Senior Treasury Analyst (Financial Planning) – Housing Association (Dorset)

We are delighted to be supporting a housing association which provides quality, affordable homes to thousands of people across the south of England and London in their search for a Senior Treasury Analyst – Financial Planning.

Working 1 day a week from one of their Dorset based offices, ythe Senior Treasury Analyst will be a key support to the Treasury and Business Planning functions of the Treasury department.

The successful individual will be responsible for assisting in the creation of the group’s annual financial plan incorporating the forecast financial return (FFR).

In addition, you will provide analysis of information for the group’s business plan including scenario analysis, stress testing and integration of finance and development data into the group’s business planning software.

The Role

• Support in the creation of the group’s financial plan and updates.
• Translation of all data used in the production of the group’s annual and quarterly financial plans into the group’s financial planning software, Brixx. Reconcile data to the budget and forecasted source data to ensure accuracy and work with the providers of data to ensure smooth transition and continuous improvement to data quality and accuracy.
• Undertake stress testing and scenario/mitigation analysis on the group’s business plan for a wide range of economic scenarios and variables. Analyse and report on the outcomes on a regular basis. Develop new methods for stress testing the group and design outputs to assist in the analysis of risk.
• Translating the group’s financial plan into the annual financial forecast return (FFR) submission to the Homes and Communities Agency. Work on improving the integration of data from the group’s financial planning software Brixx into the FFR submission. Reconcile the return to the group’s statutory accounts and provide feedback to managers on the outputs.
• Undertake the production of the business plan for credit rating purposes. Produce analysis required for the annual S&P credit submission.
• Monitor and report on the group’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and assist in the development of new reporting methods through the group’s financial planning process.
• Assist in extracting development data from the group’s development system and converting to the format required for input into the groups business planning software Brixx. For each instance of updated development data, reconcile to the latest available development forecast and ensure all assumptions remain relevant.
• Preparation of the quarterly and annual living business plan document as required.
• Provide assistance in the development of new business plan reporting functionality and reporting.
• Produce the monthly Group development programme performance report for Group Investment and Asset Panel.
• Assess the impact of new development schemes in the context of available development capacity and allocate said schemes to an appropriate developing entity.
• Assist in the development of the monthly cash flow forecast process to improve its accuracy and effectiveness.
• Any other ad hoc projects as required.
• Develop reports using the finance tools available to improve the access to data required by the Treasury department and work to reduce manual tasks in the team.
• To attend Brixx user group meetings and assist in the development internally of Brixx.
• Any other support as required to the Treasury Manager or Director of Treasury.

The Candidate

• Relevant treasury/finance qualification/business degree or experience
• It would be desirable to have experience in financial planning, analysis scenarios and stress testing analytical skills
• Excellent knowledge of general IT technologies, to include Microsoft Excel (advanced) plus working knowledge of Business Information/Analysis Tools and Microsoft Word
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• An ideal understanding of the treasury function
• Strong communicator, showing confidence working at all levels of the organisation
• Demonstrable understanding of the importance of customer service
• Ability to build an understanding of the technical requirements of the department to aid administrative activities

How to Apply

 If you are interested in being considered for this opportunity, please email your CV to Katie Hardie via katie@treasuryrecruitment.com