Summary: The Interim Senior Finance Analyst will serve as a business partner for subsidiary housing companies, focusing on high-quality financial reporting and business planning. This role involves providing strategic financial advice, conducting investment appraisals, and ensuring compliance with financial reporting standards. The position is critical for driving informed decision-making and supporting the delivery of affordable housing. The assignment is for a duration of 6 months, reporting to the Head of Finance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce regular financial reports and analysis to monitor performance and support operational oversight.
• Conduct investment appraisals to evaluate the financial viability of proposed developments and acquisitions.
• Provide strategic financial advice to senior management and company boards to support key decisions.
• Develop long-term financial models and projections, including maintaining the 30-year business plan.
• Ensure compliance with statutory financial reporting standards and support funding discussions with stakeholders.

Key Skills:

• CCAB-qualified accountant
• Evidence of significant relevant continuing professional development (CPD)
• Experience of working in housing finance for a similar organisation (e.g., Council, subsidiary housing company or registered provider of social housing)
• Experience of preparing accounting statements and statutory statistical returns
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to explain complex financial issues to non-financial managers, Directors and Members, adapting style to suit the audience
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills
• Strong leadership skills, capable of motivating and inspiring junior staff and building effective working relationships at senior levels across the organisation and with partners
• Ability to analyse, interpret and report upon large amounts of complex financial, accounting and output information and to analyse complex business processes

Salary (Rate): £34.27

City: Wembley

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance