Job Introduction
What you’ll doNotting Hill Genesis, one of London's largest housing associations, are seeking Senior Finance Business Partners to join our thriving Service Charges team.
As a Senior Finance Business Partner for Service Charges, your role involves being the vital link between the Finance and Operational service charge teams. You will be responsible for developing and implementing financial strategies that optimise income, ensure compliance with legislation and provide residents with fair and transparent charging
How you’ll do it
- Specialise in financial management, focusing specifically on service charge operations
- Communicate effectively across all levels, influencing financial and strategic decisions
- Play a crucial role in understanding and managing the financial aspects of service charges, ensuring accuracy, compliance and efficiency.
- Act as a strategic advisor to service charge teams, offering dedicated business partnering support.
- Lead financial planning and reporting for service charges, adhering to legal and audit requirements and ensuring timeliness and accuracy
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, particularly Operations, and relevant external partners to enhance service charge processes
- Develop and adapt reporting processes to meet the specific needs of service charge management, providing insightful financial analysis
The Ideal CandidateWe believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation. This role requires a deep understanding of service charge processes and the ability to drive financial performance and efficiency within this specific area.
- Hold a CCAB recognised accounting qualification with supporting CPD.
- Uphold ethical principles including integrity, objectivity, professional competence, confidentiality, and professional behaviour; be a role model of the organisation's values.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for diverse audience engagement; work collaboratively
- Strategic thinking ability; capable of analysing complex data to develop solutions and make well-reasoned decisions
- Experience influencing operational activities at both tactical and strategic levels
- Proficiency in Excel; knowledge of D365 and Power BI preferred
- Evidence of strong partnerships and relationship building with internal/external stakeholders
- Ability to manage, develop, appraise and performance manage staff to ensure they are fully motivated to achieve best performance
- Knowledge of service charge activities and legislation, or the ability to quickly acquire this knowledge
Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
What’s in it for you?Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential. Benefits include:
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
- Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
All about us
Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 10,000 more in our pipeline and we employ around 1,500 staff. For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/ We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments. To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/
Selection Process
Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now! Closing date is 23rd March 2025.
Step 2: Successful candidates will be invited to an interview and assessment Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via jobs@nhg.org.uk.
Should a redeployee apply for this role, their application will be considered before any others. NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.
