Accountant - Housing Revenue

Accountant Housing Revenue Permanent
Hybrid working, flexible working, excellent benefits.
Our client is looking to speak with candidates with a strong knowledge of local government finance or public sector finance.

Your new company
A progressive and forward thinking organisation is enhancing its housing finance capability and is seeking an experienced senior finance professional to take a leading role in managing and shaping a complex housing finance portfolio. You will provide senior financial leadership across all housing related finance activity, ensuring strong governance, effective budget management and high quality financial reporting that supports long term investment and service delivery.
Your new role
You will lead the financial management of the organisation's housing services, ensuring all activity is well governed, sustainable and compliant with required standards. Acting as the primary source of financial expertise, you'll provide clear strategic advice, oversee planning and reporting, and ensure budgets, forecasts and investment decisions are robust and well supported. Your work will help maintain strong financial controls, support long term planning and enable the organisation to deliver high quality homes and services for local residents.

• Providing senior financial leadership across all housing related activity
• Financial management reports, variance analysis
• Ensuring long term plans, budgets and investment decisions are financially sound
• Overseeing compliant financial processes, reporting, forecasting and year end accounts
• Offering expert guidance on legislative changes and their financial implications
• Supporting capital projects, new build schemes and wider development activity
• Maintaining strong internal controls and supporting the Section 151 Officer
• Identifying financial risks and developing effective mitigation strategies
• Leading and developing a small finance team to deliver high quality outputs

• A competitive salary and comprehensive local government benefits package + market supplement
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Support for ongoing professional development
• The opportunity to shape long term housing investment and financial strategy.
• A role with real impact on local communities and housing services.