Lead Finance Analyst

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Development Finance Analyst to join our Manchester based client on a permanent basis.

Salary: 70k - 82.5k per annum
Hours: 36 hours per week

This role requires you to be the lead finance business partner the respective region including joint ventures and the strategic land portfolio, critically analysing commercial appraisals and being able to communicate required amendments to non-accountants.

Duties will include:

• Lead and coordinate the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols in own area of specialisation to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.
• Provide authoritative specialist advice to senior managers at the business unit or regional level to enable the implementation of policy, projects, and change initiatives.
• Manage relationships with strategic internal clients and act as a business partner to them, building high levels of professional credibility and mutual trust, and mobilising appropriate internal and/or external resources to support in delivering business strategy and plans.
• Perform business case development, financial modelling, and accounting and valuation analyses, incorporating probability, time, cost, budget impacts and returns to allow for optimal strategic and investment decision-making
• Control specific segments of the organisation''s business performance metrics ensuring strategic alignment with financial goals and objectives.
• Manage the preparation and distribution of specific segments of the organisation''s financial reporting, such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Control specific segments of the organisation''s financial transaction management, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in processes such as accounts payable and/or receivable, payment processing, bank reconciliation and financial recording
• Plan and deliver financial systems changes to meet project timelines and quality and budget requirements.
• Manage the client acceptance process for large clients within established frameworks. Ensure proper due diligence and risk management for these clients.
• Work within established systems to deliver prescribed outcomes for a designated area of financial control.

Candidate requirements:

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent
• Proven experience in property development finance, ideally with prior experience of investment appraisal financial modelling for mixed tenure schemes
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel
• Have the ability to be able to communicate with Regional Directors and where required Directors of the business, providing clear, accurate and concise information that engenders confidence in Development Finance from both internal and external key stakeholders.
• Thorough understanding of the UK residential real estate market
• Strong track record of delivering timely and accurate management reporting to key stakeholders working to tight deadlines
• A thorough understanding of technical and commercial risks associated to property development

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