Head of Financial Reporting

Job Title: Head of Financial Reporting Salary Banding: £65,000 - £80,000 Job Location: Birchwood, Warrington Contract Duration: Permanent Hours (weekly): 35 Do you enjoy having operational financial reporting control for a business, owning the numbers and driving best practice? Are you a Hands-on, visible Finance Professional that would like to continue to have a high level of responsibility, yet improve your work life balance? Here at Your Housing Group we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Financial Reporting to join the business and head up a number of teams within our well established, yet growing and evolving finance function. We are keen to appoint a Head of Financial Reporting that relishes both a high level of autonomy and the opportunity to work operationally with the teams within your remit and really own the numbers. An effective communicator and leader, you will have primary responsibility for the delivery of the companies’ statutory accounts and regulatory reporting (including all management accounts, budgeting & forecasting and Tax Compliance) on time and consistently to deadline. As Head of Financial Reporting you will also champion the delivery of value for money metrics and ensure confidence in financial reporting through robust financial controls and contracts frameworks. The role of Head of Financial Reporting forms part of Your Housing Group’s Senior Finance Team and will not only see you Deputise for the Group Finance Director when needed, but will also offer further areas of senior responsibility including; Acting as YHGs Money Laundering Officer, Representing the finance function as an active member of the Audit & Risk committee and operating as the main point of contact for external auditing bodies. As Head of Financial Reporting you will need to have a keen future focus, able to identify and implement both operational and policy improvements and ensure these are adopted throughout the finance function as best practice. You will also be a keen developer of people, with a genuine desire to further the skills and experience of the employees within your teams through effective mentorship, training and career progression opportunities. Due to the level of responsibility with this role, we are keen to hear from fully Chartered Finance professionals (ACCA) that can also demonstrate a strong operational bias and great leadership skills. Ideally you will have experience working within Construction, Property, Housing or a similar transferrable industry which has given you the insight to fully understand the financial support required around a fixed asset base, working within a highly regulated industry and the financial controls governance that comes with that. In return we offer our Head of Financial Reporting not just a highly competitive salary of £65,000 - £80,000 and a generous car allowance of 9/10%, but also the opportunity to have a fantastic work life mix through our Flexible and Home working culture. We also offer a generous benefits package including Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan, 26 days holiday (23 contractual, 3 non contractual) plus all bank holidays and an option to buy further holidays, pension scheme (matched to 8%), childcare vouchers, life insurance and other rewards such subsidised gym membership, online shopping discounts and half price cinema tickets. In addition to the above you will embrace the culture of continuous improvement to support Value for Money throughout the organisation and have a passion for doing things right first time. Your Housing Group is a new generation of housing provider, working efficiently and effectively to build as many quality houses as possible, thereby playing its part in solving the national housing crisis. With over 28,000 homes across the North West, Yorkshire and the Midlands, the business has a large portfolio of retirement living developments and an innovative private rental offer in Nuvu. Prior to completing your application, please review the attached Role Profile to better understand the role and key responsibilities. Closing date : Friday 27th March 2020 Should we receive a high number of applications, we may close this vacancy earlier than the date indicated above, therefore, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible. Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for tenants or anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property. It also operates the scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability. Those applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the role as set out in the role profile will be guaranteed an interview. Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified.YHG3 This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89857785