Business Analyst - Financial Reporting & Control
Salary: £26,000 to £30,000
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Analyst role on a full-time permanent basis.
Reporting to the Management Accountant, you will be working in a small team of 3 as part of the larger Financial Reporting and Control team.
Your role will be supporting the Management Accountant with the following key responsibilities:
1. Production of accurate and timely dashboard reports and the production of weekly occupancy reports.
2. Completion of monthly and year end reporting activities.
3. Assisting with the preparation and delivery of statutory and regulatory returns, internal and external audits.
4. Assist the Finance and Reporting team with tasks such as Supplier and Procurement Card management and administration, Balance Sheet reconciliations and monthly management accounts support.
5. Processing requests for amendments to the chart of accounts within Agresso.
About you
To be successful in this role you will:
6. Be an excellent communicator with excellent IT skills, knowledge of Excel and a high degree of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail (Essential).
7. A multi-tasker who is able to work to tight deadlines with strong written and oral communication skills (Essential).
8. Have some experience of using AI tools, Power BI or similar for financial reporting and analysis (Desirable).
9. Be able to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting demands (Essential).
10. Have a strong customer focus with a high service standard (Essential).
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
Our values
Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.
Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.
Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
11. Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
12. Mental health support
13. Flexible working options
14. Access to online GP appointments
Finance
15. Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
16. Quick and easy pension transfer service
17. Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
18. Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
19. Ongoing personal and professional development programme
20. Leadership Pathways online learning resources
21. Career progression and promotion opportunities
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Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.