Job Description

Our client, a local authority, is currently seeking a Senior Finance Analyst for a contract position. This role involves providing essential financial support and analysis within the housing sector - as well as offering flexibility of being a hybrid role, 3 days onsite.

• Preparing the HRA annual statement of accounts and notes, and handling subsequent audit queries
• Conducting annual housing rent setting and tenants' service charge reviews
• Maintaining financial models for rent setting, service charge reviews, and the HRA Business Plan
• Supporting the preparation of HRA budgets for the council's annual Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) review
• Submitting financial data for the annual core benchmarking exercise
• Preparing and submitting statutory housing returns - LAHS, LADR, RO, RA
• Managing two Finance Analysts and supporting Graduate Trainees
• Ensuring budget monitoring positions are understood and taking mitigating corrective action for projected overspends
• Participating and networking with external parties and partners on a national level

• Providing clear financial advice to senior stakeholders and presenting financial information to committees and forums
• Managing monthly financial monitoring
• Assisting in the submission and understanding of various statutory and benchmarking returns
• Overseeing budget modelling to determine financial impacts of future service demands and legislative changes
• Reviewing benchmarking information and identifying efficiencies and savings
• Supporting the delivery of projects with complex financial implications
• Identifying funding sources for projects and preparing bidding documentation
• Closing the accounts annually, ensuring statutory deadlines are met
• Providing innovative financial solutions for projects within constrained budgets
• Reviewing the viability and value for money of various development schemes
• Reviewing estate regeneration schemes to maximise viability, including scenario modelling on tenure mixes and phasing
• Maintaining awareness of the wider housing political and economic climate to maximise housing supply

• CCAB-qualified accountant
• Evidence of significant relevant continuing professional development (CPD)
• Practical experience in preparing HRA annual statements and handling audit queries
• Experience in annual housing rent setting and service charge reviews
• Proficient in maintaining financial models for housing-related financial planning
• Understanding of preparing HRA budgets and conducting financial monitoring
• Experience in managing statutory housing returns and benchmarking exercises
• Ability to provide robust financial advice to senior stakeholders
• Experience in managing and supporting a finance team

If you are a skilled Senior Finance Analyst with experience in the public sector, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dedicated team.