Job Description

We believe that great homes build better lives. Behind the scenes of our 34,000+ homes across the Midlands is a high-performing Finance team making strategic decisions that drive value, compliance, and impact.



Joining us as a Financial Reporting Accountant within our Corporate Finance team, you'll ensure accurate and robust accounting for Midland Heart, subsidiaries and Mutual companies.



Through effective leadership and management of a small accounting team, you'll oversee the delivery of:



Accounting for the Mutuals business area, including accounting for property sales, mortgages and taxation - Mutuals are unique Retirement Housing schemes with each one being their own legal entity and governed by their appointed committee.



Production of annual statutory accounts for each individual mutual company with differing year ends, as it stands 36 financial accounts and 160 statements per year.



As the Financial Reporting Accountant, you'll lead on more complex accounting, including the production of year end annual accounts, and it's 4 subsidiary accounts. Importantly, you'll partner effectively with key business stakeholders, particularly key stakeholders within the Mutuals team and work closely with external Auditors throughout the audit timetable.



This is a varied yet structured role, offering you the opportunity to utilise your financial accounting skills, build strong relationships with business stakeholders and undertake meaningful work that has a real impact on our Leasehold and Shared Ownership tenants.



Our Ideal Candidate?



Fully qualified Accountant status (e.g. ACA/ACCA/ACMA).



Experience of producing, overseeing the preparation of and presenting Statutory Accounts, reconciliations and month end / year end accounting.



Experience of managing, coaching and developing a team in a Finance / Accounting setting; OR the ability, passion and leadership aptitude to do this as evidenced in your Cover Letter.



Experience of supporting external audits or liaising with external auditors.



Proven ability to present financial information to a broad range of business stakeholder / non-financial audiences and influence positive outcomes.



Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Outlook, Excel & Word.



In this role, you can expect to work from our Birmingham, Bath Row office a minimum of 3 days per week, with 2 days working from home.



Who are Midland Heart? We're one team working together for our tenants; a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. We welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career. We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you will be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. Whether you want to build your career with us, or use your experience to move on, we're here to develop your potential.



Interested? Please see a link to the full Role Profile below. Applying is easy - simply register on our candidate portal and submit your CV and Cover Letter which together highlight your suitability against the above criteria. Assessments are scheduled to take place mid-August suitable candidates will be contacted promptly after applying.



Please note, we're unable to consider applications without a Cover Letter for this role.



We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss any adjustments you might need in order to be successful in this role.