About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Commercial Finance & Analytics Lead to deliver financial modelling and data analytics projects, initially with a valuation focus and a mix of public and private sector clients. The role will expand into asset management, dashboard creation, data mining for new opportunities, and investment and development cash flows. This is a highly client-facing role requiring strong commercial judgment, technical credibility, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex financial modelling, forecasting and portfolio analytics
- Translate complex financial and data outputs into clear, client-ready insight
- Help stand up, shape and connect analytics, finance and data capability across the business
- Over time, expand the role across Advisory and the wider firm
- Help establish and shape an embedded analytics capability within VAIA
- Act as a senior analytical presence in high value, complex client engagements
- Improve how analytics, modelling and visualisation are used across client deliverables
- Develop repeatable analytical approaches while retaining flexibility for bespoke client needs
- Identify opportunities for data led process improvement and efficiency
- Lead and deliver financial forecasting, reconciliation and performance analysis for complex assets and portfolios
- Build, own and enhance cash flow models incorporating debt, equity and scenario testing
- Deliver portfolio level valuation, forecasting and reconciliation work, including affordable housing and investment assets
- Translate complex financial and data analysis into clear, commercially relevant insight for clients
- Present dashboards, models and findings to a range of audiences, including senior client stakeholders
- Work closely with Strategic Advisory and Transactions teams on major mandates
- Connect existing analysts and data specialists across teams to reduce duplication and increase impact
- Act as a trusted analytical partner to Partners, Associates and senior stakeholders across the firm
- Extract, cleanse and interpret financial data from property management and accounting systems
- Present analysis visually using charts, tables and tools such as Power BI
- Verify and interpret market data and trends to support strategic advice
- Improve how analytics and visualisation are used in client deliverables
- Identify opportunities for data led process improvement and efficiency
- Help develop repeatable, scalable analytical approaches while retaining flexibility for bespoke client needs
Requirements
- High attention to detail with a commercial, solutions focused mindset
- Strong financial analysis background (property, finance, accountancy or business partnering)
- Experience with Power BI, data visualisation or automation (e.g. VBA)
- Exposure to property, infrastructure, regeneration or public sector assets
- Experience helping shape or grow analytics capability or teams
- Advanced Excel capability, including complex cash flow and forecasting models
- Proven ability to explain complex financial and analytical concepts clearly
- Experience working with large, complex data sets and financial systems
- Strong stakeholder management and client facing skills
Skills
- Power BI
- Data visualisation
- Automation (e.g. VBA)
- Advanced Excel
- Complex cash flow modelling
- Forecasting
- Financial analysis
- Data mining
- Stakeholder management
- Client facing skills
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Professional qualification such as MRICS, CIMA or similar (Desirable)
About the Company
- Montagu Evans is a UK property consultancy that helps clients unlock value from complexity.
- Our purpose is to bring clarity, creativity, and conviction to the complex.
- We are experts who collaborate to create value, not just preserve it and our team is built for impact, not oversight.
- We specialise in high-value, complex assets across the property lifecycle, where political, technical or commercial challenges demand a joined-up approach.
