Finance Manager – Property

Overview

In this role you will lead the Property business’s financial reporting and planning, partnering with senior leaders to deliver robust management accounts, forecasts, and the 30-year investment plan. You will drive data-driven insights, develop budgets, and support business cases for new projects and disposals. The role sits in a public sector finance function and emphasizes governance, accuracy, and cross-functional collaboration. This is an opportunity to shape financial strategy for a key property portfolio within a mission-driven organisation.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Competitive salary
• Up to 80,233pa + bens

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly management accounts for the Property business
• Lead monthly forecasting with data-driven assumptions
• Provide financial business partnering to directors/heads of service
• Ensure high-quality financial information for boards, committees, SMT, and auditors
• Develop the budget for the Property business
• Provide financial support for projects, including new products/services and disposals with financial models
• Review business plans from a financial perspective and improve business cases
• Utilise internal and external data to drive performance insights
• Oversee data for the 30-year financial plan and investment plan
• Complete ad hoc analyses requested by the Finance Director – Customer & Communities or Finance SMT

Key requirements

• Qualified (ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA/ICAEW/equivalent)
• Proven experience in a financial position
• Extensive Excel experience for business information
• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills
• Clear written and verbal communication with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision
• Ability to analyse and model complex information
• Supports and demonstrates organisation values
• Motivate and develop staff to maximise potential

• communication
• initiative
• leadership/people development
• Microsoft Excel
• financial analysis
• financial modelling

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