Interim Finance Business Partner – (fully remote) – Initial 6 month contract – Social Housing
Responsibilities:
* Prepare in-depth analysis on operational KPIs and financial performances relating to repairs section of the housing association to provide valuable insights and effective recommendations to budget holders.
* Play a key role in timely delivery of management accounts right from gathering data from the business to preparing detailed reports on key metrics to senior management.
* Post all journals and accruals by workday 4 to generate monthly management reports for the Property and BI area, ensuring management accounts are prepared by the end of workday 7, thereby providing recommendations on cost control and efficiency improvements.
* Monitoring and reporting on risks and opportunities within Operations section such as changes to contracts/contractors, fluctuation in prices and staff movement to shape financial strategies. Collaborating with non-financial managers to ensure they understand the financial implications of their actions and decisions.
* Robustly analysing financial performance against budgets and forecast, identifying variances and advising stakeholders on corrective actions. Providing incisive commentary on the assumptions and implications of the figures presented.
* Being an ambassador for finance by supporting the budget holders by carrying out weekly meetings to ensure any changes or updates to the business are considered.
* Supporting in the production of statutory accounts during year end ensuring accounts are prepared in line with the housing SORP to facilitate long-term financial planning.
* Reporting precisely on Capex accounts working alongside Financial Accounting team to ensure projects are accurately reported and accrued.
Requirements:
* Must have recent Social Housing experience.
* Minimum of 1 year(s) experience as a Finance Business Partner.
* Must be fully qualified or finalist with relevant accounting qualifications (AAT, ACCA etc).
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