Commercial Finance Analyst, London

Role Overview

The role of the Commercial Finance Analyst is to
support the business partnering support for
acquisitions, development and operation delivering
underwriting of new investment opportunities,
financial control of ongoing development projects
and continuous improvement of the performance of
operational assets.
Skills & Experience Required:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with

strong academic credentials.

• Typical experience level – 0-2 years post

qualification (i.e. 3+ years total experience)

• Strong analytical skills and mind-set.

• Excellent communicator, oral and written. Must

be able to communicate effectively at all levels.

• Team player with a strong work ethic, must be

self-motivated, industrious and work well under
pressure.

• Evidence of people management experience.

• First class interpersonal skills and level-headed

approach.

• Confident and able to use own initiative.

• Some financial modelling experience, ideally in

the real estate sector (prior experience of
modelling residential schemes is a plus).

• Some knowledge of development cycles.

• Some knowledge of real estate assets and key

performance drivers (income and capital).

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited
to:

• Support the appraisal of new investment

opportunities, working with the acquisitions and
development teams on underwriting
assumptions and business plan, including input
into Investment Committee papers.

• The monitoring and control of expenditure on

secured development projects and joint venture
project board reporting.

• Continuous improvement of the design and

implementation of processes to further improve
the financial control of secured projects under
development and on-boarding.

• Support the preparation and submission of

financial information for investment projects
under construction including annual budgets,
monthly reporting of actual and forecast
variances to budget.

• support the financial appraisal of new

investment and development opportunities and
communication of relevant financial information
to key stakeholders and Investment Committee.

• challenge and stress test assumptions,

interrogate reported numbers and understand
key drivers to improve performance and assess
scenarios and risks.

• to ensure high quality management of projects

under construction including the monthly
tracking and reforecasting of expenditure
against underwriting and taking corrective
action as required.

Commercial Finance
Analyst
London

Job Title
Commercial Finance Analyst

Industry
Real Estate

Employment Type
Permanent

Salary and Package
Competitive salary and benefits

About Grainger

• These are exciting times for Grainger plc, an

award-winning FTSE250 property company. As
the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, we
are leading the way in the UK private rented
sector and build-to-rent sector. Over the next
five years our business will double in size, from
a £3.2bn portfolio of c.9,650 rental homes in
operation today, we are adding c.6,800 homes
through our £1.8bn development pipeline.

• We operate in one of the most exciting property

sectors in the UK, the fast-growing modern
rental housing market (referred to as the Build
to Rent sector). With over 4.5m households
renting mostly from individual buy-to-let
landlords, the rental market is forecast to grow
by 1.8m, nearly 25% by 2025, and our plans put
us front and centre of this growth market.

• We are changing the way the UK rents by

creating high quality homes built specifically for
renting and professionally managing all these
properties ourselves. Renting in the UK has
previously been considered a poor housing
choice and bad value for money. We are aiming
to revolutionise the UK’s housing market
through our professionalism and great
customer service, proving that renting can be
better.

• With a strong commitment to Customer

Service, we are proud that our Net Promoter
Score (NPS), our primary measure of
customer satisfaction, has progressively
improved, rising +16pts to +34 in 2022, ahead
of the likes of Google, Nike Coca Cola and
Amazon.

• Grainger is a multiple award-winning business

with recognition including Property Company
of the Year, Landlord of the Year, Asset
Manager of the Year and PRS Developer of the
Year.

• Our purpose is ‘Renting homes, Enriching

lives’, backed by four core values:

o Every home matters
o People at the heart
o Leading the way
o Exceeding expectations.

• We are also a leader in sustainability and

responsibility and a FTSE4Good business. We
have committed to the World Green Building
Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings
Commitment, and we are committed to making
a positive social impact locally, encouraging
our colleagues to support in the
implementation of our community
programmes.

• Grainger has an active colleague-led Diversity

and Inclusion Network, which is open to
everyone, and provides a forum for raising
awareness and promoting inclusion and
engagement across the whole business. We
also work in partnership with our industry to
promote diversity in the real estate sector,
through initiatives including Real Estate
Balance and the British Property Federation’s
Diversity and Inclusion Champions Network.

For further information

To apply for this role, please send your CV and
covering letter to hr@graingerplc.co.uk.