Title:  Senior Accounts Assistant

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.

Senior Accounts Assistant

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£29,950 - £31,526 per year

35 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Accounts Assistant to join our Property Services Accounting team based in Worcester. The role sits within Property Services Compliance Finance which is part of the Affordable Housing division and encompasses both Housing and Property Services. The ideal candidate will come from a finance background and will possess excellent data analysis skills, with the ability to be able to work independently on tasks.

The role of Senior Accounts Assistant will include:

• Assisting with projects and change programmes; ensuring accurate and timely financial information is provided, to support decision making and business planning
• Support with financial modelling; working alongside stakeholders and the Senior Finance Analyst to ensure business needs are met
• Supporting with the facilitation of the annual budgeting and forecasting processes
• Preparation and posting of journals, including accruals, prepayments and invoicing of works
• Communicating effectively and maintaining good working relationships with stakeholders
• Identifying areas for improvements and shortfalls in service delivery and recommending actions to remedy this, as appropriate
• Reacting to business change and undertaking ad hoc, financial data analysis

Skills and experiences:

• AAT level 3, or equivalent level of qualification is desirable.
• High level of numeracy and literacy equivalent to GCSE grade C in English and Maths
• Previous experience in a similar finance/ management accounting role.
• Analytical skills are essential.
• The ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads.
• Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organised, with a high degree of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications with proven Excel analysis skills using a variety of functions and formulas.
• Previous experience using BPC, SAP or BI Reports would be an advantage.

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

• Role salary is £26,982 with an additional policy allowance of £2,968 per annum (rising to £28,402 with an additional policy allowance of £3,124 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date: 12 May 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.

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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.