Rsh Graduate Scheme - Manchester, United Kingdom - Regulator of Social Housing

Regulator of Social Housing

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £30,000 - £30,000
Job grade:

Other
Contract type:
Temporary
Length of employment:
3.5 years
Business area:
RSH
Regulation Operations
Type of role:
Finance
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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Location

Manchester, North West England, M1 4BTAbout the job

Job summary:

This role is a unique opportunity to start your career with a globally recognised finance and accounting qualification (ACCA), whilst playing a part in enabling and supporting the social housing sector that is vital to millions of people across England.

The role is a three and a half year graduate trainee scheme, open to graduates (and equivalent qualifications).

You will work at the Regulator of Social Housing completing 6-monthly placements, including:

Front line regulatory assessments of the financial and operational performance of landlords
Supporting the development of national housing strategy
Working with landlords in financial or operational difficulty
Working in an operational finance team in our Finance and Corporate Services team

Job description:

The scope of our work and influence is far-reaching, including oversight of the financial and operational performance of social housing landlords, supporting policy making in central government, and ensuring the sector is an attractive investment prospect for the financial markets.

You will work on the front line of our regulation, developing relationships with a range of stakeholders including boards and executives of landlords, reviewing, and assessing business plans and business processes, conducting analysis of organisational data and building insights to inform strategic decision making across the sector.

There will be opportunities to work with our teams' supporting landlords in difficulty and develop an understanding of the operating models used across the sector.

The scheme will give you exposure to:

Financial analysis
Business planning
Risk management and business assurance
Governance
Internal audit
Insolvency
Treasury management
Data and analytics
Macro economic analysis
Real estate and regeneration development economics and investment appraisal
Management accounting

By achieving a world-leading finance qualification as a chartered accountant and gaining experience working across our organisation, you will have the opportunity to start a rewarding career with skills that are much in demand.

You'll have access to a supportive and sociable peer group to help you gain career success.

In addition to our benefits package, we also offer a very attractive graduate package:

Competitive starting salary of £30,000
Pay increases linked to milestones in the ACCA qualification
Fully funded ACCA qualification and ACCA membership subscriptions
Fully paid study leave
Opportunities to take responsibility early in your career
A structured programme of learning, development and support from RSH colleagues

The start date for the scheme will be September 2023.

Person specification:

You will work with a wide range of landlords and other stakeholders across your placements on the scheme. You will start out as a team member supporting our core activities and gradually get to work more independently and on more complex projects, taking the lead as you develop your skills and confidence.
You'll also have the opportunity to be involved in a range of our other work including support for our publications, investigations, and our larger assessments and investigations which result in highprofile decisions. Alongside this you will be expected to work diligently towards your Chartered Accountancy qualification.

Benefits:

We offer a range of excellent benefits:

Holiday

The Regulator of Social Housing offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly

At the Regulator of Social Housing we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
These need to be balanced with business needs so they will vary from job to job. If you would like to know more please speak to the Recruiting Manager.

Health and Wellbeing

We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development

At the Regulator of Social Housing we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one jobrelated professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent