Finance Business Partner - Business Planning

FLEXIBLE HYBRID WORKING

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE / HERTFORDSHIRE

£60,000 - £65000

PLUS, EXCELLENT BENEFITS

I’m delighted to be partnered exclusively with an established Housing Association in the Buckingham & Hertfordshire area. My client are looking to hire a Finance Business Partner to join the team and take ownership of the 30-year business plan.

This is a hands-on role with exposure to strategic planning, scenario modelling, stress testing, cashflow forecasting, regulatory returns and mitigation planning.

• Production and maintenance of the 30-year Group Business Plan including the what-if scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, and stress testing.
• Responsible for the submission against strict deadline to the Regulator of the Social Housing (RSH) three annual submissions (SDR, FFR, FVA); and the completion of the Quarterly Finance & Risk Survey.
• Short- and long-term cashflow monitoring and forecasting.
• Reporting on the compliance with the loan covenants, and the Treasury Management Policy including the Golden Rules.
• Maintain the asset security register of the Group’s home and ensure that the value of the investment portfolio is reported correctly and in timely manner.
• Maintain and report quarterly on the Assets & Liabilities Register.
• Contribute to the internal management information reporting regime and to the preparation of the annual financial statements.
• Collaborate with the business and be responsible for preparing and validating the inputs that include the long-term planning assumptions that will enable the 30-year financial Business Plan to demonstrate the long-term financial viability of the Group whilst delivering its Corporate Strategy and long-term investment requirements.

• Qualified or part qualified Accountant working towards full membership of either ACA, ACCA, or CIMA,
• Experience of formulating long-term business plans, key assumptions/variables, what-if scenario modelling, stress testing, and variance analysis.
• Experience of extracting data from underlying management accounts and other financial records, to manipulate data into financial models, and interpret results using ratio analysis, trend analysis, margin analysis, etc.
• Experience of working in the social housing sector, including preparing regulatory returns (FFR and QFRS’s) and submitting via NROSH+.
• Advanced excel skills (VLOOKUP’s, pivot tables, etc.), and comfortable managing and analysing large complex datasets, to extract key information for management.
• Ability to appreciate, anticipate and manage business risks, and suggest mitigating actions.
• Proficient in writing concise business reports (including graphical outputs and dashboards) to Management, Committees and Board, on complex financial and treasury matters, so that these are understandable to non-financial colleagues.
• Proficient in using MS WORD and PowerPoint.
• Experience of BRIXX business planning software

• Flexible Hybrid working with 2 days in the office and a 1pm finish on a Friday
• 26 days annual leave rising to 28 days plus public holidays, an extra day for your birthday and one volunteering day a year to support a charity of your choice
• Pension - 10% employer contribution
• Healthcare benefits with Simplyhealth
• Life assurance