Position: Finance Manager Housing Location: Head Office, Witney - Hybrid model 3 days office based, 2 days home based Hours: 35 contracted hours per week Salary: up to 58,433.04 per annum Closing Date: 18th November 2024 Job ref: 4274 We regret to inform you that Advance is unable to accept any sponsorship requirements. About the Role: Would you like to work somewhere where you get to make a real difference every day? We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager Housing at A dvance. Advance is a specialist supported housing association that is on an exciting journey to deliver more services and develop more housing for people with learning difficulties, disabilities and supporting people towards greater independent living. The role of Finance Manager Housing will include: Maintaining and improving financial systems, processing transactions and collecting debt Financial Planning and reporting for Housing, including (but not limited to) budgeting, forecasting, value for money Rent and service charge accounting Supporting the Head of Financial Planning and Treasury and the Deputy Director of Finance in completing the SDR Commercial Business Partnering to Housing About the candidate: Able to provide leadership to the Housing Finance Team and delivering excellence through a performance driven and customer focused culture Ensure the effective and accurate recording of our day-to-day financial transactions with respect to Housing operations To produce management accounts and related information in relation to Housing. Ensure Housing income is complete and accurate Ensure the accuracy of expenditure coding and making correcting entries where necessary Work with Housing colleagues to ensure that debt collection issues are identified and resolved to enable cash collection Be accountable for rent and service charge accounting and ensure that Advance is compliant with the rent standard For more information about the role please contact, Simon Bradfield on Email: simon.bradfieldadvanceuk.org For more information regarding this role, please see the attached job description and person specification. About the organisation: Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives; providing the best quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued and know their voices are heard. We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and we re passionate about making Advance a great place to work. We invest in our staff, providing the training and support you need to succeed in your role, gain industry-recognised qualifications and realise your career aspirations. We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in Advance. As an organisation, we will not tolerate it. We are firmly committed to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds. All newly appointed staff receive an induction, during which they will learn about our PRIDE values, our expectations of how they should treat our customers and our commitments in relation to how they will be treated as a member of staff. Benefits of working for Advance: We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits: Paid holiday (from 25 days up to 30 days with long service in addition to bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours) Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more Long service awards payable in 5 year increments Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to 500 Cycle to work scheme Access to our Employee Assistance Programme Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service) Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment) Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide evidence of right to work. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance. We value diversity and therefore welcome applications from everyone interested in working at Advance. We are a Disability Confident Leader. Advance Housing & Support Ltd reserves the right to close this job once sufficient applications have been received. INDADVPRI