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Finance Manager - Orbit Group

Date Posted: Mar 08, 2024
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    Coventry, England, United Kingdom
  • Company:
  • Type:
    Full Time/Permanent
  • Shift:
    First Shift (Day)
  • Career Level:
    Experienced Professional
  • Positions:
    4
  • Experience:
    1 Year
  • Gender:
    No Preference
  • Degree:
    Masters
  • Apply Before:
    Apr 23, 2024

Job Description

­­We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The roles – two brand new positions within Orbit!

Here at Orbit, we’re looking for two Finance Managers to join the organisation, working in two newly created positions! The roles are to sit within the Orbit Customer & Communities Finance Business Partnering Team, with one Finance Manager supporting the Customer function, and the other supporting our Property function – increasing the level of support for these core operational business units.

The Customer Finance Manager role will support the customer facing directorates and the Property Finance Manager role will support the property directorates.  Both Finance Managers will take on board small teams to manage and will be key to providing key financial insights into the teams they support. Being a crucial part of our future development, these roles are key to helping drive performance of Orbit Group.

What you'll achieve

The role of the Finance Manager will be to provide strategic input on the long-term financial plans for either the Customer or Property part of the business.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

  • Lead on the production of the monthly management accounts for the Customer/Property parts of the business, and lead on the production of the monthly forecast for the Property business, working with the teams to ensure forecast is built on reasonable data and predictions.
  • Provide financial support and guidance to the business on various business projects including developing new products/services and disposals, including the development of models for future investment.  Review any business plans put forward by the Customer business and evaluate them from a financial perspective, add insight where applicable to improve the business case.
  • Ensuring that an excellent standard of financial information is provided by your team at all times e.g. Board / Committee / SMT papers, KPI and benchmarking information and information for internal and external auditors.
  • Support the Finance Director in preparing presentations and board papers for Senior Management and the Boards, deputising for the Finance Director where appropriate.
  • Manage the Finance Business Partners Customer team, ensuring that all members receive relevant support and development as required

What you'll bring

Essential skills

To be successful in this role you will need to have appropriate proven experience in a financial management position. To be considered, you’ll need to have the following skills:

  • Qualified (ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA/ICAEW/equivalent).
  • Strong financial analysis and modelling skills.
  • Previous management experience with the ability to motivate and develop staff, to maximise potential and drive-up personal performance.
  • Ability to analyse and model complex information with strong financial analysis and modelling skills.
  • Good literacy skills and the ability to communicate clearly with customers at all levels of organisation

Benefits

£60,900 - £73,000/annum group
incentive bonus to 15%,
27 days holiday plus bank holidays,
private medical,
contributory pension,
life assurance.

Skills Required

Company Overview

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

We are one of the UK’s leading housing groups providing high quality, good value homes to over 100,000 customers across the Midlands, the East and South East. We are a developing housing association that owns and manages 42,000 homes and builds 2,000... Read More

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