Head of Financial Control
Description
Location: Lewes (hybrid)
Salary: £57,530 per annum
Hours: 37 per week
What you’ll be doing:
Southdown is a Sussex based not\-for\-profit specialist provider of care, support and housing services. Our mission is ‘to provide exceptional community support services which enable people to live well’.
We achieve this through the delivery of specialist, person\-centred support:
- 24\-hour care \& support
- Mental and physical wellbeing
- Peer support
- Homelessness prevention
- Learning \& employment
- Social landlord
We’re looking for a professionally qualified accountant with experience in managing core finance functions, financial analysis and planning, to manage a team supporting Southdown’s operational divisions to deliver excellent services and achieve strategic objectives.
The role of Head of Financial Control (known internally as Manager, Financial Control) reports to the Chief Financial Officer, acts as subject matter expert on financial accounting and manages four direct reports. It is a member of the Southdown Leadership Management Team, responsible for a £400k annual budget.
Perks and benefits:
- Health cost cash\-back scheme: access to our health insurance scheme which covers dental, optical, physical therapies and other medical treatments with the option to add greater levels of cover.
- Interest\-free loans: assistance with larger costs that arise such as tenancy deposits, season travel tickets or buying a car.
- Access to the Easit Network: discounts and incentives on train, bus and car journeys such as 15% off eligible daily and season rail tickets.
- Blue Light card: access to discount services for the social care sector with savings across thousands of online shops, restaurants, and high\-street vendors.
- Free advice and counselling service: confidential emotional support and practical guidance from our independent telephone service.
- 27 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
Knowledge, skills and experience
What you’ll need for the role
Knowledge of:* Accountancy software and tools.
- Financial statements, reporting standards and disclosure requirements.
- Banking and audit processes and risk assessment.
- Tax laws and regulations.
- Analysis of costs, budgets and performance metrics.
- Financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Financial and management accounting practices.
What would be nice:
- Experience in the non\-profit health and social care sector
- Experience in the housing or property sector
You’ll receive an initial induction, followed by regular in person training and supervisions to invest in your development and provide all the tools needed to succeed in this role. We’ll help you to gain valuable experience, continually develop your skills and build a great career with the largest provider of housing, care and support in Sussex.
How to apply:
Please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and fill out our simple one\-page application form.
The application closing date is Sunday 18 October. Interviews will be held by arrangement.
Please note, if we receive a large number of applications then this position may close before the advertised application closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.### About Southdown
Contact information:
Our online careers page has a list of helpful FAQs that you can view here. If you have any further questions, please get in touch with recruitment via email at jobs@southdown.org
We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us, as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.
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