Assistant Financial Controller (GL, Tax and Transactions)

Location

Redhill, Surrey | United Kingdom

Job description

Assistant Financial Controller (GL, Tax and Transactions)
Up to £58,000 pa
Full Time - 36 hours per week / Permanent 
Redhill / Hybrid (2 days per week working from Raven House, Redhill)
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If you’re ready to make a difference, then join us our Assistant Financial Controller (GL, Tax and Transactions) at Raven Housing Trust. We’re a leading social housing provider based in Redhill, Surrey with over 6,000 homes and are committed to investing in our homes and communities.
At Raven we’ve invested over £5m in transforming the we way work and deliver services to our customers. We’ve changed our finance systems and processes and we’re looking for finance leaders who can help us deliver more from these changes. Join us in one of three new senior roles in the finance team as Assistant Financial Controller (GL, Tax and Transactions).
If you’re ready to embrace change and lead with vision, join us in shaping the future of finance at Raven Housing Trust!

What you’ll achieve in the role:
As our Assistant Financial Controller (GL, Tax and Transactions), your role will be pivotal in ensuring quality control over financial transactions and maintaining accurate financial and tax reporting for the organisation. You’ll be responsible for leading and managing a team, fostering a culture of development and continuous improvements.
Key responsibilities include:

• Lead on setting and streamlining procedures and processes for general ledger and transactions.
• Manage the accounts payable, receivable and banking functions to deliver against service level agreement.
• Lead the month end close and balance sheet reconciliation process and timetable for the Group.
• Completion of tax returns (VAT, CIS, corporation tax).
• Support Financial Controller with preparation of the annual financial statements.

What you’ll bring to Raven:
For this role, we are looking for someone with the following:

• CCAB qualified.
• Experience of leading and developing a team.
• Knowledge of tax, in particular partial exemption VAT, CIS and corporation tax.
• Aptitude and energy for designing and implementing new procedures and processes.
• Practical knowledge of transactions functions (accounts payable, supplier management and customer relations).
• Experience of preparing statutory financial statements.

You will also share our values: earning trust by being open and accountable, listening with an open mind, working collaboratively, and caring about making things better.
DBS clearance will be required for this role.
 
What Raven will offer in return:
To create a great experience for our customers, we need to create a great experience for one another. What Raven offers goes beyond the ordinary, giving you the opportunity to join a community of people who share the same values and are passionate about making a difference.
Our reward package includes:

• Competitive salaries
• Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement
• Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay
• Funded health cash plan
• Extensive wellbeing support
• Voucher-based recognition scheme
• Retail discounts

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description for this position and would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application. 
To apply please visit our website via the apply button. 

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£58k per annum