Finance Support Partner
(Ref: FSP250924)
Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, NP13 3JW
£28,850 per annum (Subject to cost-of-living increase for 2024/25)
Job Description
About Us:
Tai Calon was established in 2010 as a not-for-profit housing association, with almost 6,000 homes we are the largest provider of affordable homes in Blaenau Gwent. Our focus is to deliver high levels of customer satisfaction in all aspects of the service that we offer. Part of that is to ensure our customers’ homes meet the Welsh Housing Quality Standards, and that is why since 2010 we have invested over £130 million in their homes.
We are proud to announce that we recently achieved our Great Place to Work certification, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring Tai Calon fosters a culture of trust, fairness, respect and camaraderie, making it a place colleagues truly want to work.
With more than 280 people trained and dedicated to their job, we’re a big employer in the area, and we’re looking for a Finance Support Partner to join our team.
About You:
To be successful as a Finance Support Partner, the ideal candidate will:
- Demonstrate integrity and support for our CALON values.
- Be a self-starter, driven, enthusiastic and customer-focused.
- Enjoy working under their own initiative, as well as being able to collaborate across the business.
- Be able to confidently question and guide financial users.
- Be open to change and committed to ongoing personal development.
- Be able to travel as part of the role (within Blaenau Gwent).
- Have excellent people skills, be very personable and able to develop good working relationships.
- Be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal skills.
- Be organised with excellent attention to detail to ensure effective work planning, prioritisation of workload, multi-tasking and the meeting of deadlines.
- Be able to problem solve and make sound judgements of decisions when required.
- Be able to negotiate effectively, showing a willingness to find a common ground.
- Have the ability to analyse data and statistical information, and use it to develop, monitor and improve services.
- Have excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, financial report tools and financial management systems to produce management information.
Your Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications:
You will also need to have the following knowledge, experience and qualifications
- Educated to Level 3 on the National Qualification Framework for England, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Knowledge of Open Accounts financial system (or similar).
- Experience in accurate recording of financial transactions/bank reconciliation.
- Experience within a similar role of similar responsibilities.
- Advanced user of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
What you’ll be doing:
We are looking for someone to join our dynamic Finance team with great people skills and a passion for delivering outstanding customer service, which you will use when working closely with colleagues and teams across Tai Calon to provide support, guidance and training.
As our Finance Support Partner, you will work in partnership with the Senior Finance Business Partner and Management Accountants to prepare accurate, timely monthly revenue and capital management accounts.
You will also monitor the integrity of our financial ledgers to ensure the correct allocation of transactions, maintain a variety of reconciliations, and the preparation of annual service charges in line with financial regulations.
Want to know more about what you’ll be doing as our Finance Support Partner? You will also take ownership of;
- Assisting in the production of monthly management accounts.
- Supporting the preparation and delivery of real-time financial data and cost accounting information.
- Supporting the Treasury Function.
- Accurately recording and timely banking of non-rent cash/cheque receipts and allocation of these receipts to relevant accounts.
- Being responsible for analysing and processing monthly utility bills.
- Being responsible for the monthly reconciliation of Company Credit Card accounts.
- Being responsible for the reconciliation and control of all bank accounts, petty cash impress and processing journals as appropriate.
- Managing, analysing and calculating annual service charges for Sheltered Schemes.
- Managing, analysing and calculating rechargeable Section 20 works to Leaseholders.
- Reviewing and maintaining the Purchase Ordering System licensing.
- Providing support and training to colleagues on the Procure to Pay system.
- Carrying out ad hoc projects as required.
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
As a Finance Support Partner, you will work 37 hours per week.
Your working pattern will be Monday to Friday (9:00 am to 5:00 pm), however, you'll be eligible for our Flexi Time scheme.
Where You'll Be Working:
This role offers Hybrid Working, where you’ll be able to work from home.
For the days that you're in the office, we've got a bright, open and modern space for you to catch up with colleagues and work from.
Benefits:
In joining our team, you will access the following:
- Flexi Time
- Hybrid Working
- Free on-site parking
- 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance Cover
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Training and Development opportunities
- A comprehensive range of company benefits, including a Cycle to Work scheme and access to HOP (Home of Perks) with a whole array of shopping discounts and cashback.
- Free, confidential, 24/7 employee assistance programme (with access to flexible counselling)
Disability Confident Employer:
We are a disability-confident committed employer, and if you require any adjustments or support to be considered for this role, email our team at hradmin@taicalon.org or contact us on 0300 303 1717.
More Information:
If you'd like more information about this role, why not reach out to one of the team using the details below.
- Email: hradmin@taicalon.org
- Telephone: 0300 303 1717
What happens next:
If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application. Here is what you can expect in the recruitment process with us
Shortlisting
- We will review your application when the vacancy has closed.
- On average it will take us around 5 working days to complete shortlisting, so if you don’t hear from us before then, please don’t worry
- We will update you with the status of your application, so please make sure your contact details are correct (email address and phone number)
Interview
- Our interviews typically take place at our offices in Blaina, Blaenau Gwent, and it is a great chance for you to see where you could be working in
- Typically, you will spend between 45 minutes and 60 minutes with us, but this will of course depend on the role you’re interviewing for
- We will do everything we can to make it a great experience, and we’ll share as much information on the process as we can in your invitation email
- After your interview, we will let you know the outcome and how it went
Starting with Us
- If you are successful in securing the role, we’ll be in contact to discuss your Offer of Employment in more detail, to make sure you have all the information you need
- We will agree a start date with you and send all documentation to your email address via our digital signing platform
- As part of your onboarding, we’ll complete a number of onboarding checks which may require you to provide documentation, these include obtaining Right to Work in the UK documents, two work or character based references, completing a DBS check (if applicable) and obtaining copies of any listed qualifications.
- We will stay in touch with you throughout your Onboarding, and we will see you on your first day with us.
Closing date
25/09/2024