Management Accountant

Job title                      Management Accountant  

Location                    Manchester – Hybrid (3/4 days in office)

Employment Type    Full time, Permanent

Direct reports            N/A

Reporting to             Finance Manager

 

 

Role Overview

The Management Accountant is responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting and insightful analysis to support decision-making across Ocasa’s property portfolio. The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, property-level performance, and ensuring strong financial control within the business.

 

Working closely with wider finance team and senior leadership, the role provides financial insight into rental income, operating costs, capital expenditure, and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

 

• Prepare monthly financial accounts including accruals, prepayments and journal entries.
• Support the timely and accurate month end close process.
• Reconciling balance sheets ensuring completeness and accuracy (including the management accounts to the general ledger).
• Assist with variance analysis and commentaries.
• Finance business partnering to operational departments providing financial data and understanding variances to budgets / forecasts.
• Provide support during audits including assisting with audit queries.
• Support annual budgeting process across the portfolio, including rental income, operating expenses, and capital expenditure
• Monitor KPI’s such as occupancy rates, arrears, lease expires and cost per unit.
• Contribute to ad-hoc projects such as cost saving initiatives, new development or funding applications.
• Ownership of service charge accounting for a small portfolio of properties.
• Maintain financial controls over property income and expenditure.
• Any other duties as reasonably required.

Experience and Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills (e.g. lookups, pivot tables) and experience with accounting software.
• Exceptional communication skills
  (written and verbal), with the ability to build rapport with others easily and form strong working relationships. 
  
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work towards deadlines and manage time effectively.
• Previous experience working in a finance or accounting role.

Company Benefits

• Enhanced Pension

• 25 days annual leave, plus UK bank holidays (pro rated to working pattern)

• Your birthday off

• Time off to move home

• Life assurance

• Group Income Protection

• Private healthcare via Bupa (taxable benefit)

• Commitment to your learning and development

• Employee wellness resources and events

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Regular team building events

 

Our Values

We have built a business to be proud of and our values are key to our ongoing growth. All Ocasa colleagues are expected to demonstrate our values in their ways of working.

 

Considered

We recognise our responsibility to act with a considered approach. It is through careful consideration that we achieve the best outcomes for ourselves and others.

 

Principled

We believe in doing the right thing, and we hold our principles closely in everything that we do.

 

Empathetic

Empathy is key to creating a culture that’s open, supportive, and kind. Whether it’s working with colleagues, residents, or external parties, we treat everyone with empathy.

 

Knowledgeable

We hold ourselves to a high standard, every member of the Ocasa team is an expert at what they do.

Additional Information

The successful candidate must, by the start of the employment, have permission to work in the UK.

We require all candidates that have been offered employment with us to complete a background check that will include eligibility to work in UK, employment referencing, DBS check, and depending on the role, further checks may need to be conducted.

We know that to be truly innovative, we need to have a diverse team. That is why Ocasa Homes is committed to creating an inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

We will make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process to ensure that you have the best chance of success. Please contact our People team to discuss how we can support you: recruitment@ocasahomes.co.uk