Finance Business Partner – Property Services
The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.
Location: High Wycombe / hybrid working (2 days office & 3 working from home)
Salary: £62,295 + Excellent Benefits Package
Permanent: 37 hours per week (09: - 17:30 Monday- Thursday, 09:00 - 17:00 Friday).
Are you ready to make a real impact? Join us as a Finance Business Partner and help shape the future of social housing! This is your chance to be the go to financial expert for our Property Services and Strategic Asset Management teams. Your financial insights will directly influence how we maintain and improve our housing stock, ensuring long term sustainability and value for our customers.
What You'll Do:
* Be the key finance contact for the Property Services Directorate and Strategic Asset Management and provide expert financial support and advice.
* Lead on financial reporting and forecasting for Property Services and Asset Management
* Lead the annual budgeting process for Property Services and Asset Management.
* Provide in-depth analysis to highlight trends and spot areas for improvement.
* Offer actionable insights that help drive better performance and decision-making.
* Support investment in asset management strategies, including environmental initiatives for the sustainability of our housing stock.
* Work closely with teams across the business, making sure financial information is clear and useful.
What We're Looking for:
We are looking for a skilled finance professional with a strong background in business partnering. The ability to provide clear financial guidance, handle complex data analysis, and work collaboratively with non-financial teams is key to success in this role. You will need advanced Excel skills and a keen eye for detail, as well as excellent communication skills to deliver high quality financial reporting and advice.
System We Use:
* SUN Accounting
* Asset 4000
* FrameWorks (Housing Management software)
* P2P
What You'll Bring:
* Proven experience in finance business partnering, ideally in property or social housing.
* Expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for repairs, compliance, and capital investments.
* Advanced Excel skills and the ability to analyse complex financial data.
* Excellent communication skills to translate financial info for both finance and non-finance teams.
* A proactive, problem-solving mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
* Experience in supporting and providing investment appraisals is desirable.
Closing date for applications: 10th of January, 2025.
Further information
For the full job description and person specification for the role please see the attachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queries about this vacancy please email and we will respond as soon as possible.
As part of our application process, we ask for a covering statement and CV so we can assess your application against our essential and desired criteria as set out in the job description and person specification. Please include in your covering statement how you meet the criteria so we can see how well you match our requirements and give your application the consideration it deserves.
Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far.
Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification. We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.
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