Senior Consolidation Accountant (Fixed Term)

Reporting into the Head of FP&A, you'll be responsible for delivering highly specialised accountancy support services to SNG, covering the full range of complex financial accounting and non-financial responsibilities, as well as supporting on integration projects where they overlap with group reporting. As we continue to integrate, you'll review areas that are changing and developing to ensure we are correctly accounting for items, including the review of current practices within the individual entities and ensuring alignment and appropriate consolidation of financial information and non-financial information. You'll work with the team to ensure robust inter-company accounting procedures are in place and adhered to across SNG and that all inter-company accounts are reconciled with other subsidiary companies. Responsibilities include:

• Establishing the integrity of the new entities' general ledger and providing efficient and effective control over management accounts production, statutory accounts production and balance sheet reconciliations
• Working closely with SNG management accounting teams to consolidate and produce the monthly management accounts for all of SNG's activities to ensure timely and accurate submission to the Executive Board
• Preparing the consolidated budgets for the Sovereign Network Group for reporting on a monthly and annual basis with commentary
• Supporting the preparation and submission of quarterly consolidation statutory returns for fixed assets and other fixed assets
• Supporting the preparation and production of the annual statutory accounts for the consolidated Group of companies
• Working closely with the Finance teams on the production of year-end statutory accounts together with consolidated statutory group accounts for SNG, providing advice and opinion to senior stakeholders on these accounts as required
  
  You'll be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with demonstrable experience in a similar senior accounting role, ideally within a large or complex organisation. A good understanding of relevant legislation and accounting principles for Housing Associations is highly desirable. You'll also need:
• Strong, clear working knowledge of processes and controls surrounding financial accounting and management account preparation, including detailed report writing and analysis
• Proven track record of senior stakeholder management and collaboration
• Have experience in consolidation and bringing together accounts through merger and integration activities
• Experience working in a changing and continuously improving environment
• A strong, clear working knowledge of management information report writing and design, including detailed variance analysis
• Knowledge of methods to monitor the quality of data and identify issues, propose resolutions and follow through with actions to resolve
• Experience in traditional and modern ERP systems and advanced MS Excel skills would be advantageous
  
  We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Consolidation Accountant to join Sovereign Network Group (SNG) on a fixed term basis for 12 months. You'll be based from our head office in Basingstoke, combining office and home working to ensure a positive work/life balance.
It's an exciting time to join us as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG. Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England - our purpose being to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.


• £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at Sovereign. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values. If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you!