* £59,306 to £71,129 per annum
* Hybrid / More London Place
* 36 hours per week - flexible options considered
* Permanent

Clarion Housing Group is the country's largest housing association with 125,000 homes nationwide. We're a social landlord, providing affordable homes for those who need them most.

Our development arm (Latimer) builds thousands of new homes each year across the country whilst our charitable foundation, Clarion Futures, works with charities, social enterprises and other organisations to provide employment support and apprenticeship opportunities to residents, as well as money management advice and help getting online.

If you've ever thought about working in the dynamic housing and charity sectors then this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

We're looking for an adaptable and motivated Senior Finance Business Partner to join our inspirational and ambitious organisation working with Clarion Futures and Corporate Affairs.

Clarion Futures is our charitable foundation. We work together with partners to make a positive difference to the lives of people living in Clarion homes and communities.

Our work is centred on providing our residents with the tools and support to help overcome any challenges they face. Every year we support thousands of people into work and provide people with help in managing money, gaining and developing digital skills and contributing to the life of their communities.

We're a partner of choice for organisations ranging from FTSE companies and government departments to local charities and social enterprises. With more than 350,000 residents, our size and reach gives us a presence that few other charities can match.

In 2021/22, we invested £16.3 million into our work with residents and communities, generating more than £123m in social value, making the work of Clarion Futures one of the biggest social investment programmes in the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity to utilise your skills to provide business partnering support to our Group.

What will I be doing?

As a business partner within the Clarion Futures and Corporate Affairs Directorates, your role will be the 'strategic face of finance', pro-active and engaged with all levels of management. You'll be working with a range of budget holders to help them better understand their finances and make improvements to processes and reporting. You'll be a strategic advisor to the leadership team to help support, challenge and evaluate decisions, with the aim of fully understanding your directorates financial and operational performance, whilst fostering a culture of financial accountability, cost efficiency and value for money.

Building and maintaining professional and positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the directorates along with all areas of Finance is a huge part of this role. You'll be working collaboratively to improve the accuracy of Clarion's forecasting and budgeting whilst ensuring that funds are effectively tracked and reported in Microsoft Dynamics and Power BI.

What are we looking for?

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CCAB or equivalent qualified accountant with relevant post-qualification business partnering and reporting experience, ideally within the context of a lead charity accountant role
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and customers through maintaining a friendly and positive demeanour
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Strong technical Financial and Accounting knowledge (including the Charitable SORP) and application of that knowledge in a complex and commercial environment

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Experience of writing financial Board reports that explain and comment on significant variances to budgets and forecasts would be highly desirable
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Proficient level of experience in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
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Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with an accurate, detailed and logical approach to work

If you have strong business partnering experience with the ability to meet deadlines under pressure whilst managing expectations from multiple stakeholders, then we want to hear from you!

Act now. Apply today!

What you can expect from us

Here at Clarion we're dedicated to rewarding hard work and commitment and providing benefits that support you and your lifestyle. As standard we offer;-

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Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
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Initial 25 Days annual leave (plus bank holiday), increasing to 30 days after 3 years' service.
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A flexible benefit scheme tailored to you, inclusive of healthcare options, dental insurance, restaurant card and cycle to work along with 1% of your salary to spend on whichever approved benefit you like!
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Matched pension contributions of up to 7.5% of your salary with generous life assurance
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Flexible and agile working for the majority of our employees.

Other perks

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Company Bonus Scheme
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Eye care vouchers
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Holiday trading scheme allowing you to buy and sell leave
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Free counselling and legal advice scheme for you and your family
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Interest free loans for season ticket and study leave

Our commitment to equality and diversity means that we are keen to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, including but not limited to part-time working and job share, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and compassionate leave.

Closing Date: Thursday 6th April 2023 at midnight.

For further details on this vacancy and to download the role profile please visit our website or click 'apply'.

This is a hybrid role with a base location at our offices in More London Place. Candidates will be expected to work from the office at least 2 days per week.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Clarion are not able to offer visa sponsorship. You are required to reside in the UK for the duration of your employment.

About Clarion Housing Group

Clarion Housing Group is the country's largest social landlord with more than 350,000 people nationwide calling a Clarion home their own.

Our mission is to provide affordable homes for those who need them most, and our development arm (Latimer) builds thousands of new homes each year across the country.

We know that having a safe and secure home enables people to build better lives, and we believe being a good social landlord is about making a difference to our residents and communities.

Our charitable foundation, Clarion Futures, works with charities, social enterprises and other organisations to provide employment support and apprenticeship opportunities to residents, as well as money management advice and help getting online.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want Clarion to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Clarion an inclusive place to work.