Full job description

FP&A Manager


Sector: Social Housing
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000
Location: South of England
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Contract: Permanent


The role
We are working with a leading housing association to recruit an experienced FP&A Manager to join its Finance team.


This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong finance professional with advanced financial modelling skills, extensive long-term financial planning experience and a background within the housing association sector.


You will play a pivotal role in developing, maintaining and enhancing the organisation’s long-term financial plan, providing the sophisticated financial modelling and strategic insight needed to support investment decisions, financial sustainability and future growth.


This is a highly visible role offering the opportunity to influence financial strategy, work with senior stakeholders and contribute directly to the organisation’s long-term objectives.


Key Responsibilities
*Long-Term Financial Planning: Lead the development, maintenance and enhancement of the organisation’s long-term financial plan, ensuring it remains robust, accurate and aligned with strategic objectives.
*Advanced Financial Modelling: Build, develop and maintain complex, integrated financial models to support long-term business planning, investment appraisal, funding decisions and financial capacity assessments.
*Scenario Planning & Stress Testing: Undertake detailed scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis and stress testing to assess financial resilience, identify risks and evaluate strategic options.
*Forecasting & Cash Flow: Oversee financial forecasting, cash flow projections and funding assumptions, ensuring reliable financial information supports decision-making.
*Strategic Financial Analysis: Provide high-quality financial insight to senior leadership, supporting business cases, investment programmes and long-term financial sustainability.
*Housing Sector Reporting: Support financial analysis and modelling requirements relating to lenders, investors, credit ratings and regulatory expectations.
*Continuous Improvement: Enhance financial models, planning processes and reporting capabilities, improving efficiency, accuracy and accessibility of financial information.
*Team Leadership: Provide guidance, coaching and support to two FP&A Analysts.


Essential experience
*Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
*Extensive experience developing and maintaining long-term financial plans (LTFPs), ideally including 30-year financial modelling within the social housing sector.
*Strong FP&A, budgeting and forecasting experience.
*Advanced Excel skills and experience working with financial planning systems.
*Ability to interpret complex financial information and communicate findings clearly to senior stakeholders.
*Power BI or other business intelligence experience