Commercial Finance Analyst in London

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 ReportingSupporting the preparation and maintenance of project forecasts, including budgets, actual costs and forecast costs to completeUpdating and reconciling quarterly development cashflows, and assisting with quarterly reforecasting and annual business planningPerforming variance analysis against budgets and prior forecasts, highlighting key movements and risksHelping prepare Development and Construction slides for the Board PackValuations, Funding & LiquiditySupporting the preparation of valuation inputs, including capex to date and forecast costs to completeAssisting with lender reporting, debt drawdown requests and funding reconciliationsSupporting liquidity forecasting by maintaining accurate project cashflow information in AnaplanPreparing analysis on debt, equity funding requirements and project returnsGovernance & ControlsMaintaining reconciliations between development models, project forecasts and accounting recordsSupporting reviews of development expenditure approvals and budget revisionsHelping ensure financial data is accurate, complete and consistent across all systems and reportsIdentifying discrepancies and escalating issues to the Senior Manager as neededSystems & Process ImprovementSupporting the maintenance and development of Anaplan, Yardi and other reporting toolsAssisting with data uploads, downloads, reconciliations and reporting processesContributing 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 appropriateBusiness Partnering & Stakeholder SupportBuilding strong working relationships with Development Managers, Construction Managers, Financial Accounts, Treasury, FP&A and Development Finance teamsSupporting the preparation of information for Boards, Shareholders, JV partners and lendersResponding to stakeholder requests for financial information and analysisProviding 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 skillsStrong Excel skills, with exposure to P&L, cashflow and balance sheet forecastsA solid understanding of accounting principlesA problem-solving mindset, comfortable diagnosing issues that aren't immediately obviousA continuous improvement mindset, with experience driving process improvements a plusStrong attention to detail and the ability to manage complex datasetsGreat relationship-building skills across a range of stakeholdersExperience building financial models is advantageousExperience 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.