Senior FP&A Analyst - FTC 12 months (0536)

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About Sage Homes

Sage Homes is an innovative Blackstone and Regis business addressing the housing crisis in England by making good homes affordable for people across the country who need them.

Since 2017 we have delivered around 12,000 new homes across affordable rent, shared ownership and social rent for individuals and families. In 2021 Sage Homes became the largest provider of new affordable housing in England, and by 2030 we have committed to deliver 30,000 high-quality affordable homes across the country.

We have invested more than £3 billion into high-quality affordable housing. Our entrepreneurial spirit combined with our technical expertise has got us to where we are today and will enable future sustainable growth.

About the role:

This is an exciting role for an experienced accountant with the intellectual challenge of analysing and understanding the development of a rapidly growing organisation. You will be responsible for the analysis and reporting capabilities of Sage and work closely with business leaders across both finance and C-suite. You will ensure that the organisation's reporting and analysis are delivered to the highest quality in support of the FP&A Manager. The role combines insight, financial planning, management reporting, forecasting, strategic modelling and general financial support for the wider team.

Key responsibilities include:

Business Partnering:

• Partner with key business stakeholders to assess current trends and provide forward looking strategic direction
• Influence current and new projects and business strategies through commercial and financial support
• Evaluate opportunities and risks within the business and report recommended actions to senior leadership
• Present to senior leadership monthly financials with findings, analysis and insights
• Finance lead for on operational business performance, notifying Leadership of potential changes to current targets including reasoning, ongoing expectations with commercial reasoning and financial impact

Budgeted & Forecasting:

• Responsible for the projection of operational key metrics across the business for annual budget and quarterly forecast cycles
• Ownership of financial outputs resulting from the business targets
• Financial modelling to capture all datapoints, assess and analyse
• Presentation skills required to provide commercial reports to the Leadership, Investors and the Board for approval

Reporting and Analysis

• • Provide commercial insight on operational activities across the business
  • Ad Hoc analysis/ deep dive into various areas of the business to provide additional colour to MBR audience
  • Responsible to provide weekly updates and monthly result reporting and analysis to Business management / Investors and Boards on Sage's portfolio performance

About you

• Previous experience of financial reporting, planning and analysis
• High attention to detail and accuracy of reporting
• Ability to organise and drive projects/ tasks independently
• Strong financial reporting and analysis capabilities
• Senior business stakeholder management with commercial and operational mindset
• Ability to influence/ communicate effectively
• Financial modelling / strong Excel Skills
• Strong analytical skill set - identify key drivers, problem solving

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

We are committed to ensuring you have the best career here at Sage. As well as regular support and guidance from your manager you can expect to receive a variety of learning and development opportunities to support you as you grow within our business. This includes internally and externally delivered development programmes and opportunities to study for professional accreditations and qualifications.

About the culture

We truly care about the outcomes we deliver; creating safe and environmentally friendly places for people to flourish. And we're curious, passionate and inventive in the way we create social change.

Sage is a fast-paced and supportive environment where ambitious and proactive employees thrive. People are empowered to use their pioneering efforts to grow themselves and our business.

We are proudly committed to creating an inclusive workplace, where the diversity of our people and their ideas are truly valued and we love to see applicants from diverse backgrounds and different walks of life.