Description

Key ResponsibilitiesTreasury & Financial Planning
• Oversee the organisation's treasury activities, ensuring funding arrangements are optimised, cost-effective and compliant with policy

• Manage short- and medium-term investments and cash balances

• Lead the production and maintenance of long-term financial plans, including scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis

• Support the financial assessment of major projects and strategic initiatives

Stakeholder & Regulatory Engagement
• Act as a key finance contact for lenders, regulators and external stakeholders

• Ensure accurate and timely submission of regulatory and lender reporting, responding to queries as required

• Provide clear, insightful treasury and financial planning information to senior management, Board and Committees

Reporting, Systems & Governance
• Own treasury-related reporting including cashflow forecasts, covenant monitoring, security and compliance reporting

• Provide high-quality financial inputs into budgets, forecasts and management accounts

• Ensure treasury activity complies with financial regulations, internal controls and treasury policies

• Contribute to annual accounts, statutory returns and value-for-money reporting

• Maintain accurate records relating to assets, liabilities and funding arrangements

• Lead or support treasury-related change projects and process improvements

Collaboration & Ways of Working
• Work closely with finance colleagues and wider teams to support organisational objectives

• Act as a trusted finance partner, providing advice and insight to non-finance stakeholders

• Champion strong financial governance, professionalism and organisational values

Key Relationships
Internal:
• Executive team and senior leaders

• Board and Committee members

• Finance and wider corporate teams

External:
• Lenders and funders

• Regulators

• Auditors and professional advisers

Skills & CapabilitiesEssential
• Professionally qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent)

• Strong financial and numerical capability with excellent attention to detail

• Confident communicator able to present complex financial information clearly

• Advanced Excel skills and experience using financial systems

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Knowledge & Experience
• Treasury management including cashflow forecasting, debt and investment management

• Long-term financial planning and scenario modelling

• Regulatory and lender reporting within a regulated environment

• Partnering effectively with senior stakeholders and external bodies

Desirable
• Experience within social housing or a similarly regulated sector

• Exposure to financial planning or modelling tools (e.g. BRIXX)

• Experience working with enterprise finance systems