Thirteen Group
Financial Transactions Manager
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Role Overview
We're looking for an experienced Financial Transactions Manager to join us on a fixed-term contract to cover a period of maternity leave. This is a key role within our Finance Directorate, helping us maintain essential services while contributing to the delivery of service improvements and innovative ways of working.
Our dedicated Finance Transactions team delivers accounts payable and treasury services across the Group, ensuring robust financial controls are maintained while providing an efficient and customer-focused service to operational teams.
This is a hybrid role, so you'll work from our fantastic office at Hudson Quay in Middlesbrough at least one day per week, with the rest of your week working from home. You'll also be expected to attend in-person meetings as required.
Thirteen Benefits
- Annual leave starting at 28 days and rising to 31 days after three years, plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday.
- Pension scheme with up to 17% combined contributions.
- Simply Health cash plan and wellbeing support services.
- T'dar, our discounts and rewards platform offering savings on everyday brands.
- Opportunities to buy and sell annual leave.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of Finance Transaction services across Thirteen Group, including accounts payable and treasury services.
- Manage and maintain control of the Group's bank accounts.
- Ensure effective financial controls are in place and monitored across all transactional services.
- Drive service improvements and support the implementation of new innovations and ways of working.
- Work collaboratively with teams across the Group to ensure services meet business requirements.
- Lead, motivate and develop the Finance Transactions team to deliver excellent performance.
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About You
We're looking for someone who:
- Has significant experience of delivering purchase-to-pay processes.
- Has excellent IT skills, with a broad knowledge of accounting systems and Microsoft applications.
- Is an effective people manager with experience of managing performance, developing colleagues and creating a positive team culture.
- Has strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Can build and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external partners.
- Is motivated by continuous improvement and delivering high-quality services.
Why Thirteen Group?
At Thirteen, we work together to provide quality homes, build stronger communities, and support people to live well. As the largest housing association in the North East and among the top 25 nationally, we manage over 36,000 homes, with over 1,600 colleagues providing services for around 100,000 customers.
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Our vision is to be the most trusted housing association, with happy customers. In fact, we put customers at the heart of everything we do.
- Join a team that’s local at heart but welcomes talent from everywhere.
- Be part of an organisation that values diversity and inclusivity.
- Be a part of a company that offers tailored support services, going beyond just housing solutions.
Interested?
For more details, please refer to the attached documents.
If you'd like to talk more about the role, please contact Heather Hall, Head of Reporting and Transactions, for an informal discussion on 07789 481279.
NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, please.
Are You Ready for a Rewarding Challenge?
Join us at Thirteen Group and be a part of our vision to improve lives every day. Apply now and start your journey towards making a meaningful impact in our community!
As part of our hiring process, if you're successful we'll need to verify your right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not a Skilled Worker Sponsoring Employer at this time.
This role has the potential to be made permanent.
For internal candidates: If you'd like to request this fixed-term opportunity on a secondment basis, please seek your current manager's approval before applying.
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