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Castles & Coasts Housing Association (CCHA) is currently looking to recruit a full time (36.25 hours per week) Financial Inclusion Officer, based in Carlisle, Newcastle or Workington with a salary of £30,680 - £33,769 per annum.

If you are looking for an exciting new role, this is a great opportunity to join the Income Team at CCHA. Our Financial Inclusion Officer post sits within a professional and customer focused team which is responsible for ensuring that income to the association is maximised, through effectively supporting income maximisation for our residents, enabling them to pay their rent.

As a Financial Inclusion Officer, we are looking for candidates with skills and experiences that include a can-do attitude and solution focused approach, with excellent communication skills and experience of front-line support to provide an excellent service to customers. You would be responsible for supporting residents in sustaining their tenancies – from carrying out pre-tenancy assessments, to completing benefit checks and making claims, to enable payment of rent and priority bills.

CCHA owns and manages more than 7,000 homes across the North of England in Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and North Lancashire. As an Association, we focus on the needs of the local communities we serve, tackling the housing crisis, improving services within our communities, and use our strength and efficiency to meet housing service needs. We are committed to providing excellent services to our customers.

If you like what you’ve read, and you would like the opportunity to join the CCHA Team, please complete our application process, telling us how you feel you can add value and dynamism to our team. If you choose to apply, and are successful, you will be rewarded on all levels - a great place to work and a great team of people to work with.

If you are looking to make a real difference to the service we provide to our residents, then please click the apply button on the vacancy listing on our website.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 5th January 2025

Interviews to be held: Tuesday 21st & Wednesday 22nd January 2025

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If you are an accounts and finance professional, looking for a new challenge within an established local business then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for.

We are assisting a local business to recruit an Accounts and Finance Professional. The position would suit someone who has a good all round accounts background.

An AAT qualification would be useful although not essential if you have relevant experience.

Whilst the ideal candidate will have a practice background, our client is more than happy to consider candidates from various industry sectors and especially people who have a background in working within regulated sectors.

The role is permanent, full time based in Cockermouth.

Your new job

Diverse and challenging scope, encompassing a variety of responsibilities.
Ensuring that financial information, e.g., accounting system, budgets and cash flows are up to date.
Production of accurate financial reports and information to meet specific deadlines.
Allocation of internal re-charges to projects on a regular basis according to agreed schedule.
Preparation and presentation of annual financial information to accountants to meet internal deadlines.
Liaison with directors to provide financial information to support the development of the business.
Identify cost-reduction or efficiency opportunities, conduct reviews and evaluations and make recommendations to the directors.
Operate the Sales and Purchase Ledgers of the business.
Run the monthly BACS payments.
Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with the management team.

About you

Exceptional organisational skills.
Strong leadership and people management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The ability to work under pressure.
Financial analysis and critical thinking skills.
Strong IT skills.
Confident using cloud-based accountancy software packages such as Sage, Paprika, QuickBooks and Xero.

Salary and benefits

Starting salary of £28,000 to £30,000 per annum.
Permanent staff position.
20 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.
Additional holidays over Christmas when the office is closed.
Company pension scheme.
Healthcare policy.
Free eye tests.
Use of pool car for work purposes.
Training and career development support.
Early finish on Fridays (4.15pm!)



To apply for this job, you must already have the legal right to, permanently, live and work in the UK. We do not offer visa sponsorships and we are unable to provide immigration advice.

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Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details of the role and requirements