Job Description

Financial Reporting Manager

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Closing Date: 14/8/2025



Interviews will take place week commencing 8/9/2025 and candidates will be required to completed a timed pre-interview task if shortlisted.

A bit about the role...

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Working in a team with our Senior Finance Managers and Finance Analysts, the Financial Reporting Manager will play a critical role in providing technical accounting advice and support to ensure that transactions are recorded and reported correctly throughout the year. The role is key to ensuring International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), HM Treasury Financial Reporting Manual (FreM), Consolidated Budgeting Guidance (CBG) and Managing Public Money (MPM) requirements are interpreted and applied appropriately throughout the year and during the production of the Agency's Annual Report and Accounts. You will be joining our small but friendly team which sits within the wider finance function and is responsible for core accounting and financial reporting.





The ethos of the team is to work collaboratively, flexibly and value diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decision making and problem solving.





This is a rare chance to shape the future of the finance function in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a diverse technical finance team, you will ensure efficient, consistent and timely financial reporting and value adding accounting advice. You will help identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial performance and outcomes. Additionally, this role will support the design and delivery of key strategic projects.

A bit about you...

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Whilst our day job is to deliver first class financial reporting to our stakeholders, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate. You will be involved in the preparation of monthly reporting utilising complex spreadsheets and will be responsible for producing specific sections of the Annual Report and Financial Statements, including the ability to critique and revise content prepared by others.





As a qualified finance professional, you'll be comfortable supporting the team and wider Agency with accounting issues, aiming to assist with the correct treatment of transactions in the financial statements. You will have a good knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and, preferably, experience of applying Consolidated Budgeting Guidance (CBG).





Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn't always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.





As an experienced finance professional you'll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.





You will need to have a recognised postgraduate-level professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA).

Who are we?

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Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency





We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people's lives. As the government's housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.





How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.





Together with our partners, we're accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer...

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As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We'll support you, wherever possible, so that you don't miss out on what matters to you.





Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.





Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.





If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.





Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.





If you are a member of a professional body, we'll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you'll be good to go.





Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way.





We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.





We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.





You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.





Your application needs to be in your own words, reflect your personal understanding and experience, and must not have been generated by AI tools such as ChatGPT.