Sanctuary is one of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.
Senior Accounts Assistant
Worcester based with a balance of home and office working
GBP 29,950 per year
35 hours per week
Temporary position for up to 12 months
As a Senior Accounts Assistant, you will be ambitious and enjoy a varied role within a busy and supportive team. In this role you will be responsible for supporting the completion of management accounts to ensure income and expenditure is appropriately accounted for, whilst also ensuring data is accurately recorded. The ideal candidate will come from a finance background and will possess excellent data analysis skills. The role sits within the Housing Management Accounts team which is responsible for the accounting of Affordable Housing within Sanctuary.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career. You will be joining a fast:paced team, assisting in the delivery of effective financial services including budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, stakeholder management and reporting.
The role of Senior Accounts Assistant will include:
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Providing accurate and timely financial information whilst maintaining effective financial systems, to support decision making and business planning
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Developing, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
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Providing an effective administration service ensuring workloads are manageable in line with business requirements
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Identifying areas for improvement and shortfalls in service delivery and recommending actions to remedy this, as appropriate
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Supporting and assisting the management accounting function within the team
Skills and experiences:
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AAT
part/fully qualified, or equivalent level of qualification is essential
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Previous experience in a similar transactional finance role along with strong analytical skills is essential
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The ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise work loads
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Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills allowing you to negotiate effectively
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Outstandingly organised with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy
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Basic user of Microsoft Office with strong Excel skills
Why work for us?
One of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.
Our Benefits
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:
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25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
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A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
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Life Assurance
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Employee Volunteering scheme
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Employee Advice Service including counselling
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Cycle to Work scheme
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Voluntary health plans
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Employee discounts
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Wellbeing support and tools
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Employee recognition scheme
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Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
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Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and wh