Head of Financial Control and Continuous Improvement Salary: £90,000 Location: Ealing office base with hybrid working Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week DBS check required: Basic Role Overview We are looking for a Head of Financial Control and Continuous Improvement to join our dedicated Finance department. The Head of FC & CI will play a pivotal role in achieving improved integrity in financial reporting. This will include establishing strong financial controls, mitigating reporting risk and supporting strategic financial planning. This role combines technical expertise with change management and leadership, offering the opportunity to enhance financial decision-making and ensure regulatory compliance across the organisation. Key responsibilities: Financial Reporting & Control Transform the monthly closing and consolidation process to achieve best in class standards including “right first time” data entry Document the full suite of financial control processes and implement improvements to ensure that our financial information is accurate and complete and correctly recorded and classified Design and implement effective balance sheet reconciliation processes Redesign the chart of accounts, and hierarchies to support improvements in data quality. Tax Compliance & Strategy Fully document and risk assess existing tax compliance processes and implement changes to create a high performing tax function Overall responsibility for all tax matters Audit & Risk Create risk assessed procedure documentation for all key finance activities Draft group statutory accounts and lead the annual audit process Leadership & Collaboration Supervise and mentor finance team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement Collaborate with operational teams to provide financial insight and support decision-making Collaborate with various transformation teams – including as customer to the longer term plans for Finance transformation Contribute to strategic projects including funding, investment appraisal, and financial modelling. More about you Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Math’s and English (Grades A*- C) Holder of a recognised accounting qualification (ACA, CIPFA, ACCA, CIMA) Experience of senior finance role in the social housing sector Knowledge of IFRS and FRS102 (Expert) Knowledge of tax in relation to social housing sector (Proficient) Skilled in implementing strong financial controls (Expert) Strong Excel skills About us We’re a UK housing association committed to a vision – providing homes people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes in management across London and southern England, we provide a wide range of homes for social, affordable and private rent, specialist housing services, as well as homes for sale and shared ownership. Our 70,000 customers have diverse backgrounds and levels of income and we’re here to provide all of them with homes that are safe, high quality and sustainable. And with social housing roots going back eight decades, we continue to ensure that every penny of profit we make is reinvested into our charitable social purpose – delivering more homes and better services for customers. We’re also members of the G15, a group of leading housing associations that work together to house one in ten Londoners and tackle the housing crisis. Choosing us is easy As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life. We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include: 30 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) Up to 8% contributory pension Flexible working Private Medical Insurance Diversity & Inclusion We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process - just contact our Resourcing Team at resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk We know some people hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement. If that’s you, we encourage you to apply if your skills and experience align – please get in touch with us to talk it through. At A2Dominion, we value diversity, embrace flexibility, and are a family-friendly employer. Everyone belongs here. Join us and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our customers. Resourcing Partner - This vacancy is being managed by Ryan Loasby – ryan.loasby@a2dominion.co.uk