Head of Management Accounting and Service Charges

Head of Management Accounting and Service Charges

Salary £60,000

Cambridge 

Closing Date: 28th November  

About the role: 

In this hands-on role, you’ll lead the preparation of the annual budget, annual business unit review and in the preparation of monthly management accounts and reports. You will also carry out periodic and ad-hoc reporting for funders and investors. You will manage service charge calculation and administration. You will be a business partner to the organisation, providing financial advice to support heads of services and senior managers; you’ll contribute to key operational decisions, ensuring a focus on risk management and Value for Money

About you:

As a Qualified Accountant with full membership of either ACA, ACCA or CIMA, you’ll have significant experience within a similar role, and of preparing budgets, management account reporting and variance analysis. Excellent excel (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.) and Word skills are a must and you’ll be comfortable managing large datasets, what-if modelling and writing reports. With the ability to provide robust challenge, you will be able to critically review your own work and that of colleagues and direct reports. 

Benefits:

·  30 days holiday per year (including bank holidays), increasing annually until the maximum entitlement of 35 days is reached (5 years

·  Flexi-time

·  Subject the requirements of each role demands of role, it may be possible to purchase additional annual leave up to 5 days pa

·  Contributory pension scheme which both you and CHS will contribute to

·  Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured

·  Discounted gym membership (4 schemes)

·  Corporate members of Edenred Travel Club

·  Refer a Friend Scheme (£250)

·  Free on site/nearby parking

About us:

CHS is a charitable housing association and social enterprise, helping people and communities to overcome challenges, take opportunities and develop their ability to achieve their aspirations.  We employ 400 staff to deliver a wide range of high quality services including general needs housing, low cost home ownership, sheltered and supported housing, care homes, children’s nurseries and community investment across Cambridgeshire. The CHS Group includes our commercial development company Cambridge and County Developments Limited and Waters Almshouses.