Senior Business Planning Manager

Job Description

Senior Business Planning Manager - Full-time, Permanent position in Farringdon, London - hybrid working to be discussed at interview. £90,000-£94,000

About Us: Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has a vision that 'everyone has a home and the opportunity to live well'; that means working with partners to create sustainable and vibrant neighbourhoods where our customers want to live. With 57,000 homes and more than 120,000 customers, we have a real opportunity to make that vision a reality. Our people care, dare and collaborate to ensure we achieve this People Powered Living.

As the Senior Business Planning Manager, you will:

1. Help manage the Business Planning Team and the compilation of the Financial Business plan.
2. Support the financial viability of MTVH providing input to ensure long-term liquidity and covenant compliance.
3. Report into the Assistant Director of Business Planning and Development Finance (within Corporate Finance) to deputise for business planning matters when required.
4. Liaise with all financial business partners, the financial reporting and tax teams to ensure all elements of the business are understood and modelled correctly, enabling risks to be identified and mitigations to be discussed.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Take the lead on updating the long-term financial model (in BRIXX) for the entire group including subsidiaries and JVs, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
2. Collaborate with business leaders and finance staff to gather inputs and represent the organisation fully in the financial model.
3. Assist with preparation of the annual Board business plan paper and periodic updates, articulating risks, opportunities, and mitigations.
4. Advise on the financial consequences of business decisions and help with the development of MTVH's corporate financial strategy.
5. Manage the production of the annual financial return (FFR) to the Regulator, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
6. Support senior management with the ability to advise on strategic decisions and options.
7. Assist in the production of presentations, reports, updates for lenders, bondholders, and credit rating agencies.
8. Support all areas of Finance not limited to Finance Directors, Treasury, Financial reporting, and tax.
9. Support with the management of an experienced small team to ensure high performance and continuous improvement.

Skills/Experience:

1. Qualified accountant with significant experience in budgeting and business planning, ideally at a corporate level.
2. Strong understanding of fixed asset accounting, management, and statutory accounting.
3. Experienced financial modeller with the ability to evaluate high-value capital investment decisions.
4. Knowledge of key financial drivers and risks in the social housing sector.
5. Understanding of the financial and regulatory framework of the social housing sector.
6. Proficient in business planning software, ideally Brixx.
7. Advanced IT literacy in relevant software and systems.
8. Commercially focused and experienced at working at a high level within an organisation.
9. Excellent communicator capable of presenting financial issues in a user-friendly manner.
10. Affinity with the social housing/care sector.

Key dates: Initial interviews scheduled to take place from Thursday 27 February, in-person.

Please note: we do not currently offer visa sponsorship.

What's in it for you?

1. 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year.
2. 2 volunteering days per year for community support.
3. An additional 'Beliefs day' once a year for an extra day off.
4. Supported family-friendly approach with extended parental leave.
5. Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%.
6. Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year.
7. Life assurance cover 3 x your salary.
8. Cycle2work scheme.
9. Health cash plan scheme for everyday healthcare needs.
10. Tenancy deposit - interest-free loan to help with rental deposits and season ticket loan.
11. Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform.
12. Colleague virtual social platform to stay updated with organizational activities.
13. Career progression across the organisation with mentoring/coaching programmes.
14. Employee Assistance Programme.

Our promise: Here at Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH), we are committed to promoting equality and diversity. We work collaboratively to educate, support, and develop all of our diverse employees and the communities that we serve.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found, so we encourage you to complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.