Management Accountant

We're VIVID! -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!, As part of the financial reporting team, you'll provide management and financial accounting to the business. Reporting to a Senior Accountant, you'll support them in the production of monthly accounts packs, KPI data and variance analysis. You'll be responsible for analysing actual performance against budget and co-ordinate detailed outturns, forecasts and budgets with Heads of Service, managers and budget holders. This role requires strong analytical skills, the ability to work independently as well as working with the team to ensure all deadlines and monthly reporting timetables are met. You'll lead budget review meetings with your budget holders and providing insightful guidance and advice to them in the performance of their business area. Being a strong team player is crucial, willing to work alongside a team of like-minded outcome focused people, willing to work as directed to deliver a quality financial reporting service. The key to success will be your ability to foster good relationships with operational colleagues and provide them with sound financial advice. If this sound like you, we'd love to hear from you! We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we're here to help with that and more. Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they're easy to use and access by our customers. We're addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We're the fifth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built over 1,500 last year. This is summed up in our vision "More homes, bright futures".

We're looking for a Qualified or Part-Qualified Management Accountant to join our team in Portsmouth. This is a full time, permanent role working 37 hours per week. We offer a flexible approach to working between home and our Portsmouth office, with a minimum of 20% of this to be office based to promote collaboration and team working. Want to know what we can offer you?

• Full financial support for studying towards ACCA/CIMA.
• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• A generous contributory pension of 6%. We'll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at x 3 annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e-learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes