Job Description
About Us
Cottsway is a registered housing provider working in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Worcestershire. We are the largest affordable housing provider in the district of West Oxfordshire.
We own and manage over 5,800 homes ranging from flats and bungalows to family homes, for rent and Low-Cost Home Ownership (LCHO). We have over 12,000 customers.
We have some of the strongest financial and governance ratings in the sector and we are committed to doing more to help people in housing need, with a robust development programme.
We are proud to:
• Reinvest our profits every year, not only to create more homes, but also to ensure our existing customer’s homes are kept in great shape, with an in-house team of skilled tradespeople who carry out this work.
• Put our customers at the heart of everything we do, with a dedicated team of housing, neighbourhood, financial and welfare officers to provide support where needed.
• Be active in and bring social value to our local communities.
Working for us
Cottsway is a great place to work with a friendly, supportive and enthusiastic team dedicated to providing quality homes in thriving communities.
We support and develop our people because we know that it is through them that we deliver the high standards of service that our customers say we provide.
Based in the market town of Witney, we:
• Offer competitive salaries and a range of benefits.
• Support agile working.
• Guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies. We are signed up to the Disability Confident Committed scheme.
• Value people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience – whether you are an experienced housing professional or simply have an interest in working in our sector.
About the role
Due to an internal promotion within the team, we have an exciting opportunity for a Finance and Treasury Business Partner to join our Finance and Treasury function. You would be joining a friendly and welcoming team of 10, in a rewarding environment, as part of the social housing sector.
The ideal candidate will have experience of delivering effective finance business partnering to ensure production of quality budgets, forecasts and other management information. You will be self-motivated and have good attention to detail, enabling you to maintain a high quality of outputs whilst meeting tight deadlines.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Providing a proactive management and financial accounting service to the Development and Partnerships directorate.
• Producing accurate and timely budgets and forecasts for development spend, LCHO sales and property disposals.
• Administration and forecasting of payments and transfers required to maintain the loan portfolio.
• Maintaining the cashflow forecast and ensuring adherence to treasury policies.
• Supporting the production and updating of 30-year business plans.
• Acting as an administrator for the software used in development appraisals and forecasting.
• Preparing data for returns to the Regulator of Social Housing and other external bodies.
A DBS check will be required for the successful applicant as part of our pre-employment checks.
In return, we provide:
• A generous pension scheme with an employer contribution of 2x employee's, up to a maximum 10% employer contribution.
• Holiday entitlement starting at 25 days rising to 28 days after 2 years, plus bank holidays.
• A flexible working policy to support agile working.
• A discounted corporate gym and swimming membership, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme and employee discounts including Costco membership.
• Private Medical Insurance.
Interviews will be held week commencing 9 June 2025
For an informal chat about this role please contact Sean Byrne, Treasury and Business Planning Manager, on 01993 890152.