Finance Analyst

Are you an experienced Finance Analyst looking for your next opportunity? 

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Finance Analyst to join our busy Finance Business Partnering and Reporting team, supporting our Customer and Property Asset teams. You'll be based from our head office in Basingstoke, combining office and home working to ensure a positive work/life balance.

It's a really exciting time to join us as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose being to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.

What you'll be doing

Reporting into the Senior Finance Business Partner – Customer & Asset, you'll provide support across our Customer and Property Services directorate. You'll provide accurate, comprehensive financial analysis and insight to the business, supporting cyclical processes such as monthly management reporting for opex and capex, budgeting, forecasting, business planning and year end statutory accounts. Responsibilities include:

• Sourcing, collating and analysing financial and non-financial operational data including trends, benchmarking and comparatives to produce reliable reports that drive business performance, support effective cost management and value for money
• Supporting financial review and analysis of business cases, commercial or business opportunities and change proposals
• Leading on key monthly timetable deliverables such as reporting pack preparation, commentary and analysis
• Championing reporting tools such as PowerBI to lead the development of new, innovative reports and models to support business decisions
• Consulting with business leads to reduce costs and improve financial performance through analysis of financial results, forecasts, variances and trends
• Using analysis and reporting to play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, business planning and monthly close

What we need from you

You'll be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with strong practical experience and knowledge of financial analysis and appraisal, management accounting, budgeting and forecasting. You'll also:

• Have strong analytical skills, with experience drawing key financial insights
• Demonstrate strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders
• Have strong stakeholder management skills, building trusted relationships with the ability to effectively influence or challenge where required
• Be highly numerate with excellent attention to detail
• Show strong prioritisation skills, working well to deadlines
• Have strong IT skills, including MS Office

Any experience with PowerBI would be advantageous but isn't essential

Your Benefits

We have some great benefits at SNG, including: 

• £450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
• Generous matched pension scheme up to 12% and Life cover at 4x salary 
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance and critical illness cover
• Wellbeing discounts, including Gym Memberships and access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

If you would like the opportunity to make a real impact within our changing and growing organisation, we would love to hear from you!