Job Description

You will work with different areas of the business to include budgets and spend to deliver our Corporate plan as well as ensure the Group operates within our financial capacity by remaining in compliance with our treasury standards, lender covenants and rating agency metrics. You will also be responsible for assisting the (housing) Development team and Strategic Asset Management team to review investment appraisals.

We are looking for someone who can accurately manage various sources of data input, then consolidate this to prepare a business plan. You must be comfortable with presenting financial data and explaining outputs to non-finance colleagues.

Our ideal candidate has experience (or can demonstrate) the ability to challenge colleagues where required, to ensure that inputs are correct and reflect the actual business positions.

You will have a can-do attitude and will be keen to learn about the social housing sector, including the terminology and systems used. Whilst an ideal candidate has experience within the social housing sector, we do have a comprehensive training package to provide the correct candidate with industry knowledge.

So not only is this a great opportunity to join a high performing team and company, it, is also a great time to join an ever changing and really interesting sector, the experience gained should be career enhancing and will provide the incumbent with a really good basis for a rewarding career in financial planning.

We offer a very generous package including the following:

• Holidays – 25 days to start (this rises with service to a maximum of 30 days) plus 3 paid days between Xmas and new year when we close, plus the opportunity to buy up to another 5 days (subject to conditions)
• Pension scheme: employee minimum contribution of 3% and Paradigm will contribute 7.5% or 9.5% depending on the employee’s contribution rate.
• Car Leasing scheme (subject to conditions)
• Annual Bonus potential
• Professional Sponsorship Scheme (subject to conditions) and professional subscriptions paid

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• An Understanding of key long term financial planning approaches and principles
• Able to Interpret and analyze financial statements
• Understand key financial metrics such as lender covenants and rating agencies’ metrics
• Excellent Excel financial modelling skills
• Experience of Proval or similar development appraisal system
• Experience of preparing and presenting Financial Forecast Return is highly (desirable)
• Experience of using Brixx software (desirable)
• UK social housing OR residential property development experience (desirable)