Financial Analyst

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

We are recruiting for a Finance Analyst to join the team, to provide excellent, accurate and relevant financial information to customers and work within a wider finance function delivering a range of vital projects for a customers and communities.

This role is part of Finance where you'll help us to invest more back into communities and design for strength. This is an agile working role based out of our Coventry office.

What you'll achieve

• Provide financial analysis and support to Business Partners.
• Prepare monthly Performance Monitor, month end flash results and co-ordinate Budget and Forecasts.
• Use data held within the business and outside to drive insight to improve performance.
• Support the Business Partners in preparing presentations and board papers for Senior Management and the Boards.
• Support project managers in writing and reviewing business cases, making sure they meet the Group's objectives and ensuring all efficiencies are realised.

What you'll bring

Essential skills

Knowledge/qualifications

• Qualified or finalist (ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA/ICAEW/equivalent).
• Appropriate proven experience in a financial position.
• Extensive experience of using Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint to provide and present business information.

Technical and professional skills

• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills.

Communication

• Good literacy skills and the ability to communicate clearly with customers at all levels of organisation.

Problem solving and decision-making

• Ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision.
• Ability to analyse and model complex information.

Managing, leading and team working

• Supports and demonstrates the organisations’ values.
• Motivate and develop staff to maximise potential and drive up personal performance.

Relationship building

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.