Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner | Cranfield Bedford | Up to £45,000 + Aviva Pension Scheme + Life Assurance + Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Leave | Housing / Property 

Would you thrive in a job that is making a real difference to people’s lives in your region?

Our client is more than just a financially strong Housing Association, they are making an impact on the housing crisis, supporting sustainable communities and providing lifelong homes for their customers. They provide additional, critical services to support the most vulnerable but they also build shared ownership and outright sales for those who want to get on the property ladder.

Their social values are what drive them and they don’t stop there because what they do matters. They are passionate about their communities and they are committed to being a Learning Organisation, developing talent to deliver their service goals and supporting the next generations into a career in Housing.

About the role:

They currently have an opportunity for an experienced Accountant to join their Group Finance team in Cranfield as a Finance Business Partner.

Within this role, you will be responsible for the monitoring and reporting of the financial performance of the Group’s development programme in line with current plans and budgets.

Playing the role of Business Partner to the Development team, you will prepare and review management accounts, forecasts & budgets, produce monthly management reporting including the reporting of asset additions and disposals. You will also produce rolling development cash flow forecasts and quarterly cashflow statements for income and expenditure and ensure that all policies and procedures are maintained.

What they're looking for:

The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience of involving service users / customers in performance monitoring and development. Using your experience of data manipulation, you will have the ability to collate, analyse and report on statistical data. Excellent IT skills including Excel, Word, Access and SQL database technology is also essential.

What they offer:

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday rising to 25/30 after five year’s service
• Aviva Pension Scheme
• Paid professional subscriptions
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Free life assurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• BUPA Cash-plan including employee assistance
• Sodexo childcare vouchers
• Free parking at all their offices
• Discounted cinema tickets

If you are like-minded in wanting to help shape the future of housing through the delivery of quality services to their customers, great at your job and with a ‘can-do’ attitude, they want to hear from you.

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Closing Date: Sunday 3rd March 2019