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Job Description – Senior Management Accountant

Role Purpose
To provide effective and responsive financial management and business partnering services to budget holders across the NCHA Group, supporting informed decision-making, achievement of business objectives, and compliance with regulatory and statutory obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and present accurate, timely monthly management reports, highlighting performance against budget, explaining variances, and supporting reliable forecasting.
• Hold monthly or quarterly meetings with budget holders and senior managers to review financial performance, discuss key variances, and update full-year projections.
• Coordinate and lead the annual budgeting process, facilitating planning meetings, challenging assumptions, and ensuring budgets are realistic and aligned with business objectives.
• Support the preparation of annual statutory accounts by producing accurate notes and working papers in accordance with relevant accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide comprehensive support for the annual external audit process, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and auditor requests are addressed promptly.
• Provide financial analysis and input into business cases, validating assumptions, reviewing calculations, and ensuring financial estimates are robust and accurate.
• Promote compliance with financial regulations, policies, and procedures, identifying and reporting areas of non-compliance where required.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial management processes, reporting quality, and business partnering services.
• Contribute to business transformation initiatives that deliver improved value for money and enhanced financial insight.
• Ensure financial regulatory returns are completed accurately and submitted on time in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Manage financial inputs into service charge budgets and support the preparation and certification of leaseholder accounts.
• Provide information and analysis for Executive Team, Committee, and Board reports as required.
• Represent the organisation at external meetings when required.

Leadership and Team Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Finance Manager – Business Partnerships and provide cover across senior management accountant roles when required.
• Support resource planning, team development, and effective change management.
• Inform the Finance Manager of issues affecting team operations.
• Develop and support finance team colleagues through recruitment, induction, training, and performance management.
• Foster an inclusive culture aligned with organisational values and promote high standards of service delivery.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• CCAB qualified or qualified through substantial experience in similar roles over a sustained period.
• Strong experience in management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, statutory accounts preparation, and audit support.
• Demonstrable expertise in financial analysis and business partnering.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial systems, with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience building relationships across all organisational levels.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience of driving continuous improvement and managing change effectively.
• Experience of motivating, developing, and supporting colleagues.

Personal Qualities and Behaviours

• Demonstrates respect for diversity and inclusion and is sensitive to the needs of individuals from varied backgrounds.
• Acts in line with the organisation’s CLEAR values and purpose.
• Maintains self-awareness and actively seeks opportunities for professional development.
• Values constructive feedback and approaches challenging conversations with openness and professionalism.