Assistant Finance Manager

London & Quadrant Housing Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in the Greater London area is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager - Performance Reporting to support financial operations and budgeting processes. The role involves developing key performance metrics and acting as a trusted business partner to support strategic decision making. Candidates should be professionally qualified accountants with strong analytical and communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent pension plan, and a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Excellent pension plan

28 days Annual Leave rising to 31

Westfield Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant with experience in capital expenditure and investment appraisal.
• Strong financial analysis and commercial acumen.
• Clear communicator capable of engaging senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and cost management.
• Lead month-end close process for accurate management accounts.
• Develop and maintain reporting metrics and KPIs for decision making.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Planning skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Professionally qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)

Tools

Business software

Financial tools

Job description

Overview

Title: Assistant Finance Manager - Performance Reporting

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)

Salary: £65,000 per annum to £70,000 per annum (London weighted salary) or £56,000 per annum to £62,000 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience

Grade: 11

Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Working Location: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: Monday 2nd February 2026 - 23:00 - We reserve the right to close the job advert early

Interview Dates: TBC

Please click here for the role profile - Assistant Finance Manager.pdf

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more ...

Join our Finance Strategy, Planning & Performance Team at L&Q

• Join L&Q and use your accounting expertise to have a real social impact-help drive the financial engine behind homes people can be proud of.
• You'll act as a trusted business partner, providing insight and analysis to support strategic decision-making, while ensuring compliance with financial standards and governance requirements.
• This is a great opportunity to work collaboratively across the business and contribute to improving financial performance.
• You'll report to the Finance Manager - Performance Reporting within the Financial Strategy, Planning & Performance team collaborating across Finance and with internal and external stakeholders to deliver L&Q's strategic objectives.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

You will report directly to the Finance Manager - Performance Reporting and lead a close knit, motivated a highly performing and engaged team of finance professionals. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Operations & Decision Support: Support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and cost management to ensure accurate, timely financial operations that enable informed decision-making across the business.
• Management Accounts: Lead on month-end close process ensuring accurate management accounts production.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Support annual and quarterly budgeting & forecasting cycles, ensuring rigorous reviews and variance analysis.
• Performance Reporting: Through collaboration develop and maintain a suite of reporting metrics and KPIs that supports agile business decision making and monitoring.
• Compliance: Maintain strong financial governance through effective policies, internal controls, and risk management practices across day-to-day activities.
• Business Partnering: Build strong relationships with Finance Business Partners to capture risks, opportunities and mitigation strategies.
• Systems Improvement: Work to foster a high-performing team culture, and drive improvements in systems, workflows, and stakeholder communication.

What you'll bring

• Technical Expertise: Professionally qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) with strong knowledge of capital expenditure and investment appraisal techniques; sector-specific experience is helpful but not essential.
• Commercial & Analytical Skills: Strong financial analysis and commercial awareness and acumen to support strategic decision-making and organisational goals.
• Communication & Influence: Clear communicator capable of engaging senior stakeholders and presenting complex financial information in an accessible way.
• Planning & Systems Proficiency: Skilled in managing priorities and risks, with proficiency in business software and financial tools to support analysis and reporting.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email [e-mail]

About L&Q

We\'re one of the UK\'s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people\'s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we\'re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they\'re at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We\'re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We\'re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we\'ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It\'s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome - Find out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK\'s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!

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