Title: Finance Business Partner - Service Charges
Worcester, Worcestershire, GB, WR1 3ZQ
Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.
Finance Business Partner – Service Charges
Worcester based with a balance of home and office working
£40,715 - £46,719 per year
35 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our Service Charge team based in Worcester. The team of 40 is responsible for completing the calculations of service charges and associated activities. As Finance Business Partner you will be responsible for assisting in the development of improved processes within the service charge team to achieve ongoing improvements in data accuracy and better response times to internal and external customers.
We are looking for someone with relevant experience in a previous service charge role who has knowledge of different systems including SAP and in particular real estate modules. With detailed knowledge of all aspects of service charge processes including sinking funds, you will be using Excel on a daily basis so advanced knowledge of macros and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is desirable.
The role of Finance Business Partner – Service Charges will include:
- Ensuring the maintenance, accuracy, and completeness of financial records within timely deadlines and responsible for month end processes and procedures
- Preparing and providing accurate financial information in the form of management account packs, bridge reports, balance sheet reconciliations, headcount reconciliations, variance analysis, forecasting and expert advice tailored to the individual needs of internal customers and key stakeholders within a timely manner and strict deadlines
- Preparing, producing, and analysing annual budgets, making informed decisions when required to ensure the organisation’s financial interests are safeguarded by ensuring the budget is realistic and achievable
- Developing and maintaining effective relationships with all key stakeholders, ensuring issues and shortfalls are addressed accordingly
- Reviewing processes to ensure on going best practice and continuous improvement, providing recommendations or alternatives where required, whilst achieving Group values and objectives
Skills and experiences:
- Degree, management qualification or relevant professional qualification
- Experience of undertaking a similar role including preparing management accounts and reporting packs
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload effectively, to meet conflicting deadlines
- Experience of interrogating/analysing data, identifying errors and correcting these
- Excellent analytical and diagnostic skills and the ability to present information in a clear layout
- Some experience of managing staff
- Great communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships and communicate information effectively at all levels
- Knowledge of financial systems e.g. SAP and Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Outlook
Why work for us?
One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental, and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
- 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
- A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
- Life Assurance
- Employee Volunteering scheme
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
- Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
- If working towards qualification £36,680 per annum with an additional policy allowance of £4,034 per annum (rising to £38,611 with an additional policy allowance of £4,247 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
- If fully qualified £40,715 per annum (with an additional policy allowance of £3,668 per annum (rising to £42,858 per annum with an additional policy allowance of £3,861 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
To view the job profile please click here
Closing Date: 30 September 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
‘For an insight into what it’s like to work for us, take a look at #LifeatSanctuary on Twitter’
Building Equality and Diversity
Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.