Interim Project Accountant

The key responsibilities in this role:

• Assist with all areas of the annual business plan, including constructing the plan and preparation of the annual Financial Forecast Return.
• Support the relationship with credit rating agencies.
• Support the annual rent and service charge amendment process to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Support the design and implement processes to calculate rents in compliance with the above, and monitor adherence to such processes.
• Lead on the preparation of the annual rent budget, monthly forecasting and variance analysis as required.
• Support the completion of the annual Statistical Data Return, ensuring full understanding of the data before submission so that Regulator queries can be dealt with promptly.
• Support compliance with corporate tax and pensions legislation, regulation and reporting.
• Support the compilation of the monthly property reconciliation for use across the business and within Regulatory returns.
• Undertake specific task and finish departmental projects as required.
• Participate in corporate projects/teams as directed by line management.
• Ensure colleagues are aware of the risks they are responsible for, the controls to be operated to manage those risks and the ongoing identification, and assessment and management of all risks.
• Maintain appropriate mechanisms for checking compliance.
• Ensure that all agreed personal objectives and performance standards are achieved.
• Adhere to risk management, financial controls, and reporting arrangements within the team.
• Promote customer service and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with the SLT to ensure that the objectives of the team are met.