Finance Analyst (Projects / Transformation)

Finance Analyst (Projects / Transformation)

Posted 3 days ago by A2Dominion Group

Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Ealing, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Value For Money Analyst involves leveraging data to provide actionable insights that influence strategic decision-making within the Finance Transformation team. The analyst will collaborate with senior stakeholders to enhance reporting and performance insight capabilities, focusing on cost efficiency and value delivery. This position requires a qualified accountant with strong financial modelling skills and the ability to communicate complex data effectively. The role is hybrid, requiring some office attendance in Ealing, and is classified as outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain robust financial models to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions
  • Develop and evaluate business cases, including cost-benefit analysis, ROI, and scenario modelling
  • Partner with project teams to assess the financial impact of change initiatives
  • Produce high-quality, insight-driven reporting to support senior stakeholders and Executive decision-making
  • Support the delivery of transformation projects, often acting in a Finance Analyst capacity across multiple workstreams
  • Analyse complex datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
  • Contribute to performance and efficiency initiatives, including value-for-money analysis where relevant
  • Engage with stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, and the wider business to gather information and provide financial challenge
  • Present financial insights clearly and persuasively to senior leaders

Key Skills:

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or equivalent experience in a finance role
  • Strong experience in financial modelling and business case development
  • Commercial mindset, with the ability to evaluate investment decisions and drive value
  • Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to work confidently with complex data
  • Experience producing clear, insight-led outputs for senior stakeholders
  • Comfortable working in project-based or transformation environments
  • Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to tell a compelling story through data
  • Proactive and resilient, with the ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity
  • Collaborative approach, with experience working cross-functionally

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Ealing

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

Value For Money Analyst (Finance Analyst) Location: Ealing (Hybrid working, with some office attendance required) Day Rate: £Competitive (Outside IR35) Contract: Interim (12 months) Help shape how we deliver better value for our customers and communities Are you a data-driven finance professional who enjoys turning complex information into clear, actionable insight? Do you want to influence strategic decision-making and drive real performance improvement? If so, this could be the opportunity for you. We’re looking for a VFM Analyst to join our Finance Transformation team, working closely with senior stakeholders to build robust reporting, benchmarking, and performance insight capabilities to help the organisation understand cost, efficiency, and value. You’ll play a key role in helping us understand performance, identify efficiencies, and ensure we deliver the best possible value for our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain robust financial models to support strategic initiatives and investment decisions
  • Develop and evaluate business cases, including cost-benefit analysis, ROI, and scenario modelling
  • Partner with project teams to assess the financial impact of change initiatives
  • Produce high-quality, insight-driven reporting to support senior stakeholders and Executive decision-making
  • Support the delivery of transformation projects, often acting in a Finance Analyst capacity across multiple workstreams
  • Analyse complex datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
  • Contribute to performance and efficiency initiatives, including value-for-money analysis where relevant
  • Engage with stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, and the wider business to gather information and provide financial challenge
  • Present financial insights clearly and persuasively to senior leaders

More about you: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), or equivalent experience in a finance role Strong experience in financial modelling and business case development Commercial mindset, with the ability to evaluate investment decisions and drive value Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to work confidently with complex data Experience producing clear, insight-led outputs for senior stakeholders Comfortable working in project-based or transformation environments Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to tell a compelling story through data Proactive and resilient, with the ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity Collaborative approach, with experience working cross-functionally

About us At A2Dominion, we’re more than a housing provider. We’re a not-for-profit organisation with a clear social purpose: to create homes and communities people love to live in. With over 38,000 homes across London and the South East, we reinvest our profits into building more affordable homes and delivering services that make a real difference. We’re a G15 housing association with a strong social purpose 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.

Inclusion at A2Dominion We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, and we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the process - just contact our Resourcing Team at resourcing@a2dominion.co.uk We know some people may hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. If that’s you, we’d still encourage you to apply - or get in touch with us to talk it through. At A2Dominion, we value diversity, embrace flexibility, and are a family-friendly employer. Everyone belongs here. Join us and help make a lasting difference in the lives of our customers. This vacancy is being managed by Danny Banks.