Housing Management Accountant - Triumph Consultants Limited : Job Details

What's involved with this role: Interim Housing Management Accountant   Job Ref: K&C 5260494Key Requirements:

• AAT part qualified or equivalent experience.
• Able to apply accounting principles and work in accordance with relevant rules and procedures.
• Knowledge and experience in managing the financial implications of Homelessness.
• Able to provide relevant advice and information to aid report writers.
• Able to extract and manipulate complex financial information to demonstrate trends and correlations.
• Able to identify issues and resolve queries and resolve technical issues with limited assistance.
• Detailed experience of independently using financial functions such as the General Ledger.
• Experience of undertaking work on key financial processes including budget setting, in-year monitoring and closing the accounts.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).

This Management Accountant role is within the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Finance Business Partnering team and will cover the revenue and capital budgets associated with the Housing Management functions.Key Responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate the Budget Monitoring report for services within the remit of this role by setting up spreadsheets and tables to enhance financial monitoring and reporting and co-ordinating responses on forecasts and performance statistics by agreed deadlines.
• Responsible for the provision of appropriate, accurate and timely budgetary control information to budget holders, including salaries monitoring and forecasting. Providing this service in accordance with agreed standards and targets.
• Provide the full financial support function for designated service areas, including preparing estimates, closing tasks, and ad hoc financial advice. Providing this service in accordance with set standards and within deadlines.
• Monitor all financial procedures to ensure financial regulations are being observed by officers within designated services.
• Report instances of non-compliance, errors, omissions or inadequacies in procedures to managers and suggest solutions.
• Co-ordinate, monitor and review Efficiency/Value for Money statement details and any subsequent central government initiative to assess efficiency of the services.
• Responsible for monitoring and reconciling financial information as required.
• Provide advice and guidance to officers in the Business Group on the best use of financial systems to support financial management across the organisation.
• Document, review and improve systems and work methods.
• Contribute to a policy of continuous improvement. Record and co-ordinate appropriate information on performance measures.
• Be responsible for the efficient input of transactions processed through the online accounting system, ensuring that all payments and income are made and recorded in accordance with financial regulations and delegated authority.
• Identify mis postings and correct them using appropriate use of journals, virements and accruals, in accordance with accounting standards.

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