Genesis Housing Association is one of the country’s leading providers of Affordable Housing. They are looking to recruit a Head of Financial Accounting to report to the Deputy Director of Finance, based in London. About the role Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance, this role is responsible for leading Genesis Financial Accounting service including: responsibility for the Associations consolidated statutory accounts; responding to accounting standard developments; continually enhancing financial control;, building relationships with the external auditors; leading a team and; developing a customer service culture.

• Responsible for delivering the Associations consolidated accounts, ensuring new entities and acquisitions are accounted for correctly and efficiently.
• Leading and developing the Associations financial systems; including Balance Sheet responsibility for an asset portfolio in excess of £2.5 billion, effective financial control and introducing innovative processes to reflect best practice.
• Developing a results focused service, acting as a key point of contact and advisor for senior colleagues on tax and VAT.
• Managing the Financial Accounting team, ensuring development and progression for your direct reports.

About you You must be a fully qualified accountant with experience of developing and mentoring a team. The ideal candidate will have assumed responsibility for financial control in another business and have worked in the Registered Provider sector or gained experience of the sector through working in public practice. This is an opportunity to act as an advisor to a business from the inside, implement new policies and processes and take responsibility for accounting for a substantial asset portfolio.

About our client Genesis Housing Association is one of the country’s leading providers of Affordable Housing. They own and manage 30,000 homes across London and the east of England with several thousand new homes in development. The Association offers a wide range of housing options, including affordable rented, temporary, supported and shared ownership homes. Genesis also provides property management and maintenance services to others. Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Closing Date: 08/03/12