Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Paradigm Housing; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Paradigm Housing is seeking a Senior Financial Planning Analyst in High Wycombe to manage financial planning within a values-driven organization. The role involves overseeing the 30-year business plan and contributing to investment appraisals in a supportive environment focused on social goals. The successful candidate will have a background in financial analysis and an understanding of the social housing sector.

Benefits

Holidays – 25 days plus 3 paid days between Xmas and new year

Pension scheme: employee minimum contribution of 3%

Car Leasing scheme

Professional Sponsorship Scheme

Family Friendly policies

Health Cash Plan including various medical covers

Hybrid working (2 days office and 3 remote)

Up to 3 paid ‘Giving Back’ (Volunteer) days per year

Opportunities for career advancement

Social events, such as Quiz nights and Xmas Party

Qualifications

• Experience of preparing and presenting Financial Forecast Returns is highly desirable.
• Experience of Proval or similar development appraisal system.
• Understanding key financial metrics such as lender covenants.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the 30-year business plan.
• Work with different areas of the business to deliver corporate plan.
• Review investment appraisals with Development and Strategic Asset Management teams.

Skills

Understanding of key long term financial planning approaches

Ability to interpret and analyse financial statements

Experience in preparing Financial Forecast Returns

UK social housing OR residential property development experience

Tools

Proval

Brixx

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Senior Financial Planning Analyst, High Wycombe

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Client:

Paradigm Housing

Location:

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Job Description:

If you have passion and drive for adding value to a business that has a strong social purpose to help people find a home, then this could be a great move for you.

We’d love to hear from people who are doing a similar role in other Housing Associations or perhaps you work/have worked in the private sector, providing financial planning and analysis expertise in property/construction fields and want to apply your skills and knowledge for a V1 & G1 rated organisation with a strong social purpose that is well governed and financially robust.

About the role: Reporting into the Assistant Finance Director for Corporate Finance, you will be responsible for managing the 30-year business plan. You will work with different areas of the business to include budgets and spend to deliver our corporate plan as well as ensure the Group operates within our financial capacity by remaining in compliance with our treasury standards, lender covenants and rating agency metrics.You will also be responsible for assisting the (housing) Development team and Strategic Asset Management team to review investment appraisals.

The successful candidate should have/be:

• An Understanding of key long term financial planning approaches and principles.
• Able to interpret and analyse financial statements.
• Understand key financial metrics such as lender covenants and rating agencies’ metrics.
• Experience of Proval or similar development appraisal system.
• Experience of preparing and presenting Financial Forecast Return is highly desirable.
• Experience of using Brixx software (desirable).
• UK social housing OR residential property development experience (desirable).
  

About you: We are looking for someone who can accurately manage various sources of data input, then consolidate this to prepare a business plan. You must be comfortable with presenting financial data and explaining outputs to non-finance colleagues.

Our ideal candidate has experience (or can demonstrate) the ability to challenge colleagues where required, to ensure that inputs are correct and reflect the actual business positions.

You will have a can-do attitude and will be keen to learn about the social housing sector, including the terminology and systems used. Whilst an ideal candidate has experience within the social housing sector, we do have a comprehensive training package to provide the correct candidate with industry knowledge.

So not only is this a great opportunity to join a high performing team and company, it, is also a great time to join an ever changing and really interesting sector, the experience gained should be career enhancing and will provide the incumbent with a really good basis for a rewarding career in financial planning.

About us: We are a values’ driven, ambitious organisation. We’re Best Companies 1 STAR accredited organisation in recognition of our high employee engagement and offer a welcoming and friendly environment.

We offer a very generous package including the following:

• Holidays – 25 days to start (this rises with service to a maximum of 30 days) plus 3 paid days between Xmas and new year when we close , plus the opportunity to buy up to another 5 days (subject to conditions)
• Pension scheme: employee minimum contribution of 3% and Paradigm will contribute 7.5% or 9.5% depending on the employee’s contribution rate.
• Car Leasing scheme (subject to conditions)
• Professional Sponsorship Scheme (subject to conditions) and professional subscriptions paid
• Family Friendly policies incl generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared parental and adoption leave, sabbaticals and more
• Health Cash Plan – worth over £1, p/a includes Dental, Optical, Prescriptions and Flu jabs, Physiotherapy, Chiropractic therapy, Reflexology, Sports massage and more.
• Hybrid working (2 days office and 3 remote)
• Up to 3 paid ‘Giving Back’ (Volunteer) days per year
• Modern collaborative offices, with free parking and charging points for electric vehicles.
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Social events , such as Quiz nights, Xmas Party, Summer BBQ