Finance Team Support - Abercynon, United Kingdom - Cynon Taf Community Housing Group

Description

Why work for us;
Cynon Taf Community Housing Group is in the heart of Rhondda Cynon Taf in glorious South Wales.

We're proud of our communities and our deep-rooted history in providing homes and support to the people who live in them.

Our corporate plan sets out more detail about our activities which support the delivery of our vision, values, and key objectives.

We currently provide over 2000 homes for rent, including 4 housing schemes for older people, two women's refuges, and several supported housing projects delivered in partnership with other agencies.

Our hugely respected Cwm Taf Care and Repair subsidiary provides services for older or disabled people living in privately-owned homes across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil.

A recent addition to the Group is Down to Zero, a subsidiary focusing on mitigating climate impact, tracking the Group's carbon footprint, and offering training, volunteering and direct benefits back to our tenants and wider community.

Above all, we are a people-based organisation, passionate about providing great services and support, being a good employer, and a respected partner in our region and across Wales.

The Role;
We require a Finance Team Support to deliver a proactive and effective support across the Group. The duties involve a range of support activities within Finance, Development and IT.

The Finance Team support will assist other staff within the teams, enabling them to fulfil their functions in respect of service delivery.

Main Purpose of the Role

To provide team support to the directorate in delivering proactive and effective support across the Group which currently includes Cynon Taf Community Housing Association, Care & Repair and Down to Zero.

The duties involve a range of support activities within the directorate of Finance, Development and IT.

The Team support will assist other staff within the teams, enabling them to fulfil their functions in respect of service delivery.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support to the finance administrators in the:
• Day to day running of the financial ledgers and reconciliations.
• Registering of invoices in QL.
• Update Group Invoice Spreadsheets ready for dept approvals and payment.
• Assist with the maintenance of Project Bank Accounts
• Provide support to the Director in the coordination of internal audit reviews and management of responses.
• Provide comprehensive administrative/clerical support across the directorate as and when required
• Provide cover for the Rent Assistant as required.

Key Measures of Performance:

• Efficient and effective support is provided in assisting the finance team in delivering the daytoday financial processing, maintenance and financial reporting for the housing association and subsidiaries of the Group within specified timelines.
• Coordination of the internal audit programme and reporting is achieved.
• Agreed ad hoc project support for development and/or IT is met.
• Contributes to the development of the services within the directorate.
• Build strong working relationships with colleagues across the Group and provide excellent service to colleagues

Key Capabilities

• Strong focus on delivering quality administrative services across the directorate and Group.
• Excellent customer service mindset.
• Able to work under pressure and remain calm.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Computer literate
• Team player
• Independent thinker
• Selfmotivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Solutions focussed

Person Specification

Essential;
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Technical abilities

• Experience of working in a finance/administrative role
• Good degree of Education (5 GCSEs or equivalent including English and Maths)
• Computer literate

with knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and in particular a high competency in Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams and other messaging systems.

• Time management skills in prioritising workload to meet fixed deadlines.
• Excellent numeric and ability to form and manage spreadsheets.
• Understanding of what excellent customer service is and demonstrate this when delivering administrative support across the directorate and Group

Desirable;

• Knowledge of the social housing sector.
• To have the ability to write and speak Welsh.

Place of work;
The role is offered as Hybrid to work between Abercynon offices and home.


Benefits

• Flexible working
• 25 days annual leav
  ;e (rising incrementally to 30 after 5 years' service)
• 4 complimentary days plus 8 bank holidays
• Private Health Care plan including Employee Assistant Programme
• Free onsite parking
• Sick pay
• Casual dress

If you would like further information regarding this post, please contact Fardheen Coowar, Finance Manager on


Interviews scheduled to take place within one week of the closing date.

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 6 months


Salary:
£19,772.28-£20,731.85 per