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About the Role

The Senior Development Modeller will provide specialist financial modelling support to the Development and wider Finance teams. This role is crucial for measuring, monitoring, and explaining the financial performance of major developments, ensuring clear, accurate, and commercially sound analysis for Boards and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, update, and enhance development appraisal models for active projects, ensuring best-practice structure, version control, clear audit trails, and accuracy.
• Analyze and clearly explain movements in key metrics for quarterly CWG Boards, JV Boards, and shareholder reporting.
• Translate numerical changes into clear, commercially focused commentary.
• Support liquidity analysis and cashflow forecasting where models feed into broader business forecasting processes.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and modelling support to enable effective commercial decision-making across the business.
• Work collaboratively with JV partners, Development Managers, Construction teams, Financial accountants, Commercial Finance teams, Debt team, and operational teams.
• Liaise with operational and finance teams to ensure assumptions underpinning models remain current, supportable, and aligned.
• Review forecasts of values and costs and consider implications on metrics, debt, and equity of any changes.
• Present outputs clearly and effectively to stakeholders.
• Take responsibility for delivering accurate, consistent, and well-supported modelling and analysis.
• Work with Development Finance to support ongoing financing arrangements for projects.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve commercial issues which impact the financial returns / outcomes of the development projects.
• Contribute to identifying opportunities to improve analysis, reporting, model structures, and ways of working.
• Support the implementation of Anaplan by the FP&A team for developments and engage in discussions on systems, automation, and efficiency improvements related to development modelling and reporting.
• Support the Quarterly Reforecasting and Annual Business Plan process for developments, ensuring thorough review of cashflow forecasts and assumptions.

Requirements

• Experience building, reviewing, and improving financial models using best-practice modelling principles.
• Experience in financial modelling ideally within property development or wider real estate.
• Strong analytical skills with a consistent and thorough approach to detail.
• Inquisitive problem-solver able to analyse and reconcile complex data.
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to both finance and non-finance colleagues.
• Comfortable asking questions, exploring assumptions, and discussing implications constructively.
• Ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Proactive, able to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines in a structured, organised manner.
• All staff are required to fulfil their legal duty to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others.
• All staff members must understand and adopt the ESG Strategy into their respective roles.
• All staff are mandated to comply with system requirements as detailed within the Company Quality Manual & Policies.
• Commit to Excellence.
• Act with integrity and deliver high performance.
• Put our customers at the heart of what we do.
• Resolve issues by providing high-quality solutions.
• Foster Collaboration.
• Find opportunities to collaborate with others across the business to achieve shared goals.
• Encourage inclusive networks and treat others with respect and fairness.
• Use knowledge to work effectively with suppliers / contractors to meet shared goals.
• Encourage Engagement.
• Confident in making decisions appropriate to the role.
• Learn from mistakes and listen to constructive feedback to improve performance.
• Prioritise safety and actively support community, wellbeing and sustainability programmes.
• Take Ownership.
• Take pride in delivering high-quality service which exceeds expectations.
• Committed to opportunities for self-development.
• Take responsibility for my own performance and look for ways to improve.
• Embrace Innovation.
• Embrace change and innovation.
• Proactively suggest ways to improve our business and encourage others to share ideas.
• See new challenges as opportunities to deliver effective change.

Skills

• Financial Modelling
• Scenario Analysis
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Reporting
• Analytical Skills
• Commercial Judgement
• Communication Skills
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Liquidity Analysis
• Cashflow Forecasting
• Anaplan

Location

• 4 days office / 1 WFH

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior

Salary/Compensations

• £75-90k DOE

Benefits

• Generous pension and insurance plans
• Health benefits
• Subsidised gym membership
• Store discounts
• Family leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development opportunities
• Mentoring
• Cross-department experience
• On-the-job learning
• Support for accreditations
• Support for chartered status
• Sponsorships
• Further educational opportunities

About the Company

• Canary Wharf Limited is committed to building a safe, happy, and healthy community for its employees.
• The company recognizes the importance of embracing diverse experience, skills, and perspectives at all levels and operating in an inclusive working environment.
• Canary Wharf Group has developed a comprehensive ESG Strategy.
• The company is dedicated to quality management in line with ISO 9001 requirements.

Equal Opportunity

• We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills and are committed to fostering a culture whereby everyone can reach their full potential.
• As an inclusive employer, we recognize the positive impact flexible working can have on an individual, their wellbeing, engagement, and productivity.