Finance Manager - Financial Accounts
Onward Homes
Lead finance accounting team to produce annual statements, manage reporting and cash flow.
7 days ago ago
£62,500 - £62,500
Intermediate (4-7 years), Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
1,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Building homes
Managing homes
Maintaining homes
Sheltered accommodation
Housing with care
Repairs service
Employment and training support
Customer support services
Sector Specialisms
Housing
Residential
Regeneration
Community Development
Placemaking
Property Management
Social Housing
Customer Support Services
Role
What you would be doing
data assurance
monthly reconciliation
cash flow
financial statements
management accounts
process automation
- Provide a link between the analysis of data across teams. Provide data assurance to ensure that information decisions are made at the right level. Effective collaboration across teams to enhance delivery and performance.
- Co-ordinating and collaborating with peers to complete monthly reconciliations and analysis to validate and confirm balances accurately reflect business performance.
- Liaise with Treasury to manage cash flow planning and monitoring, ensuring transactions are reflected in the correct entities at all times and to support cash management across the business.
- Manage the Financial Accounts Team and liaise with wider business colleagues to produce annual Financial Statements for all the legal entities within Group in compliance with regulatory and accounting standards
- Identify, build and develop an extensive network of external contacts to keep abreast of best practice and benchmarking to deliver efficiencies, improvements and value for money.
- Liaise with the Finance Manager (Mgmt Accounts) to produce the monthly management accounts pack including supporting schedules through sharing resources and maximising system outputs.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to support automation leading to clear and concise end to end processes.
- Manage the budgets, resources and priorities of the team ensuring effective and efficient use of resources to deliver agreed performance targets and customer satisfaction. Drive culture change across the organisation based on the 8 values
What you bring
financial reporting
ledger management
commercial modelling
housing finance
acca
excel
- Experience of managing and reporting financial performance information.
- Experience of working with finance ledgers.
- Experience of leading & developing people to deliver high performance.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management team members.
- Experience of interpreting complex financial information and using it to inform business decisions.
- Experience of Commercial Modelling and Options Appraisal.
- Experience of housing finance systems.
- Full qualification with a recognised accounting body (ACCA, CIMA, ACA).
- IT skill – Microsoft Office, Excel at intermediate level.
- Experience of delivering financial support to internal and external customers.
- Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
- Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme
- Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- We offer a competitive salary of £62,500 per annum.
- 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
- Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%)
- A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies
- Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
- Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
- Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
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Company
Overview
35,000 Properties
Properties Across Regions
Oversees 35,000 properties in areas such as Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Merseyside, and Lancashire, balancing regional scale with localized impact.
£215m Bond
First Bond Issued in 2021
Issued a £215 million bond with an A1 Moody’s rating, enabling plans to develop 500 new homes annually.
£16.9m Profit
2022–23 Profit Recovery
Recovered from a £22.5 million loss in 2021–22 to achieve a £16.9 million profit, despite challenges.
£171m Turnover
Increased Revenue in 2022–23
Reported a significant rise in turnover to £171 million during the 2022–23 financial year.
- Typical projects range from sheltered housing and supported-living schemes to large affordable-homes estates in partnership with Homes England.
- Specialist areas include residential development and community infrastructure regeneration in post-industrial estates.
- It earned a Neighbourhood Transformation Award for Hattersley/Mottram’s regeneration and tackled complex estates like Runcorn and Whitefield.
- We strive to provide high quality homes and services that improve people's lives.
- We are committed to delivering excellent customer service and maintaining a focus on the needs of our customers.
- We value integrity, professionalism, and honesty in all our actions.
- We foster a culture of teamwork, respect, and support, where every team member is valued.
- We encourage innovation and continuous improvement to meet changing customer and business needs.
2050
Net Zero by 2050
Committed to achieving zero carbon emissions, focusing on sustainable living and environmental responsibility.
- Improving the energy efficiency of homes to reduce carbon emissions
- Implementing energy-saving initiatives across housing stock, including retrofitting and upgrades
- Working towards reducing water consumption and waste in all operations
- Focusing on building sustainable, energy-efficient homes that meet the highest environmental standards
- The company is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce.
- The organization aims to achieve gender balance and has established goals to address gender disparities.
- The company monitors and communicates on gender diversity within its leadership positions and overall workforce.
- The business supports flexible work arrangements and upholds equal opportunities for all employees.
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