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Job Title: Analyst
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £36,030 (£39,660 is achieved after 12 months successful performance in the role)
Working Hours: 35 hours per week, full time
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (flexible working)
Location: Liverpool, Speke
If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.
The difference you will make as an Analyst
To undertake routine financial analysis to support the provision of business insight for effective operational activity and financial decision making.
About you
We are looking for someone who:
* Partly or fully CCAB/CIMA qualified or equivalent
* Strong analytical skills
* Ability to carry out financial planning, analysis and reporting
* Ability to work with complex information to identify trends and patterns
Why Riverside?
One Housing is part of Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.
Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
* Flexible working options available
* Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
* A wide range of benefits
Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside:
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.
Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.
This role also falls under our Ethnic Diversity guaranteed interview scheme. If you are Ethnically diverse and demonstrate you meet the minimum criteria for the role you will be guaranteed an interview.
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Role Profile
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
· Perform routine financial planning, analysis and reporting to support the preparation of actuals performance reporting, budgets and forecasts.
· Provide financial insight analysis, including the translation of routine financial data, identifying trends, patterns and anomalies.
· Ensure financial performance variances are monitored and tracked to provide the business with current financial information.
· Undertake modelling, scenario planning, business case preparation and option appraisal to support decision making and business performance.
· Ensure that the business has robust financial data by reviewing and validating its integrity and quality.
· Input into statutory, regulatory or other external reporting as directed, (either specific to the business area or corporate).
· Manage internal customer relationships effectively and signpost customers to other services within the Department to ensure they can efficiently access the service they require.
· Respond to routine or basic queries from internal customers and stakeholders, ensuring that the response is timely and compliant with the relevant control processes and frameworks.
· Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
· Ensure that all data protection requirements are met in accordance with Group policy, procedures and statutory requirements.
· Ensure that health and safety requirements are met in accordance with Group policy, procedures and statutory requirements.
· Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.
Minimum Requirements:
* Partly or fully CCAB/CIMA qualified or equivalent
* Strong analytical skills
* Ability to carry out financial planning, analysis and reporting
* Ability to work with complex information to identify trends and patterns
* An understanding of financial control
* Ability to show initiative, propose solutions to issues identified and take ownership of tasks.
* Ability to work flexibly to meet business requirements
* Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure, deliver to strict deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
* Customer focused with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to work at all levels within the business
* Commercially aware with a focus on continuous improvement
* Comfortable with working in a matrix environment with a range of stakeholders
Additional Information
· The Group has offices across the UK and on this basis, there may be the requirement to travel to other locations to effectively perform this role.
· The role will be exposed to sensitive information; therefore the role holder is expected to maintain levels of confidentiality at all times.
· In order to fulfil the requirements of this role, you will be required to work flexibly during the hours of operation.
· The role holder is expected to be committed to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.
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