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About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to play a pivotal role in understanding and explaining the financial heartbeat of Portfolio Operations. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact by turning complex operational data into insight that shapes how our urban portfolio performs every day.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of detailed tracking and reporting of operational costs, including property management, FM and engineering spend, hard services, operational contracts and managed offices.
Report on service charge budgets, spend, recoveries and operational void costs.
Build a deep understanding of operational activity and its financial implications.
Prepare monthly cost reports, forecasts, annual budgets and dashboards to a high standard.
Analyze variances against budget and forecast, providing clear, concise and insightful commentary.
Identify emerging risks, pressures and opportunities within operational spend.
Support long-term planning through trend analysis, sensitivities and scenario modelling.
Create standardized reports and dashboards that deliver actionable insight for senior stakeholders.
Play a key role in the annual budget and three-year planning process, ensuring assumptions are robust and forecasts are accurate.
Work closely with stakeholders to understand performance drivers and cost movements.
Support monthly performance reviews with reliable, decision-useful analysis.
Maintain accuracy and consistency of financial data across ERP systems and reporting tools.
Champion automation and continuous improvement to enhance efficiency and reporting quality.
Ensure financial policies are followed, supporting audit readiness and strong governance.

Requirements

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent professional finance experience.
Experience in operational finance or property management (desirable).
High level of analytical capability with advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (Power BI preferred).
Excellent attention to detail with curiosity to understand cost drivers and operational trends.
Clear communicator able to explain financial information in a straightforward, accessible way.
Collaborative team player who builds positive working relationships.
Comfortable engaging with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills
BI tools (Power BI preferred)
Analytical capability
Attention to detail
Clear communication
Collaboration
Stakeholder engagement

Location

Remote
Hybrid

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent professional finance experience

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary

Benefits

Competitive salary
Pension
Performance related bonus
Flexible working
Market leading family policies
Shopping discounts in the West End
Private healthcare
Life and critical illness cover
28 days holiday with the option to buy more

About the Company

We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.

Equal Opportunity

We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.