Financial Reporting Manager

37 hours per week

Looking for a fresh challenge and to find that spring in your step at Gloucestershire’s best place to work? Do have experience delivering monthly management accounts, financial statements and regulatory returns? Are you a dynamic leader with a real passion for getting things done? If yes, we would love to hear from you!

At Gloucester City Homes (GCH) we’re an ambitious, dynamic housing association with strong community roots. We are focused on building homes and communities where people can thrive and delivering valued services to our customers.

We’re now seeking a Financial Reporting Manager -someone to be responsible for the co-ordination and completion of the statutory and management accounts, regulatory and other financial returns. You’ll also be key to ensuring that our budgets and management accounts are produced with effective team and individual involvement.

Ensuring all statutory financial obligations are met and are compliant with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), you’ll complete monthly management accounts for all areas of the business in addition to monthly, quarterly and annual KPI information. You’ll be comfortable successfully navigating the fast-paced work environment through effective prioritisation to meet organisational deadlines.

We’d like you to have experience of managing finance teams in a housing setting. Strong inter-personal and communication skills are an essential part of leading and developing the team, helping to identify and support increased efficiency and personal growth opportunities.

We’d also like you to…

• Promote stakeholder involvement at all levels through great listening and communication skills
• Act as an ambassador for the company - encouraging co-operation and collaboration, readily sharing ideas and information
• Hold a CCAB qualification (or equivalent) or finalist level accountant
• Have an inspirational and authentic leadership style to develop the Financial Reporting team
• Have knowledge of social housing regulation and compliance or similar regulated environment, and understanding of the issues of working in a similar regulated environment

Application Information

For more information on the role accountabilities and skills required, please check out the job description.

Closing Date: 1 November 2024

Shortlisting will be carried out throughout the period of the advert and this closing date may be brought forward should a suitable candidate be found. After shortlisting, we’ll hold initial informal interviews via Teams, as part of the selection process. Candidates successful in these sessions will be invited to attend in-person interviews on a date to be confirmed.

GCH is committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work.

We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture. Our values of pride, quality, integrity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. So if this sounds like you, we’d be delighted to hear from you!