pressure and remain calm.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with colleagues and external stakeholders.
Computer literate Microsoft-office and accounting software
Technical ability to provide effective maintenance of financial processes.
Team player
Independent thinker
Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
Solutions focussed
Time and project management
Development oriented – focus on self-development and openness to new approaches and ways of working
Knowledge of financial terms – invoices, Credit notes, Bank Statements and Standard Financial Statement
Person Specification
All our staff are expected to commit to and exhibit values, attitudes and behaviours that contribute positively to our vision and mission and the values set out in our organisational Values.
Key Attributes
* Business skills – advantageous to understand business and financial operations, policies and processes
* People skills – ability to understand, build relationships with and work productively with a broad spectrum of people and a strong understanding of organisational dynamics.
* Comfortable in ambiguity – at ease with the challenges in complex, changing situations and working with other who face similar challenges
* Balanced self-assurance – confidence in own abilities, able to provide friendly challenge, tempered with humility and the desire to improve and develop
* Development oriented – constant focus on self-development and openness to new approaches and ways of working
* Pro-active and flexible attitude – able to adapt to challenges and can work independently to deliver against agreed targets and outcomes.
* Highly organised with the ability to communicate confidently at all levels.
* Purpose-driven – with a passion for Cynon Taf and our mission, our purpose, our stakeholders, and our way of working together
* Change focused – flexible and positive to improved organizational change.
Technical Abilities
Suitable accounting qualifications (AAT), in accounting, business studies, or equivalent qualification or qualified by experience
Able to demonstrate recent and relevant experience in working in a finance administration environment.
Understanding and awareness of finance processes
Experience using financial software Sage, Xero and any other financial package relevant to the industry.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.
Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and in particular a high competency in Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams and other messaging systems.
Time management skills in prioritising workload to meet fixed deadlines.
Excellent numeric skills.
Understanding of what excellent customer service is and demonstrate this when delivering financial support across the Group
Desirable
It would also be beneficial for the post holder to:
Have experience and knowledge of the social housing sector.
Processing payroll information and resolving related queries.
To have the ability to write and speak Welsh
Understand Equality and Diversity, Agile Working, Culture Change, Change Management and Modern Working practices