Financial Accountant £45,000 Chelmsford Permanent, Full Time We are looking for a Financial Accountant to manage day-to-day accounting operations and support the Financial Controller in maintaining accurate financial records for CHP. Deliver financial reporting to CHP’s Executive Management Team, the Board, and partners, and provide support with the year-end financial statements. Additionally, the role includes assistance with the audit processes and maintaining robust internal controls to safeguard CHP financial assets. What you'll be doing Lead and deliver the group financial reporting to CHP’s Executive Management Team, the Board, partners, and the Regulator of Social Housing. Collaborate with the finance business partners and the rest of finance team with the aim to provide accurate and timely accounting and financial reporting services. Prepare and analyse the management accounts and co-ordinate with the senior finance team to ensure the whole financial package is prepared to deadlines. Manage the submission of the Quarterly Financial and Risk Surveys to the Regulator of Social Housing. Prepare monthly reconciliations of balances within CHP’s balance sheet. What we are looking for Professional accountant, part-qualified or qualified CCAB, or Association of Accounting Technicians. Experience of preparing and interpreting reports, accounts, budgets, and financial statements. Experience in partnering and collaborating within senior members of staff and managers. Experience of preparing financial returns and ability to respond to queries. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. The jobholder will be expected to present updates to senior management on a regular basis. Experience in working under pressure to meet different deadlines. Benefits The salary for this post will be £45,000 Per Annum. Learning and development opportunities Healthcare cash plan Robust employee reward and recognition programme Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme CHParticipate volunteering programme Competitive pension scheme 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager The Company We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive. We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives