Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.
Senior Finance Officer
Location: Worcester based with a balance of home and office working
Salary: £29,950 - £31,526 per year
Hours: 35 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Finance Officer to join our Capital Accounting Team, based at our head office in Worcester. The team consists of 11 people sitting within Group Financial Services and is responsible for the Group’s fixed asset register, reporting at management and directorate level, and producing the relevant notes for the year end statutory accounts.
Responsibilities:
* Providing accurate and timely financial information whilst maintaining effective financial systems, to support decision making and business planning.
* Maintaining relationships with other areas of the business including Development Finance, Property Services, and Customer Service Centre.
* Assisting in the production of statutory financial information for year-end audit.
* Responsibility for supporting the reconciliation of accounts to ensure income and expenditure is appropriately accounted for, whilst also ensuring data is accurately recorded.
* Identifying areas for improvement and shortfalls in service delivery and recommending actions to remedy this, as appropriate.
* Maintenance of the fixed asset register including additions, disposals, and transfers.
Skills and Experiences:
* AAT part/fully qualified, or equivalent level of qualification is desirable.
* Knowledge of the types of information held on an asset register is desirable.
* Previous experience in a similar transactional finance role along with strong analytical skills is essential.
* The ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads.
* Excellent communication and customer service skills with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
* Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications with proven excel analysis skills using a variety of functions and formulas.
* Previous experience using SAP would be an advantage.
Why Work for Us?
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health, and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
* 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays.
* A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits.
* Life Assurance.
* Employee Advice Service including counselling.
* Cycle to Work scheme.
* Voluntary health plans.
* Wellbeing support and tools.
* Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, and recognition tools.
* Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues.
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working. Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.
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