Commercial Business Specialist - CAPEX (FTC)

Sng (sovereign Network Group); Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SNG (Sovereign Network Group) is seeking a Property Services CAPEX subject matter expert on a fixed-term basis until April 2028. You will provide commercial insight, analytical support and assurance to ensure capital investment aligns with regulatory, financial and operational requirements.

Responsibilities include CAPEX queries management, monthly performance analysis, budgeting coordination, month-end insights, and benchmarking to drive continuous improvement within the housing context.

Qualifications

• Requires strong analytical and commercial insight for CAPEX planning.
• Experience with benchmarking and performance improvement in housing or similar sectors preferred.
• Familiarity with capitalisation of development costs (FRS 102 Section 17) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the point of contact for all CAPEX-related queries.
• Support monthly CAPEX performance analysis including job costing, unit costs, value for money and variance analysis.
• Assist in annual budgets and quarterly forecasts for capital workstreams with operational leads.
• Provide detailed commercial insight at month-end, tracing movements against budget and forecast.
• Conduct benchmarking against housing associations and external sectors to drive improvements.
• Understand and apply accounting standards for capitalisation of development costs (FRS 102 Section 17).
• Utilise Excel to manage risk, financial planning and modelling.
• Analyse and combine financial and non-financial data to create actionable metrics.
• Think strategically with commercial acumen and a values-driven approach.
• Experience in repairs and finance systems such as Uniclass/URM or Workday is desirable.

Skills

Capital budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modelling

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Tools

Excel

Uniclass/URM

Workday

Job description

This is an initial fixed term contract until April 2028. The successful applicant will act as Property Services subject matter expert for CAPEX, providing commercial insight, analytical support and assurance to ensure capital investment is well-planned, accurately recorded and aligned with regulatory, financial and operational requirements. Responsibilities will include:

• Acting as point of contact for all CAPEX-related queries
• Support monthly analysis of CAPEX performance, including job costing, average unit costs, value for money and variance analysis.
• Assist in the annual budget and quarterly forecasting process for capital workstreams, collaborating with operational leads.
• Providing detailed commercial insight at month-end, ensuring movements against budget and forecast are understood and addressed.
• Conducting benchmarking against other housing associations and external sectors to inform strategic decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
  Understanding of accounting standards for capitalisation of development costs (FRS 102 Section 17).
• Strong excel skills - good understanding and management of risk, financial planning, modelling.
• Ability to analyse and combine business information, both financial and non-financial, and formulate metrics that drive improvements.
• Strategic thinker, commercial acumen, and values driven.
• Experience of the Social Housing Sector, desirable.
• knowledge of process and performance improvement
• Experience in repairs and finance systems such as Uniclass/URM or Workday.
  SNG (Sovereign Network Group) is one of the largest housing associations in England. We provide over 85,000 homes and invest in communities across the South, West and East of England, including London, as well as building thousands of new affordable homes every year.