Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

And Yorkshire Housing Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £73,007.12 per annum

26 days annual leave

Pension: employer match up to 9%

Wellbeing support package

Job summary

Yorkshire Housing in Leeds is seeking a Finance Leader to head the Finance Business Partnering team during a major transformation, including a new finance system and enhanced self-service capabilities.

You will shape planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting, partnering with senior stakeholders to drive smarter financial decisions and commercial value across the business. This is an agile homeworking role with Leeds-based collaboration when needed.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) required.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience leading teams through change and embedding new ways of working.
• Strong commercial awareness with ability to think strategically and solve complex problems.
• Ability to influence, challenge and build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, translating financial information into clear insight.
• Experience of business planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills; turning data into recommendations.
• Passion for continuous improvement, innovation and smarter ways of working.
• Experience building partnerships and increasing finance visibility and impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Finance Business Partners and Analysts.
• Oversee business planning, budgeting and forecasting to deliver strategic insight.
• Shape financial reporting, modelling and decision support for commercial value.

Skills

Accounting qualification

Team leadership

Change management

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial modelling

Continuous improvement

Partnerships building

Data-driven decisions

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

Ready to lead an exciting change journey and reshape how finance supports YH? You'll lead our Finance Business Partnering team at an exciting time as we reset the service we provide through the introduction of a new finance system. You'll build brilliant relationships, champion self-service and enable the team to spend more time delivering the commercial insight our leaders need. We're looking for a forward-thinking, inspiring leader who can communicate with clarity, bring people with them and turn innovation into smarter ways of working. With plenty of talent to unlock and exciting times ahead, this is your chance to create a finance service that makes a real difference across YH.

We believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go so if you want to work for a company who are truly flexible and where you are valued then this could be the role for you!

What we’re all about

You might think of Yorkshire Housing as 'just' a housing provider, but we're so much more than that. Yes, we own and manage nearly 20,000 homes (and counting) across Yorkshire and make it possible for current and future customers to have a place they're proud to call home, but we're also all about making a positive difference in people's lives. We've got big plans to overhaul the traditional customer service offer, build new homes that are truly future-proof and empower our people through flexibility and freedom to do their best work. Our investment in technology is a key pillar of our strategy and our change team are working on exciting, complex and ambitious programmes to deliver a pre-emptive customer experience – who wouldn't want to be a part of that?

By shaping our business plan, strengthening financial resilience and giving leaders clear commercial insight, you'll help YH make confident investment decisions and deliver more for our customers and communities.

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What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Head of Treasury & Financial Planning, you'll lead a team of Finance Business Partners and Analysts, providing strategic financial support that helps Yorkshire Housing deliver its ambitions. As we continue to transform our finance function through the introduction of a new finance system and enhanced self-service capabilities, you'll play a key role in shaping how financial support is delivered across the business. You'll lead our business planning, budgeting and forecasting activities, ensuring leaders have the insight they need to make informed decisions and drive performance. Alongside this, you'll help evolve our approach to financial reporting, modelling and decision support, enabling the team to focus on delivering greater commercial value and forward-looking insight.

This is an opportunity to help redefine the relationship between finance and the wider business. You'll work closely with stakeholders across Yorkshire Housing, embed new ways of working, champion continuous improvement and support the next phase of our transformation journey, including enhancements to planning, modelling and performance reporting. It's a highly visible role with the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, develop a talented team and build on an already strong finance service, helping it deliver even greater impact across Yorkshire Housing.

This is an agile homeworking role. There'll be days when you'll join us in our Leeds workspace for team catch-ups, collaboration and face-to-face time with colleagues and other times you might choose to work from home. Some weeks you may be in more than others depending on what's needed, so being able to travel to Leeds easily is important - but you'll always have plenty of notice so you can plan ahead.

Already feel this is the role for you? There's much more useful information you can read in the Role Profile!

Who are we looking for?

• A professional accounting qualification (such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• A track record of leading teams through change and embedding new ways of working.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to think strategically and solve complex problems.
• The confidence to influence, challenge and build credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate financial information into clear and meaningful insight.
• Experience of business planning, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable recommendations.
• A passion for continuous improvement, innovation and finding smarter ways of working.
• Experience building strong partnerships across an organisation and increasing the visibility and impact of finance.
• The ability to utilise technology and data to improve processes, insight and decision-making.

What's in it for you…

Salary: £73,007.12 per annum (35 hours/week)

26 days annual leave (rising to 31 annually) + Bank Holidays

Permanent Contract

We offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where you'll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few. Our people's health and wellbeing are one of our top priorities, and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional.

Now you're really interested? At YH, we're actively building a working environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where everyone can contribute their best work and be themselves. We believe difference is what makes us stronger and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting communities we serve, so we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds for this role.

We know that not all candidates will meet every single requirement.

The fine print Closing date: Sunday 30th August 2026 (we may close early if we get lots of great candidates!)Interviews: w/c 7th September 2026 (in Leeds)