About Us

Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing is one of the UK`s leading providers of affordable housing and care and support services. We employ over 1900 people to manage and develop our large portfolio of nearly 56,000 homes serving over 75,000 customers across London, the East Midlands, Southern and the East of England.

This role

The Assistant Systems Accountant role will help to maintain the financial systems and interfaces which support the production of the accounts. This will include Oracle Financials, Asset 4000, reporting systems such as Hubble and systems used in the Transaction teams.The role will be responsible for ensuring the systems are fit for purpose and meet the user requirements. In addition the post-holder will be responsible for ensuring staff are using the systems efficiently and effectively.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience of working on systems in a large organisation

• Experience of preparing either financial or management accounts

• Understanding of the General Ledger

• Understanding of the construction of a Chart of Accounts

• Experience of using Oracle Financials

• Analytic skills with a good eye for detail

• Experience of working with query languages such as sql

• An affinity with the work of the social housing / care sector

Interview Dates: 9th and 10th September 2020

What you'll get in return

You'll be working in a fast-paced environment where you can benefit from our comprehensive in-house training to continue developing your skills. We offer excellent benefits, including:

• 28 days annual leave plus public holidays and an additional Belief Day, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days leave
• Healthcare cashplan
• Matched contribution pension scheme (up to 9%)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Salary sacrifice schemes and season ticket loans
• Life assurance scheme
• Paid volunteer days
• Plus lots of voluntary benefits including cash back and discounts from high street names

Our promise

All employment decisions at MTVH are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or religion, sex or sexual orientation.

We are proud to have been recognised by Disability Confident for our commitment to disabled people and those with long term health conditions by providing fair and equal opportunities for all applicants enabling them to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.