Management Accountant Bromsgrove District Housing Trust Building excellent communities with passion and pride. Recruitment Pack
Management Accountant
Bromsgrove District Housing TrustBuilding excellent communities with passion and pride.
Recruitment Pack
Application for Management Accountant 2
Letter to Applicant Page 3
About bdht Page 4
Our Vision, Mission and Values Page 5
Benefits Page 6
RoleProfile Page 7
PersonProfile Page 10
Contents
Application for Management Accountant 3
August 2019
Dear Applicant
Re: Application Pack – Management Accountant
At bdht,weareproudofourstaffandtakegreatcaretoselectthebest.Successfulapplicantsaregiveneveryencouragementtodevelopandgrowwithinthebusiness.
Wenowneedsomeoneproactiveanddynamictoworkinanexcitingareaofourbusiness.You’llneedimaginationandabilitytoadapt.Forus,yourattitudeisjustasimportantasyourskills.Ifyouthinkyou’rethepersonwearelookingfor,pleasespendsometimeandthoughtcompletingtheonline application form and submit it by 12pm midday Friday 13th September 2019.
InterviewswillbeheldonFriday 20th September 2019.
Ifyouhaveanyqueries,pleasecontactHannahFord,HROfficer,on01527 557549.
Yourssincerely,
MarkRobertsonChiefExecutive
Letter to Applicant
Application for Management Accountant 4
bdhtisanaffordablehousinglandlordbasedinBromsgroveintheWestMidlands.Theorganisationownsandmanagesover4,000dwellings,whicharecomprisedofsocialrent,marketrent,sharedownershipandspecialistaccommodationforthosewithdifferentneeds.bdht also manages homelessnessundercontractonbehalfoftheLocalAuthority.Weareastrong,well-respectedandfinanciallyviableindependentbusiness.
WehaveanimportantrolewithinthecommunitiesofBromsgroveandthesurroundingareasandwearestronglycommittedtoremainingindependent.TheorganisationwascreatedinApril2004whenitpurchasedtheoriginalstockfromBromsgroveDistrictCouncil.Sincethattimebdhthasbeenveryactiveinbuildingnewhomes,increasingthetotalstockbyover10%inthelastfiveyears,providingmoreaffordablehousingsolutionsforpeopleinneed.
Thebusinessisregisteredasacharityandoperatesonanot-for-profitbasis,butisfirstandforemostacommercialbusiness,albeitonethatfocusesuponsocialoutcomes.
bdht employs131peopleandisdedicatedtoprovidingexcellentservicesthroughbeingacommittedlearningorganisation.Mostofourmiddleandseniorleadershavebeendevelopedwithinthebusinessandwehaveamajorcommitmenttoidentifyingtransferableskillswithinouremployeesandcreatingopportunitiesforindividualstogrow.
Winnersofthe‘GreatPlacestoWork’awardin2017,bdhtisapeoplebasedorganisation.98%ofourstaffsaywe’re“agreatplacetowork”.Weareaserious,happy,hard-workingbusinessthatthinksit’sessentialtohavefun.Webelieveinourstaff,andactivelysupportthembaseduponthreecorethemes:‘Lookafteryourself’,‘Lookafteryourcolleagues’and‘Lookafterthebusiness’.Westronglysupporttheconceptoftheindividual,theirgrowth,developmentandwell-being.
Weareagoodemployerwhopaysfairlyandhasexcellenttermsandconditions.Butaboveallweabsolutelyrecognisethatgoodperformanceislinkedtohappystaff,soweactivelyencouragefunandexpectthatitispartofthenormalworkingday.
About bdht
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Our Vision
“Imagineanorganisationthatbelievesintheimportanceofcommunity,whereeveryoneistreatedasanindividual,valuedandrespected.Wheredifferencesarecelebratedandpersonalresponsibilityincombinedachievementisveryimportant.Wherestaffstrivetoprovidethehighestqualityofservicewithenergy,prideenjoymentandasenseofhumour.”
Our Mission
“Buildingexcellentcommunitieswithpassionandpride.”
Our Values
Atthecoreofbdht isasetofvaluesthatwerearrivedatbythestaffandtowhichweallaspire.Aseriesofpresentationsandteammeetingswereheldinwhichthestaffputforwardanddiscussedthevaluesthatwereimportanttothem.TheproposednewvalueswerethentakentothemainBoardwheretheywerewholeheartedlyendorsed.Asaresult,allstaffandBoardmemberslivethefollowingvalues:
Caring “Tocareaboutthequalityofservicesweprovidetoourcustomersandthewelfareofthe Trust’semployees”
Enabling “Toenableourcustomerstoaccessandchooseserviceswhereverpossibleandempower theTrust’semployeestodeliverhighstandardsofcustomerservice”
Honesty “Toonlypromiseservicestocustomersthatwecanreliablydeliverandbeanemployer whoistrustworthyandactswithintegrity”
Positive “Tocareaboutthequalityofservicesweprovidetoourcustomersandthewelfareofthe Trust’semployees”
Fair “Todeliveraconsistentlyexcellentservicetoallcustomersandtoalwaysbefairinthe day-to-daysupportoftheTrust’semployees”
Our Vision, Mission & Values
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Salaryis£35,000 per annum
37hoursperweek
32daysannualleaveplusbankholidays
CashbackHealthScheme
EmployeeAssistanceProgramme
PensionScheme(detailsbelow)
HolidayBuyandSellScheme
RewardStatements
FreeParking
bdhtoffersaDefinedContributionpension,administeredbytheSocialHousingPensionScheme.Initialcontributionrates,atautoenrolment,areat3%withthepossibilitytoincreasecontributionsthereafter asfollows:
Member pays bdht pays
3% 5%4% 6%5% 7%6% 8%
Lifeinsuranceisalsoavailabletomembersofthepensionscheme.LifecoverofthreetimesyourearningsisprovidedaspartofyourmembershipofSHPSDC.
