Financial Planning Analyst

Sage Homes; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday, with additional day 1

Annual discretionary bonus

Health cash plan

Study support package

Job summary

Sage Homes is seeking a commercially focused FP&A Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting and business partnering across the organisation.

The role will analyse financial performance, challenge assumptions and contribute to long-term planning and decision-making. It is a hybrid contract with three days in Northampton and two days remotely if required.

Qualifications

• Proven FP&A, Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering experience.
• Strong financial modelling and Excel skills; ability to turn data into insights.
• Experience budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; able to present to non-financial audiences.
• Experience preparing reports for senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders.
• Professionally qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience (ACA, CIMA or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-term business planning processes.
• Produce monthly management information, performance reporting and variance analysis, ensuring data is accurate and timely.
• Develop financial models and undertake scenario analysis to support business cases and investments.
• Analyse financial and operational performance to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Partner with budget holders and stakeholders, providing financial challenge and guidance.
• Prepare Board and Executive reporting, supporting FP&A process improvements.

Skills

Financial modelling

Excel

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Board reporting

Education

ACA or CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Set up in 2017 and funded by Blackstone and Regis to help address the housing crisis in the UK, Sage Homes has now delivered more than 21,000 homes all of which are affordable. A further 2,500 new homes are in our construction pipeline.

Sage is proud to be England's largest provider of newly built affordable homes for five successive years, providing our customers with high-quality, energy efficient properties (98% of Sage homes are EPC A or B) to live in safe, secure and thriving communities.

About the role:

Sage Homes are looking for a commercially focused FP&A Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, performance reporting and business partnering activities across the organisation. The role will play a key part in delivering high-quality financial insight, supporting decision-making and driving continuous improvement within the FP&A function.

Working closely with operational and corporate stakeholders, the successful candidate will be responsible for analysing financial performance, challenging assumptions and contributing to budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning processes.

The role is on a hybrid contract, 3 days per week in our Northampton office and 2 days remotely if required.

Key Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting and long-term business planning processes.
• Produce monthly management information, performance reporting and variance analysis, ensuring financial data is accurate and timely.
• Develop financial models and undertake scenario analysis to support business cases, investment appraisals and key decision-making.
• Analyse financial and operational performance, identifying trends, risks and opportunities to drive business performance.
• Partner with budget holders and stakeholders, providing financial challenge, insight and guidance.
• Prepare Board, Executive and management reporting, while supporting continuous improvements to FP&A processes, systems and reporting.

About you

• Proven experience within FP&A, Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical and Excel skills, with the ability to turn complex data into meaningful business insights.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and management reporting processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and present financial information to non-financial audiences.
• Experience preparing reports and presentations for senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders.
• Professionally qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience (ACA, CIMA or equivalent), with a commercial and solutions-focused mindset

To make sure our colleagues feel welcome and cared for, we provide a suite of excellent benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday, and an additional day for every year's service (up to five years)
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• A health cash plan, with financial support for a range of options including physiotherapy, opticians, dental and private online GP sessions
• Study support package, helping you achieve your personal and professional development ambitions for permanent staff members.