The vacancy Bromford is on an exciting journey of growth and we're looking for a Finance Change and Improvement Management Accountant to play a key role in driving efficiency, automation, and consistency across our finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity to improve financial processes, enhance reporting, and support better decision-making across the business. Reporting to the head of finance, you'll work closely with stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and implement innovative solutions that streamline financial reporting and processes. You'll support the transition to a regional finance structure, ensuring high-quality outputs, consistency, and automation to reduce manual workloads. A key part of your role will be enhancing financial systems, including Pamwin and COINS, to provide more accurate and insightful reporting that guides strategic decisions. You'll ensure accurate financial accounts, reconciliations, and cash flow forecasts while supporting budgeting and financial modelling. Collaboration will be central as you work alongside finance teams and business planning colleagues to improve forecasting and deliver robust financial insights. You'll also contribute to regulatory reporting, taxation, and compliance, ensuring the business meets its financial obligations. Beyond the numbers, you'll champion a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging colleagues to embrace change and new ways of working. You'll build strong relationships across the business, helping to create a finance function that is proactive, efficient, and future-focused. This role is a fixed term contract for 12 months, working full-time. You will be based at our office in Tewkesbury with travel to our other workspaces in Chipping Sodbury Wolverhampton and Lichfield, with regular home working available. The role requires a DBS check. What We're Looking For: Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA) with post-qualification experience. Strong background in business partnering, ideally in construction or housing associations. Excellent finance and operational systems knowledge, with expertise in financial reporting, internal controls, and business process management. Confident communicator, able to engage with senior stakeholders across finance and non-finance teams. Proven ability to translate financial data into meaningful insights and drive business improvements. Experience leading change initiatives and continuous improvement projects. Strong process mapping and data analysis skills; experience with Microsoft D365, Power BI, or Visio is a plus. Highly organised, methodical, and resilient, with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Collaborative and results-driven, with strong people skills and a practical approach to problem-solving. The closing date is 21st March 2025. If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for financial transformation and process improvement, we'd love to hear from you. About us We are a housing association- one that owns and provides over 47,000 homes for people who can't access market housing; has individual relationships with more than 112,000 customers; has a strong balance sheet and plans to build 11,000 homes by 2032. All of this is only possible because of our 1,900 dedicated colleagues. We take a simple view that nothing is more important to any individual or a family than their home. It's a matter of social justice that everyone should have a home that is safe, secure, and affordable. We exist to provide such homes. With the right home, people can achieve great things, not only for themselves but for wider society too. We provide quality, affordable homes. But we care about the people who live in them too. We want each of them to be able to achieve their goals. This will be different for each customer. Put simply, we want people to thrive. Diversity Statement We are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining colleagues who are representative of the diverse communities we work with. This commitment is embedded in our DNA, and we are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all colleagues feel valued and respected, and individuality is celebrated. We are a proud "Disability Confident" (Level 2) and Menopause Friendly employer and have signed the Armed Forces covenant to support those who serve. We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for jobs with us. Particularly, we welcome those who have been historically underrepresented in areas of our workforce including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, women, and members of the LGBTQIA community. Great Place To Work Certified Bromford have once again been certified as a Great Place To Work (Nov 24 - Nov 25). The 2024 Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey highlighted that our employees believe we have an amazing company culture and that 91% of our employees were made to feel welcome when they joined us. We are also proud to have been named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women for two years running (2023 and 2024) demonstrating that all colleagues, regardless of gender, can thrive at Bromford.