Commercial Finance Analyst

The Opportunity

We'\"re recruiting on behalf of a business with a substantial development and construction portfolio, who are looking to appoint an Analyst, Commercial Finance (Development & Construction) to join their Commercial Finance team.

This is a great opportunity for a finance professional who wants broad exposure across the development life cycle, working closely with a Senior Finance Business Partner and Senior Manager to support forecasting, business planning, cash flow reporting, valuations, funding activities and Board reporting across a live portfolio.

The role has been designed with a clear progression path in mind, offering a route through to Finance Business Partner and, ultimately, Senior Finance Business Partner. It would suit someone early-to-mid career in finance who wants genuine variety and a defined next step rather than a static analyst role.

What the Role Involves

Forecasting & Financial Reporting

• Supporting the preparation and maintenance of project forecasts, including budgets, actual costs and forecast costs to complete




• Updating and reconciling quarterly development cashflows, and assisting with quarterly reforecasting and annual business planning




• Performing variance analysis against budgets and prior forecasts, highlighting key movements and risks




• Helping prepare Development and Construction slides for the Board Pack

Valuations, Funding & Liquidity

• Supporting the preparation of valuation inputs, including capex to date and forecast costs to complete




• Assisting with lender reporting, debt drawdown requests and funding reconciliations




• Supporting liquidity forecasting by maintaining accurate project cashflow information in Anaplan




• Preparing analysis on debt, equity funding requirements and project returns

Governance & Controls

• Maintaining reconciliations between development models, project forecasts and accounting records




• Supporting reviews of development expenditure approvals and budget revisions




• Helping ensure financial data is accurate, complete and consistent across all systems and reports




• Identifying discrepancies and escalating issues to the Senior Manager as needed

Systems & Process Improvement

• Supporting the maintenance and development of Anaplan, Yardi and other reporting tools




• Assisting with data uploads, downloads, reconciliations and reporting processes




• Contributing to process improvement initiatives that increase efficiency and automation (e.g. Anaplan forecasting, DEX and drawdown process automation in Yardi)




• Developing reporting dashboards and analysis tools where appropriate

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Support

• Building strong working relationships with Development Managers, Construction Managers, Financial Accounts, Treasury, FP&A and Development Finance teams




• Supporting the preparation of information for Boards, Shareholders, JV partners and lenders




• Responding to stakeholder requests for financial information and analysis




• Providing ad-hoc commercial analysis and decision support to the wider Commercial Finance team

What Our Client Is Looking For

• Strong numerical, logical and analytical reasoning skills




• Strong Excel skills, with exposure to P&L, cashflow and balance sheet forecasts




• A solid understanding of accounting principles




• A problem-solving mindset, comfortable diagnosing issues that aren't immediately obvious




• A continuous improvement mindset, with experience driving process improvements a plus




• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage complex datasets




• Great relationship-building skills across a range of stakeholders




• Experience building financial models is advantageous




• Experience with Anaplan, Yardi or similar finance systems is advantageous

Why Apply

This is a chance to join a well-regarded development and construction finance function with genuine breadth across forecasting, valuations, funding and governance, plus a clearly defined progression route. If this sounds like a good fit for your background, we'd love to hear from you.