Finance Manager - Housing Development

Job Description:

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

Orbit is recruiting for a Finance manager to join the team to specialise in the area of Housing Development/House Building. Reporting into the Finance Director, you will support the team in providing excellent, accurate and relevant financial information, using data to provide insight and analysis to support the development team.

This is a Agile working with at least one day per week working in Coventry (Head Office), with flexibility needed to visit other Orbit sites as required. This role is part of Finance where you'll help us to invest more back into communities and design for strength.

What you'll achieve

• Provide financial analysis on potential Development activities including tenure switches and potential land sales.
• Provide and clearly communicate the current financial position and impact on future forecasts for all Development activity. Ensure Development Teams financial appraisals are based on the latest Financial Hurdle Rates and all approvals are compliant with Standing Orders.
• Ability to challenge complex project appraisals and work with the business to continuously review performance of development projects. Run project reviews at completion.
• Support land teams in writing and reviewing business cases, making sure they meet the Group's objectives and ensuring Development teams have access to sound financial support.
• Support FD in preparing presentations and papers for Senior Management and Boards.

What you'll bring

Essential skills

• Qualified (ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA/ICAEW/equivalent).
• Appropriate proven experience in a Housebuilding financial position.
• Extensive experience of using Microsoft Excel to provide business information.
• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

1. Online application
2. Interview(s)
3. Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.