Senior Manager - Help to Buy Accounting

A bit about the role...

The Senior Manager Help to Buy Accounting will play a critical role in accounting for and reporting on the Agency’s Help to Buy asset portfolio. The Help to Buy portfolio was valued at £17.4bn as at 31st March 2024 and represents a significant proportion of the Agency’s Statement of Financial Position. The judgements and assumptions applied to the valuation are therefore critical towards ensuring the Agency produces materially accurate financial statements.

The role will support the Head of Programme Accounting to direct and manage work supporting the production of monthly reporting, and accounting for the portfolio over the year-end period including the development of key assumptions for the portfolio valuation, and production of working papers, financial statements and disclosures.

Given the significance of the portfolio and the high-profile nature of the valuation to the financial statements, the role will involve regular interaction with senior team members, including presenting results of analysis. It would also include production of regular reporting to be presented to senior governance forums.

There will also be the opportunity to be involved in other key projects, including supporting the development of new systems.

A bit about you…

You will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate. As an experienced finance professional, you’ll understand how to work as part of a team in a productive, collaborative and inclusive way.

You'll be comfortable supporting the Head of Programme Accounting and the Assistant Director of Financial Reporting and Accounting with complex accounting issues. You will have strong technical accountancy knowledge, including IFRS and excellent report writing skills with the ability to tailor to audiences with varying finance experience. 

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as Finance team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. As an experienced finance professional you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

You will hold a recognised professional accountancy qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA.

Who are we? 

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer... 

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. 

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. 

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. 

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. 

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. 

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. 

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme. 

If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at this stage.