Sovereign is a leading Housing Association, committed to providing quality, affordable homes and services within sustainable, successful communities. We're led by our values and driven by a strong sense of social purpose, placing our customers at the heart of everything we do.
We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Finance Team as Senior Finance Officer - Accounts Payable/Receivableon a fixed term basis for 12 months. You'll be based from our Head Office Sovereign House Basingstoke, combining both home and office working to ensure a positive work/life balance.
The Role
The Senior Finance Officer will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate processing and raising of invoices with Finance Officers - AP/AR. Be responsible for the transmission of regular payment runs to suppliers, external companies and residents in line with the team procedures. Responsible for controlling and maintaining the sales ledger, actively chasing any outstanding debts.
The Accounts Payable/Receivable team provides a professional service, gives guidance and management support in optimising cost effectiveness across the business.
Ensuring the timely and accurate processing and transmission of regular payment runs, including BACs to suppliers, residents and other external companiesProactively manage aged creditors balances, by means of supplier statement reconciliation, reviewing where appropriate and executing plans to manage overdue payments to suppliers. Investigate and clear debit balancesDealing with the processing of manual payment requests dailyUploading and processing of rent refunds within the department SLA's and liaising with the Rents teamResponsible for maintaining and controlling the accounts payable/receivable processes & proceduresProactively manage and minimise debts on the sales ledger and ensure payments are appropriately allocated in an efficient and timely mannerBe responsible for understanding and interpreting queries to the point of resolution. This will include queries from suppliers, residents and other internal departments within Sovereign. Working with the team on more complex issues where required What we need from you
You'll need to have experience within a similar role, handling complex queries and able to processes large volumes of invoices.
Good communication and interpersonal skillsAbility to build strong internal and external relationships Be highly numerate and computer literate, with strong Excel modelling skillsExcellent attention to detailTo be able to work efficiently to ensure queries are dealt with quickly and professionally Equality and Diversity is fundamental to creating an inclusive culture at Sovereign and we embrace and understand the importance of diversity of thought, especially in our leadership positions. We welcome candidates with a growth mindset who imbue these values and are excited to be part of an organisation that is leading change.
What you'll receive from us
We have some fantastic benefits on offer at Sovereign, including:
GBP450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salaryFlexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possibleOptions for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover It's an exciting time to be joining Sovereign as we continue through our transformation journey and work towards achieving the goals in our ambitious corporate plans.
If you're looking for a new opportunity, then we'd love to hear from you!