Finance Analyst (HRA)
Location: London
Contract: Temporary (4-month initial)
Rate: £400.00 per day
Start Date: ASAP
*Hybrid Working*
Contact: greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
Job Description
Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority in London for a Finance Analyst (HRA) to join the team on a temporary basis. The postholder will be a key member of the HRA Finance team and will report into the Senior Finance Analyst.
Main Responsibilities
- Supporting the HRA Senior Finance Analyst and contributing towards preparation of the HRA annual statement of accounts and notes and dealing with subsequent audit queries
- Carrying out various checks and reconciliations, such as bank and balance sheet reconciliations, to ensure that all balances are intact
- Supporting the service with annual housing rent setting and tenants' service charge reviews
- Contributing towards the annual update of the HRA Business Plan and its regular monitoring
- Supporting the preparation of HRA budgets
- Assisting with collating financial data for various statutory housing returns (LAHS / LADR / RO / RA) and the annual core benchmarking exercise
- Helping to ensure that the budget monitoring position is understood and mitigating corrective actions are taken where an overspend is projected
- Liaising and building relationship with external parties and partners
Candidate Criteria
- CCAB/CIMA Qualified/Part-Qualified with extensive experience
- Experience of working within an HRA Finance environment preferably in Local Authority.
- Experience of working in a Finance Business Partner role within Local Government.
- Great communication skills with the ability to work well on own initiative as well as part of a team
If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Greg at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email greg.waite@servicecare.org.uk
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.