Financial Accounting Manager

Are you an qualified finance professional with experience in leading an organisation through the year-end process? Do you have a passion for improving financial systems and processes? Are you ready to lead a dynamic team in delivering top-notch financial services? If yes, please continue reading!

We have an exciting newly created opportunity for a Financial Accounting Manager on a permanent basis. In this role, you will report to the Assistant Director of Financial Services and manage a team of four. Your primary responsibilities will include ensuring accurate financial accounting, supporting the transactions team, and contributing to various project working groups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reconcile the trial balance for the preparation of annual financial statements.
• Ensure accuracy in value for money calculations.
• Ensure timely processing of invoices and reconciliations for banks, rents, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.
• Provide accounts receivable reporting to support credit control processes.
• Ensure purchase orders are raised in compliance with policy.
• Lead training sessions on rent accounting and the budgeting process for annual rent increases.
• Ensure the accuracy of rental transactions and accounts.
• Support year-end and internal audit processes, producing data flows and trails.
• Manage the transactions team covering accounts payable, banking, and rent accounting tasks.

This Financial Accounting Manager will benefit from flexible working with the expectation of 1-2 days per week working from their central London office. This position will best suit a progressive candidate seeking a career move that will offer growth and the ability to lead on key projects. Please note previous experience in rent accounting is desirable and not essential.

The successful candidate will:

• Have previously worked in the social housing sector.
• Be fully qualified.
• Have knowledge of technical accounting and reporting requirements.
• Previously have managed small teams.
• Be a first class communicator.

Please apply now to learn more about this opportunity!