Job Title: Finance Officer
Location: Stockwell, London
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Job Type: Full Time, (1 Year FTC)
SW9 Community Housing is a resident-led social housing charity responsible for the delivery of housing management and maintenance services for around 1,800 homes and several commercial and community buildings in Stockwell/Brixton on behalf of a G15 Housing Association, Sovereign Network Group. Being a community-based organisation, we are seeking to recruit an experienced Customer Services Officer, with a focus on service delivery and a people-centre approach. With a turnover of £11m, and rising, and in excess of £150million of inward investment provided by Network Homes over the last 10 years we have ambitious plans for the future, and we want a like-minded visionary to join us on this journey.
Important Information about the role: We require, both a cover letter and CV for this role stating your reasoning for applying for the role.
About the role:
We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced Finance Officer to join our team on a 1-year fixed term contract.
The Finance Officer will be responsible for managing Accounts Payable (AP) and supporting the finance function of the Organisation. The role will report to the Finance manager and assist the Finance Manager in providing a complete finance transaction service to SW9 staff and third parties including suppliers and auditors.
Education
- Educated to A Level Standard or equivalent
- Part qualified AAT/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent..
Knowledge and skills
- Finance experience with the ability to scrutinise accounts
- Ability to understand financial procedures and explain them.
- A solid understanding of double entry bookkeeping and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Confident in a busy office and able to work as part of a team
- Ability to meet deadline and adhere to month-end timetable.
- Excellent verbal, written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- Strong negotiating and influencing skills across a range of stakeholders.
- Ability to effectively communicate with non-Finance staff.
- Analytical, with the ability to quickly solve problems through practical and innovative means.
- Excellent customer focus and a genuine desire to achieve excellence in all areas of responsibility.
- Ability to respond to queries promptly.
- Proficient in MS Office software including Word and an excellent user of Excel.
- Willing to learn
Experience
- Knowledge of SUN Accounting, P2P (Procure to pay), Northgate Housing Systems
- Range of experience in the use of housing and finance systems.
- Experience in dealing with auditors is advantageous
Who we are:
- A group of people who demonstrate integrity, respect, and teamwork
- A group of people with passion, drive, and the courage to be different
- A group of people committed to doing the right thing.
Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs of our social purpose. They guide our actions and behaviour. They influence the way we work as a team – and the way we serve our customers and engage with our stakeholders.
Benefits:
When you work at SW9, you are directly impacting on the lives of our residents. In return for your energy, innovation, and commitment, we offer:
- Defined contribution Pensions Scheme (employer match up to 8%)
- 5 x annual salary life assurance cover
- Competitive annual leave entitlement
- Interest-free loans (including season ticket loan, Cycle-to-Work scheme, rent deposit loan)
- Employee assistance programme
- Excellent learning & development opportunities
- Staff discount scheme
- A modern office and facilities
Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs of our social purpose. They guide our actions and behaviour. They influence the way we work as a team – and the way we serve our customers and engage with our stakeholders.
Every day, each one of us makes choices and decisions that directly affect the way we experience each other and the way our customers and stakeholders experience us. Our values give us confidence that we are using the same principles to help us make these decisions throughout our organisation.
SW9 works hard to acknowledge and celebrate individuals and teams within our organisation who consistently live our values and bring our purpose to life through their everyday behaviour, which in turn has a positive impact on our customers, community and stakeholders.
