Senior Finance Officer in Worcester

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

We have an opportunity for two Senior Finance Officers to join our Capital Accounting Team based in Worcester. Each role will support different aspects of the Capital Accounting function. The role will offer variety and the chance to make a real impact, while still drawing on a shared set of essential skills and experience. As part of Group Financial Services, the team is responsible for maintaining the Group's fixed asset register, reporting at both management and directorate level, and producing the key notes for the year-end statutory accounts.

The role of Senior Finance Officer will include:

• Proactively evolving relationships with other areas of the business including Development Finance, Property Services and Customer Service Centre
• Providing guidance to the wider business on the Group's capitalisation policy.
• Responsibility for supporting the reconciliation of accounts to ensure income and expenditure is appropriately accounted for when reporting depreciation, and the disposal of group assets
• Identifying areas for improvement and shortfalls in service delivery and recommending actions to remedy this, as appropriate
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register including additions, disposals and transfers
• Production of journals to ensure costs are allocated to the correct location, including month-end accruals
• Assisting with the calculation of capitalised overheads on development and reinvestment projects as part of the month-end process

Skills and experiences:

• AAT part/fully qualified, or equivalent level of qualification, or be working towards this
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications with proven Excel analysis skills using a variety of functions and formulas
• Previous experience in a similar transactional finance role along with strong analytical skills is essential
• The ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads
• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills
• Highly organised, with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy
• Previous experience using SAP would be an advantage

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues

Role salary is £27,521 with an additional policy allowance of £3,027.38 per annum (rising to £28,970 with an additional policy allowance of £3,186 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance).

If you’re unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you - corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity: Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working. Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.