Management Accountant Location: County Durham Contract: Permanent Salary: £39,441 - £40,712 per annum Start Date: Flexible *Hybrid Working* Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk Job Description Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Housing Association in County Durham for a Management Accountant to join the team on a permanent basis. The postholder will be required to support the Financial Management team to deliver an effective, flexible and customer focused service that supports the business to deliver its financial strategy. Main Responsibilities Support the delivery of an effective financial management business partnering service across the directorate. Support the development of the short and medium term financial strategies for the directorate through working with colleagues to understand their requirements and identifying interventions required and solutions where necessary. Prepare the timely monthly and quarterly management accounts and analysis for budget managers, directors, Executive Management Team, Board and funders. Support the development of effective technical accounting arrangements in accordance with relevant housing sector accounting requirements. Support embedding effective financial management accounting arrangements and controls. Work with colleagues to review financial budgets, understand variances and provide financial analysis and support to enable effective decision making and control expenditure Candidate Criteria AAT Qualified as a minimum with 3 years of relevant experience Experience of setting, managing and monitoring budgets and preparing accounts information Experience of statutory accounts and reporting Experience of developing medium and long term financial strategies to meet corporate objectives Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.