Senior Development Modeller

Location: Greater London

## Senior Development Modeller Apply locations:
Canary Wharf, London, E14time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R2796

Department:
Accounts
Company:
Canary Wharf Limited
Reporting to:
Commercial Finance Manager              
** JOB SUMMARY
** The Senior Development Modeller will sit within the Commercial Finance team and provide specialist financial modelling support to the Development team and wider Finance functions. The role is central to measuring, monitoring and explaining the financial performance of major developments, ensuring that Boards and senior stakeholders receive clear, accurate and commercially sound analysis.
You will be responsible for maintaining and improving development appraisal models, performing scenario and sensitivity analysis, and preparing high quality reporting for CWG Boards, JV Boards, senior leadership and external partners. The role requires strong analytical skills, sound commercial judgement, and the ability to translate changes in model outputs into clear commercial narrative.
Salary: £75-90k DOE  4 days office / 1 WFH
** MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Financial Modelling & Analysis
*** Maintain, update, and enhance development appraisal models for active projects, ensuring best‐practice structure, version control, clear audit trails, and accuracy.
* Analyse and clearly explain movements in key metrics for quarterly CWG Boards, JV Boards and shareholder reporting.
* Translate numerical changes into clear, commercially focused commentary.
* Support liquidity analysis and cashflow forecasting where models feed into broader business forecasting processes.
* Provide ad‐hoc analysis and modelling support to enable effective commercial decision‐making across the business.
** Stakeholder Engagement & Business Partnering
*** Work collaboratively with JV partners, Development Managers, Construction teams, Financial accountants, Commercial Finance teams, Debt team and operational teams
* Liaise with operational and finance teams to ensure assumptions underpinning models remain current, supportable and aligned. Review forecasts of values and costs and consider implications on metrics, debt and equity of any changes.
* Present outputs clearly and effectively to stakeholders
** Commercial Ownership
*** Take responsibility for delivering accurate, consistent and well‐supported modelling and analysis.
* Work with Development Finance to support ongoing financing arrangements for projects.
* Identify, investigate and resolve commercial issues which impact the financial returns / outcomes of the development projects.
** Process Improvement, Systems & Reporting
*** Contribute to identifying opportunities to improve analysis, reporting, model structures and ways of working.
* Support the implementation of Anaplan by the FP&A team for developments and engage in discussions on systems, automation and efficiency improvements related to development modelling and reporting.
** Budgeting & Forecasting
*** Support the Quarterly Reforecasting and Annual Business Plan process for developments, ensuring thorough review of cashflow forecasts and assumptions.
** PERSON SPECIFICATION
*** Experience building, reviewing and improving financial models using best‐practice modelling principles.
* Experience in financial modelling ideally within property development or wider real estate
* Strong analytical skills with a consistent and thorough approach to detail.
* Inquisitive problem-solver able to analyse and reconcile complex data
* Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to both finance and non‐finance colleagues.
* Comfortable asking questions, exploring assumptions and discussing implications constructively.
* Ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
* Proactive, able to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines in a structured, organised manner.
** HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE RESPONSIBILITIES
** All staff are required to fulfil their legal duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others who may be affected by their acts and omissions, and to follow all guidance and instructions given in this respect.…