Strategic Finance Planning Manager

broadacres housing association; Northallerton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Broadacres Housing Association is seeking a Financial Planning Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting across the organisation. The role focuses on treasury, cash-flow forecasting, rent and service charge setting, and providing strategic financial insight to senior leaders.

The role requires significant management accounting experience, strong commercial acumen and a collaborative leadership style to develop a high-performing finance team.

Qualifications

• Significant management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts with variance analysis.
• Maintain five-year and 30-year financial plans using scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis and stress testing.
• Build a customer-focused finance business partnering model that strengthens understanding, ownership and accountability.
• Coordinate regulatory returns, statutory accounts, audit support and taxation compliance.
• Oversee liquidity, cash-flow forecasting, facility drawdowns, interest payments, lender covenants and treasury reporting.
• Lead transparent, compliant rent and service charge setting.

Skills

Financial analysis

Problem solving

Influencing

Communication

People management

Attention to detail

Delivery against targets

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ICAEW or CIPFA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Broadacres Housing Association is seeking a Financial Planning Manager to lead budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting across the organisation. The role focuses on treasury, cash-flow forecasting, rent and service charge setting, and providing strategic financial insight to senior leaders.

The role requires significant management accounting experience, strong commercial acumen and a collaborative leadership style to develop a high-performing finance team.