Benefits
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Role Profile
Management Accountant
HeadofFinance
AssistantManagementAccountant,FinanceOfficerandFinanceAssistants
‘Tobuildexcellentcommunitieswithpassionandpride’
Todeliverhighqualityfinancialservicesandbusinesspartnering,ensuringdeliveryofourbusinessobjectivesandupholdingourcommitmenttocustomers.
Job title
Responsible to
Responsible for
Vision
Purpose
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Role Profile
Key Achievement Areas:
Manage,supportanddevelopstaff,inaccordancewiththevaluesandcultureofbdht, including
one-to-ones,appraisalsandteammeetings.
Responsibilityfortheproductionofmonthlymanagementaccounts,andassociatedSenior
ManagementTeamreporting.
Responsibilityfortheyear-endaccountsandtheannualfinancialstatements.
Co-ordinationoftheannualbudgetsettingprocess.
Provisionofbudgetmonitoringreportsandadviceandsupporttobudgetholders.
KeyuseroftheOpenAccountsfinancesystemtoprocessjournalsandproductionofmonthly
reconciliationsforkeyBalanceSheetcontrolaccounts.Maintenanceofthesystemandkeycontact
foranyOpenAccountissuestoberesolved.
SubmissionofdatafortheannualHouseMarkbenchmarkingprocess.
AssistinthesettingandmonitoringofKPIs.
Playakeyroleintheannualrentsettingprocess.
Playakeyroleintheannualleaseholderchargesprocess.
MaintaintheMajorCommercialContractRegisterandreportonaquarterlybasis.
CalculationofRecycledCapitalGrantFund(RCGF)andtheannualVATpartialexemption
calculation.
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Role Profile
Key Achievement Areas:
UpdateofstockprofilerinformationinconjunctionwiththeHeadofAssetManagementand
Development.
Responsibleforthereviewofteampoliciesandprocedures,purchaseledger,salesledger
proceduresandinternalcontrols.Liaisewithauditorsasappropriate.
Responsibilityforcontinualprocessimprovementwithinfinancialareas.
AssisttheHeadofFinanceandFinanceandICTDirectorwiththeTreasuryManagementfunction
asrequired.
Responsibilityforcompletingregulatoryreturnswhenrequired,forreview.
Deliveryofmoderndayfinancialbusinesspartnering,toeducateandempowerbudgetholders.
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Person ProfileSkills and Experience - Education
QualifiedAccountant
Essential Desirable
Skills and Experience - Experience/Knowledge
Minimumof3years’experienceinAccountancyservices.
Experienceoftheaffordablehousingsector.
ExperienceofOpenAccountspackage.
Experienceofmanagingsmallteams.
Highlevelofexpertiseinspreadsheetsandothermainstreampackages.
ExperienceofBusinessPlanningmodels.
Essential Desirable
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Person ProfileCompetency
Provenabilitytounderstandandoperatewithinthetechnicalrequirementsoftherole.
Recognisingwhatroleownjobhastoplaywithinthewiderorganisation,understandingtheimpactofactionsuponthewiderbusiness.
Displaysahighlevelofwillingnesstolearnanddevelopskillsandexperience.
Demonstrating a commitment to Customer Excellenceinallactivitiesandensuringthatqualitystandardsaremetandactedupon.
Evidencingabilityandadesiretoachievebothworkandpersonalobjectives.
Utilisingproblemsolvingtoolsandtechniques,lookingatalltheoptionsandseekingtoidentifysolutions.
Prioritising and planning in order to meet own andothersobjectives,organisingselftoensureservicelevelsaremet.
Consistently able to communicate appropriately andeffectivelyatalllevelsinordertomeetcustomerneed.
Behaviours
TechnicalSkills
Commercial Awareness
Learning and Development
CustomerExcellenceandQualityFocus
CriticalThinkingSkills
Planning and Organising
Communication
AchievementOrientation
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Personal development
Wewillofferopportunitiesforstafftodevelopandexpandtheirknowledgeandskills,itisintendedthatthiswillsitwithinaframeworkthatassistsindividualswithongoingpersonalandcareerdevelopment.
General
Nojobdescriptioncancovereveryissuewhichmayarisewithinthepostatvarioustimesandthejobholderisexpectedtocarryourdutiescommensuratewiththerolefromtimetotime.
This post requires that the job holder is subject to a DBS check at an enhanced level.
Forthepurposeoftravelandexpenses,thisrolewillreceivethefollowingmileagerate:
General Information
Mileage Rate / Car Allowance
Casual Users 451 - 999cc 1000 - 1199cc 1200 - 1450cc
Permilefirst8,500
Permileafter8,500
39.7p
12.1p
43.1p
12.0p
54.4p
14.3p