Job Description

Finance Manager - Statutory Accounting and Tax (63,500 per annum, full-time, hybrid)

Job Role

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Finance Manager to join our team, reporting to Head of Financial Control. In this pivotal role, you will take ownership of statutory financial reporting and tax compliance, while leading the payroll and capital accounting functions. You will also coordinate inputs from across the business to support statutory accounts and maintain strong balance sheet control.


This is a hands-on opportunity to enhance financial processes, drive efficiencies, and add real value to the business.


You will play a key role in safeguarding the integrity of our financial systems, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations, and managing both month-end and year-end processes.

About Us

We're growing our Finance and Governance Team and we're looking for passionate professionals to grow with us. With a new strategic plan in place taking us through to 2030 and housing a central pillar of the government's growth agenda, there's never been a more exciting time to join.


At West Kent we're passionate about the role a housing association can play in society and believe the

values

of an organisation are what makes it special. Our

vision

is to deliver places to live and space to grow for our current and future residents.


Our

values

guide us to how we do things from

delivering on our promises

, working with

honesty, integrity,

and

flexibility,

showing

compassion

and

self-awareness,

as well as a

commitment to learning

and equally important

working hard and having fun.

Benefits

We offer a great package - generous pension and life cover, health cash plan, flexible leave package which includes an additional three days leave for our Christmas closure, paid time off to volunteer and an annual grant to support your wellbeing. Please see our website for more details about our benefits package.

Location Details

The role will be based in our Sevenoaks Office, however we offer a flexible approach to hybrid working.

Application Information

We will only consider applications submitted with a full CV and completed application form.


You can access the full job description on our website.

Advert Closing Date: 9am on 15 October 2025

1st round interviews: 22 October 2025

2nd round interviews: 28 October 2025