Financial Planning Analyst

Financial Planning Analyst
Salary: £45-50,000
Location: Ealing – Hybrid Working
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, 35 hours per week

About us
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations. Our vision is to improve people’s lives through high-quality homes and services.

We operate across London and southern England, providing affordable, private and social rented homes, student, NHS and temporary accommodation, as well as supported housing and homes for older people. We also offer high-quality sustainable homes for sale and shared ownership, available through our FABRICA by A2Dominion brand.

Whilst we take a commercial approach to housebuilding, all the profits the Group generates are reinvested into supporting our social purpose, helping to deliver more homes and services for customers.

Role Overview
We are looking for a Financial Planning Analystto join our fantastic Finance team. In this varied and fast-paced role, you will be responsible for the production of the Long-Term Financial Forecast (LTFF), Board scenario planning and the FFR. The LTFF is used by Board to support in strategic decision making, submitted to the Regulator for Social Housing together with the FFR, and FITCH to assess viability and governance.

Key responsibilities:

• Produce the LTFF in a timely and efficient manner

o In accordance with financial standards and group policies

o Analysing and reviewing key annual movements and reconcile to other internal and external reports published across the group

o Prepare the FFR for submission within deadline

• Prepare additional financial models based on the approved LTFF

o Model key risk scenarios required to support the LTFF for presentation to Finance Committee and the Board to approve prior to distribution to lenders

o Responsible for building the Board stressed scenario models

o Ad hoc modelling requested to support strategic decisions

• Own the Brixx process, including servicing requests for information from the system
• Keep up-to-date with changes to accounting SORP, impact of changes to the environment which affect the sector (e.g. potential changes to social rent regime) and understanding how those changes are captured and managed in Brixx

• Engage with managers and heads of department of teams who provide key inputs and assumptions in the model to ensure robust forecasts and realistic assumptions, challenging data received when appropriate

• Maintaining up-to-date process documentation and procedures

• Analyse and approve scheme appraisals in Pamwin, ensuring that they match development written reports and that assumptions are appropriate and that set hurdles are achieved

More about you:

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English (Grades A*- C)
• Fully qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or any other recognized relevant financial qualification
• Experience in producing financial models
• Excellent Excel skills
• Excellent understanding of accounting principles
• Good understanding of FRS 102
• Ability to work under pressure (on your own and as part of a team)
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain financial information to people who may not be from a financial background
• Good understanding of the Social Housing sector(Desirable)

Choosing us is easy

As an employee of A2Dominion, we want you to feel rewarded and have a choice of flexible benefits, salary exchange benefits, and rewards and discounts that work for you, wherever you are in your life.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits. For this role, these include:

· 25 days’ holiday (Plus Bank Holidays) increasing up to 28 days with 3 years of service

· Up to 8% contributory pension

· Flexible working

· Investment in your learning and development.

In addition, all permanent and fixed-term employees receive a generous annual allowance of up to £300 to use towards health and lifestyle benefits for both you and your family.

We also operate a Cycle to Work Scheme whereby employees have access to cycling equipment throughout the year and can pay via monthly salary deductions.

Whatever the role, we want you to bring your knowledge and experience to play your part in improving people’s lives.

If you require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Team to request: recruitment@a2dominion.co.uk

A2Dominion Group is a Disability Confident Employer which means that we are committed to employing disabled people and will:

· actively look to attract and recruit disabled people

· provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process

· offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job

· be flexible with assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job

· make reasonable adjustments as required

At A2Dominion Group, we recognise the positive value of diversity, promote equality and inclusivity in our hiring processes. We always aim to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, and beliefs.

Meeting the role requirements

We recognise that some people will only apply for a role if they meet 100% of role requirements. If this sounds like you, we’d still encourage you to apply and also to arrange a call with one of our recruitment team to discuss your application further at recruitment@a2dominion.co.uk.

A2Dominion is proud to be a family friendly employer.

Everyone is welcome at A2Dominion Group. We know that equality, diversity, and inclusivity make us better. We embrace the unique contributions of our people and seek to create a workplace where everyone feels like they belong. Find out why our people love working with us.”

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: £45,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person