Hillcrest Homes is recruiting for a Finance Business Partner

About the Department

Hillcrest is one of Scotland’s leading affordable housing providers, creating sustainable homes and positive futures for our customers and communities. We own and manage almost 8,000 properties throughout Scotland and our 1,200 employees provide a range of care, social enterprises, skills, training and employment opportunities. People are at the centre of everything we do and as a business partner you will empower our teams through innovation, transformation and continuous improvement to do the best job they can.

About the Role

The Finance Business Partner will be responsible for providing a high quality, timely, comprehensive financial management accounting service to all budget holders and departments within Hillcrest.

• This is an exciting opportunity within Hillcrest for the right person to assist with the effective delivery of finance information across the organisation.
• We are looking for a candidate who can deliver strong outcomes and measurable results.
• You will need to be able to partner with internal teams, work collaboratively, challenge constructively and provide hands on solutions.
• Preparation of Management accounts, Statutory accounts, Annual Budgets and financial returns.
• A key requirement will be to work with budget holders to assist decision-making and take corrective action monitoring spend against budgets.

About You

• You will have had experience of delivering fincial information and accounts in timely manner to make sure the business delivers best in class service to internal and external key stakeholders.
• As a Business Partner you will lead by example, encouraging collaboration and coaching and mentoring style, ensuring a continuously improving, high performing, responsive, efficient and modern service.

About the Benefits

• 32 days minimum annual leave (based on full time hours)
• Option to buy or sell annual leave (subject to eligibility)
• Family Friendly Policies
• Death in Service (three times annual salary or a minimum of £10,000)
• Defined contribution pension scheme available (2 Options):
  • Option 1 - Contributions = 5% Employee and 3% Employer
  • Option 2 - Contributions = 8.5% Employee and 8.5% Employer
• Home and Tech Scheme: Spread the cost through salary sacrifice and save up to 8% on thousands of home and tech products at John Lewis, IKEA and Currys (subject to eligibility)
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Spread the cost through salary sacrifice and save up to 47% on bikes and accessories (up to £2,000) (subject to eligibility)
• Enhanced Health Care Package including:
  • £50 towards chiropody and podiatry
  • £60 towards dental care
  • £75 towards the costs of eye related care
  • £150 towards Practitioner fees, including physiotherapy
  • £200 Birth and Adoption grant (subject to eligibility)
  • £200 towards specialist consultations and investigations
• Unlimited access to online, telephone and video GP appointments via Aviva Smart Health
• Access to Perkbox: providing a wide range of deals and discounts including Argos, IKEA and many more