Interim Head of Finance in West Bromwich

About The Role

Reporting to the Executive Lead – Finance, you will effectively lead the Finance Team to ensure we provide a reliable and flexible finance service that supports Trident's operational and strategic goals whilst maintaining strong financial controls. As a Head of Service, you will contribute to the achievement of organisational objectives and to ensure all activities are conducted with the highest levels of professionalism, integrity and accountability. To proactively support the organisation in maintaining G1 status, remaining fully informed of, and compliant with, all relevant regulatory and governance standards.

What You'll Be Doing

• Ensure accounts are compliant with latest financial standards
• Managing financial transaction team ensuring timely and accurate Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger and Rent accounting.
• Ensuring timely and accurate regulatory returns are submitted to the Regulator of Social Housing and ensuring compliance with the Rent Standard.
• Manage VAT and Corporation Tax returns
• Meeting governance and internal control requirements to maintain our G1 rating with the regulator
• Ensuring that effective budgetary control is maintained, including a robust budget setting process, effective budget monitoring and regular management accounts to investigate and explain financial performance
• Ensure delivery of rent and service charge budgets that are timely accurate and meet best practice guidelines
• Drive improvement on operating performance. Providing key information that feeds into the 30-year financial plan
• Assist with funding strategies and delivery of new loan facilities
• Producing financial analysis to evaluate the risks and benefits of new business proposals
• Responsible for the identification and management of Finance-related risks, and the monitoring of golden rules

Who we're looking for?

• Qualified Accountant with solid post-qualification experience. Delivered success statutory and audit outcomes.
• Evidence of driving strong performance in a similar team
• Can demonstrate relevant sector knowledge and apply it effectively to drive positive outcomes for Trident
• Strong interpersonal skills to enable effective liaison with internal and external clients
• Good knowledge of Excel and other MS packages and a sound knowledge of finance and reporting systems
• Knowledge of housing systems

Why join us?

This is not just a 'job' this is the feeling of knowing that you are part of something bigger and being able to go home each day with job satisfaction and pride in what is achieved by Trident Group every day. Our purpose is putting people and communities at the heart of our services and the safe homes we provide. To deliver against our purpose we will be:

• Trustworthy
• Collaborative
• Accountable
• People Focused
• Caring in all we do

The Benefits

• 34 days annual leave, plus the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• A day off for your birthday
• 4 days off when you move home
• Life assurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance programme & wellbeing programme
• Flexible Working options
• Learning & Development opportunities

Who we are?

Trident Group has over 60 years' experience of delivering homes, services and innovation for up to 8,000 people in over 3,600 homes in some of the most disadvantaged communities in the Midlands. The Group employs more than 650 staff, works with volunteers and provides training places and apprenticeships for many more. The Group consists of:

• Trident Housing, which provides landlord services for the Group in respect of housing management and maintenance
• Trident Reach, which is a registered care and support charity delivering trauma informed care and support services.

We celebrate Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and as a trauma informed organisation we are continually striving to build a community where everyone feels valued, respected and equally guided by our beacon of hope.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we have committed to:

• ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• communicating and promoting vacancies
• offering an interview to disabled people
• anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
• at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

How to apply?

If you think this role is a good fit for you, click apply and upload your CV! All applicants must provide their right to work documentation at interview stage, such as a valid passport which will be verified to check your eligibility to work and live in the UK. As an organisation we do not offer visa sponsorships. Only applicants with existing right to work in the UK will be considered. Relevant roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. At Trident Group, we only consider agency introductions where a signed agreement is in place, and where the agency has been specifically contacted by a member of our People & Culture Team. We do not accept responsibility for any fees related to unsolicited or speculative CV submissions made directly to our employees or outside of the above.