Finance Business Partner, Repairs, Cyclical and Assets
Salary £55,000 per annum
Location Salford, Greater Manchester
The vacancy
Contract Type: Permanent & Full time 35 hours per week (Agile working). Wherever possible, we are open to suggestions on working hours and are happy to consider flexible arrangements such as job share, reduced hours, or compressed hours. Please mention your preferences in your application.
The Vacancy
Our organisation is committed to people – the residents of our homes, the communities we serve, and our staff.
We recruit for attitude and behaviour, which are central to delivering great experiences for everyone!
We employ passionate individuals who take responsibility and are proactive. Our culture is agile and flexible, supporting our staff to excel.
As a not-for-profit housing association, we provide homes and services to over 16,000 people across Greater Manchester. We build affordable homes, work to reduce homelessness, and support people to reach their potential.
We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our Financial Reporting Team. This role is key to providing proactive financial support and advice to budget holders, based on a thorough understanding of relevant business areas. It links financial services with operational functions and other key areas within the directorates.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
* Developing a broad understanding of the business area to grasp key drivers of income and expenditure and understand the organisation’s cost base.
* Preparing annual budgets, including profiling and phasing, and challenging new requests or increases against efficiency plans.
* Summarising budgets for review and input into the Business Plan model.
* Controlling account reconciliations, including prepayments, accruals, salary recharges, and managing debtors and creditors.
* Contributing to statutory accounts production and liaising with external auditors.
* Managing two colleagues, including appraisals, mentoring, and training.
* Following policies and procedures, and suggesting improvements.
We need candidates who have:
* A professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, CIPFA).
* Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
* Experience in delivering customer-focused finance services.
* Proven ability to advise and communicate complex financial information effectively.
* Strong relationship-building skills.
* Experience with financial systems and statutory reporting.
* Knowledge of relevant accounting standards and social housing environment.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
Everyone’s welcome here. Our culture is inclusive, and we are committed to increasing diversity. We enable everyone to be themselves at work, fostering a supportive environment. We trust and support our staff to perform their best, which helps us deliver better outcomes for our customers and colleagues.
If you have a great rapport with people and can make a difference, we’d love you to join our team!
We will review applications throughout and reserve the right to close applications early.
The company
Irwell Valley Homes is a housing association providing affordable homes and services to over 16,000 people across Greater Manchester, employing over 280 staff.
We are a charitable provider of social housing, offering homes mainly for social rent, with some for affordable rent, market rent, and shared ownership. We also provide supported housing for individuals with dementia, mental health issues, disabilities, those experiencing homelessness, and victims of domestic abuse.
We deliver services and support to help customers sustain tenancies and improve their lives, engaging with customers to shape our services and review our effectiveness.
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