financial accountant

Permanent - 37 hours per week

Gloucester - Home based with a requirement to visit the office regularly

The Opportunity

Our customers are at the very heart of what we do and how we do it. That doesn’t stop at the front-line services we provide and is key to how we work at GCH. That’s where you come in…

• Providing resilient leadership and management to members of the Finance team
• Ensuring appropriate financial and regulatory reporting is in place
• Making sure GCH has a robust approach in the delivery of financial processes, reporting, and external audit
• Ensuring our tax strategy is appropriate and supports the delivery of our aims
• Creating effective and collaborative partnerships with colleagues across GCH

GCH is an ambitious, dynamic housing association with strong community roots. We are focused on building homes and communities where people can thrive and delivering valued services to our customers. We’re looking for people who care as much as we do about delivering customer focused services.

We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and strive to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self. Our work alongside organisations such as Inclusive Employers and Inclusivity Works supports us in continually enabling an inclusive culture where people can flourish.

We think GCH is a great place to work, but don’t just take our word for it...

- Winner of best place to work in Gloucestershire 2022 at SoGlos Awards.

- Recognised as an inclusive employer through the Inclusivity Works Award

- Named one of the Top Not for Profit organisations to work for recognised by Best Companies in 2022.

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About you and the role…

We are looking for someone who can join the Finance team in providing an excellent service to GCH and our stakeholders. You will most likely have experience of working in social housing finance and understand the financial issues of working in a regulated environment.

You will give confident and clear leadership whilst you motivate, encourage and challenge your team to take ownership of their work and go the extra mile. In addition, you will hold a professional accounting qualification (e.g. CIMA) and have relevant leadership or management qualifications and/or experience.

What is important to us is that you bring a desire to make a positive impact on people’s lives, approaching the role in a way that aligns with our values of pride, quality, integrity, and innovation and our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

You will join a team, which is ambitious, and super supportive, working together on our mission to provide safe, decent homes for everyone and delivering services that meet our customers’ needs and expectations.

Closing Date: 17th September 2023

Shortlisting will be carried out throughout the period of the advert and this closing date may be brought forward should a suitable candidate be found

GCH reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

GCH is committed to equal opportunities. We actively encourage applications from all sections of our community, particularly those with lived experience of our work.

We celebrate the diverse nature of our customers and colleagues, striving to develop diverse teams where everyone can be their authentic self through an inclusive, family friendly, flexible and fun culture. Our values of pride, quality, integrity and innovation are at the heart of what we do. So if this sounds like you, we’d be delighted to hear from you!