Finance Manager

4 days ago

Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom Michael Page Full time

This key role demands a blend of astute leadership from a Housing Association, and comprehensive technical accounting proficiency (ACA), together with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts.

Central to this mandate is the cultivation of a high-performing team comprising qualified and part-qualified accountants.

Client Details

Our client is a large organisation in the Housing industry. They are a respected employer, known for their commitment to delivering top-quality services and maintaining a professional and supportive work environment.

Description

Financial Responsibility:

Circa £7 billion (accounting for Fixed assets)

People Responsibility: 4 Direct reports

This role will have the autonomy to decide how the team operates, resources are deployed, and how work gets done, within the parameters of our client's overarching values, policies, and controls.

Key Accountabilities:
  1. Manage all administrative and accounting activities relating to our client's fixed asset register and balance sheet disclosure, including input into the annual financial statements as part of our client's annual report. Other reporting submissions include the office for national statistics (ONS) returns, and input into housing regulator returns as applicable.
  2. Accountable for ensuring the fixed asset register is kept up to date, reconciled, and compliant with our client's capitalisation policy.
  3. Lead regular reviews of the fixed asset portfolio to identify indicators of impairment and provide the annual impairment review summary for external audit review.
  4. Manage the annual external audit process for fixed assets working with the Head of Financial Accounting to ensure timely audit sign-off.
  5. Proactively liaise with senior stakeholders including the executive board and senior Directors across directorate teams and their Finance leads (e.g. development & sales, customer, enabling services) to offer technical capital accounting advice and influence, to ensure key operational and project activities are structured efficiently and conform to the latest accounting standards and regulations.
  6. Take ownership of identifying opportunities for process optimisation, automation, and best practice implementation within your area of control, and lead and champion initiatives to drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
Accounting & Compliance:
  1. Proactively develop and refine comprehensive capitalisation policies, ensuring ongoing adherence to the latest accounting standards (FRS 102/SORP) and other regulatory requirements. This includes providing advice and guidance on fixed asset accounting practices, aligning legacy approaches to one approach.
  2. Work with the Financial Control manager to develop and maintain a robust financial control framework for fixed assets across all legal entities, ensuring financial integrity for the balance sheet, aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements, including reconciliation and appropriate follow-up of balance sheet transactions.
  3. Produce annual, quarterly, and monthly fixed asset summaries for statutory, regulatory, and other external reporting needs for each of the legal entities.
  4. Ultimate accountability for the ongoing administration surrounding the fixed asset ledger during the year/month end process, ensuring that appropriate controls are in place and adhered to.
  5. Liaise with other finance and non-finance teams to ensure fixed asset accounting decisions are taken with due regard to the tax and accounting requirements and implications.
  6. Serve as the primary point of contact for fixed assets for external auditors during the annual audit process, providing necessary documentation, explanations, and support to facilitate a smooth audit.
  7. Proactively assess the impact of regulatory changes on financial reporting and fixed asset accounting policies, making necessary adjustments to maintain compliance.
Leadership:
  1. Lead the Fixed Asset team with a focus on articulating a clear vision, providing direction, and fostering a culture of accountability, high performance, and continuous improvement.
  2. Allocate resources efficiently and effectively within the team, managing workload and priorities.
  3. Ensure oversight of relevant systems, processes, policies, and resources to ensure that the Fixed Asset team provides professional, reliable, and responsive services to the business.
Profile:

A successful Fixed Asset and Capital Accounting Manager should have:

  • Qualified Accountant, ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
  • Extensive knowledge of relevant legislation e.g., FRS102, Housing SORP, and wider financial accounting standards (IFRS).
  • Housing Experience and Team Leadership.
  • Fixed Asset and Capital Accounting.
  • UK Right to Work.
  • Local/Commutable to Basingstoke.
Job Offer:
  • A competitive salary range of £70,000 - £80,000.
  • A supportive and professional work environment in the business services industry.
  • Hybrid Working.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
  • The chance to work in a large organisation that values its employees.
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