Finance Business Partner
Housing Sector
Permanent Role
Flexible Working Hours
Newcastle based - 2 days from the office per week
£50,000 Salary + Benefits

Job Purpose

To support the Senior Business Partner in the effective delivery, development and management of the highest possible standard of financial services, providing support and financial advice for the business. This role will have a specific focus on the activities of the Growth and Business Development Directorate, to include analysis and reporting on Homes England strategic partnership returns and cashflow programming surrounding new homes development & asset improvement programmes. Your remit for the role will include Cash management of detailed development cashflows, supporting the reporting against the development programme budget and finally to assist in development programme budgets

Main responsibilities
*Contribute to the future direction and success of the Directorate through the delivery of insightful high quality financial services.
*Provide effective leadership and management for people, creating an environment that enables everyone in the Finance Team to perform at their best.
*Develop and maintain key external relationships with all relevant bodies (where appropriate), networking effectively within the finance arena, in support of the Group’s treasury, development and asset management strategies.
*Act as a role model for the Group’s values and culture, developing and embedding a coaching style of leadership that engages people in the delivery of group-wide and team objectives.
*Embed structural and cultural business change and service improvement, through collaboration and development of service strategies and plans.
*Responsible for maintaining and reconciling cash flow forecasts for the development programme.
*Provide Finance Business Partnering role to the Growth and Business Development Directorate including the Development Delivery team by supporting this team to deliver their Development Programme. Provide support in organising training and advice on specific market knowledge as and when it arises.
*Support on the annual budget reporting process for GBD focusing on the development programme, in line with business strategies, meeting the timescales as determined by Management and the Board. To be proactive in the development of the budget, to ensure the robustness and efficiency of the process.
*To support the Development Delivery Team with appraisals of new schemes and to support on the annual update of the Investment Appraisal Template.
*To assist in maintaining a model in respect of rent calculations to determine the expected annual rent increases due to development activity.
*Assist with the submission of auditable data to Homes England under the terms of our strategic partnership agreement as required and in line with agreed deadlines.
*Maintaining a system for reconciling actual development spend against cashflow forecasts.
*Providing advice and guidance to the development team on correct use of financial controls including invoicing, purchase orders and VAT.
*Deliver financially viable and economically effective products and services, seeking to maximise resources and social value.
*Develop and implement operational policies and procedures for your service area/s to ensure compliance with current regulatory guidance, legislation and best practice.
*Ensure that risks within the directorate’s activities are identified, removed or minimised.

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