Group Finance Manager - Income Optimisation - #1725641

Our Client Our client is a large Housing Association based in Central London. Following a large restructure, a newly created Group Finance Manager vacancy has been created. The Role As a Group Finance Manager for Income Optimisation, your role involves being the vital link between the Finance and Operational service charge teams. Main Duties

• Own the management of all the financial aspects of service charges, ensuring accuracy, compliance and efficiency.
• Act as a strategic advisor to service charge teams, offering dedicated business partnering support and commercial challenge.
• Support the Head of Income Optimisation with regard to all Financial aspects of managing Service Charge, deputising for them when needed.
• Manage senior stakeholders from across Operations, communicating effectively across all levels, influencing financial and strategic decisions
• Lead financial planning and reporting for service charges, adhering to legal and audit requirements and ensuring timeliness and accuracy
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, particularly Operations, and relevant external partners to enhance service charge processes
• Develop and adapt reporting processes to meet the specific needs of service charge management, providing insightful financial analysis
• Maintain accurate data, managing large complex data sets on excel and in-house systems
• Manage and mentor a team of finance business partners fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.

The Successful Candidate

• Hold a CCAB recognised accounting qualification with supporting CPD.
• Extensive experience of business partnering with non-Finance colleagues, providing finance expertise and commercial challenge
• Proven track record of Leadership and developing high performing teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for diverse audience engagement; work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• •Experience working within a high volume, fast paced service based industry
• Strategic thinking ability; capable of analysing complex data to develop solutions and make data driven decisions
• Experience influencing operational activities at both tactical and strategic levels across all areas of the business

What’s on offer?

• Excellent opportunity in a newly created role