Financial Business Analyst

Supporting the business and our divisional offices, our Head Office functions cover all departments from our Executive Board through to our support functions such as Group Design and Technical, HR, Health and Safety, IT, Sales and Marketing, Commercial, Procurement, Group Finance, Corporate Affairs, as well as Legal and Company Secretariat. We also have a specialised function – Barratt Partnerships.

While the work varies from team to team, our key requirements don’t: you must be well organised, extremely helpful and resourceful, and able to use your initiative. You’ll understand that what you do is important, and impacts on your team, the department, and the wider business.

You will support the Senior Business Analysis Manager in producing internal reports and presentations. As well as conducting financial analysis of short and long term data; identifying business impacts and issues; highlighting key trends and anomalies in order to improve the quality and availability of information from the systems, in order to enable change and continuous business improvement.

You will be expected to:

• Prepare internal presentations and reports for the Group Operations Financial Controller and Deputy CEO/Chief Operating Officer.

• Oversee weekly reporting processes for operations for use by senior management.

• Prepare weekly sales reporting KPI’s and understanding of current market drivers.

• Prepare monthly board reports and senior management information packs to a highly professional standard, to be used at senior management meetings.

• Prepare monthly reporting requirements, including review of actual results and forecasts.

• Manage information collection and consolidation for Housebuild operations to drive appropriate action.

• Conduct financial analysis of short and long term forecasts including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheets, and cash flows, identifying business impacts and issues, highlighting key trends and anomalies.

• Deliver ad hoc requests to senior management and the Executive Board.

• Prepare and analyse data for City presentations and results announcements.

• Constant review of current reporting and processes and ability to drive change where needed.

• Provide data and recommendations to enable focus on driving the business to improve.

• Work closely with other functions around the business and providing opinions and challenge as necessary.

• No direct reports, but would work closely and have indirect influence over Regional Accountants.

This role sits within the Housebuilding Operations team that reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer. It can be a high pressure environment with tight deadlines, but ultimately you are part of a high performing team that is well respected in the business., * Qualified accountant (c.3 to 5 years post qualification) or equivalent experience if business analyst.

• Proven ability to focus on driving the business to improve and to challenge figures and current ways of operating, examine root cause of issues and focus on good evidence and facts, to present findings in a highly professional manner

• Able to work within a team and independently with limited guidance.

• Preferably experienced in financial modelling whilst working in either a commercial or financial institution.

• Preferably experienced at writing senior level reports.

• Proven understanding of the interaction of Profit and Loss accounts to Balance Sheets and cashflow/funding.

• Significant experience with excel and comfortable with PowerPoint.

• Diligent, can think across financial review and reports to ensure consistency.

• Approachable and able to work well with colleagues in finance and other disciplines.

• Capable of thinking clearly when under pressure.

• Resilient, energised style.

• Well organised, focused on meeting deadlines and able to manage shifting priorities.

• Comfortable in dealing with a high volume of communication via email and video calls.

• Competitive Salary

• Competitive Bonus Scheme

• Private Medical Scheme – Single Cover

• 26 days’ holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years’ continuous service up to 29 days)

• Choice of Flexible Benefits

• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

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6 Alpha Court, York YO32 9WN

Permanent, 6 Alpha Court, York YO32 9WN