Business Finance Analyst

Job title:

Business Finance Analyst

Company

Land Securities Group

Job description

We’re Landsec

We are Landsec, we build and invest in buildings, spaces and partnerships to create sustainable places, connect communities and realise potential.

We are one of the largest real estate companies in Europe, with a portfolio of retail, leisure, workspace and residential hubs. Landsec is shaping a better future by leading our industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for our shareholders, great experiences for our guests and positive change for our communities.

The Role:

As a Business Finance Analyst you will be responsible for supporting the Commercial Finance Managers in the Workplace business, providing analysis and insight in order to enhance and support decision making across the Workplace team. You’ll use your knowledge, skills and experience to work across teams and segments, supporting all financial processes namely Budgeting, Forecasting and monthly cost management of capital projects. Reporting into the Head of Commercial Finance – Workplace Investment, the role will be focused towards the Developments and operational portfolio performance enhancement.

• Salary: Competitive

The Team:

Highly commercial role within the Workplace Commercial Finance team focussing on driving business performance through financial analysis, insights and improved reporting.

What you will be responsible for:

• Support the Commercial Finance Managers with key business and development performance analysis, financial modelling and customer/supplier risk assessments
• Build and sustain great relationships across the Workplace business unit, including the Investment and Development teams, and group finance.
• Partner with the Development Commercial Finance Managers to lead on some development appraisals, maintain cashflows and prepare key returns & capex reporting
• Own the Workplace consolidated capex forecast and associated reporting, partnering with Commercial Finance Managers, to drive accurate and complete cashflows and analysis on committed/uncommitted spend. This supports the Investment Finance Manager at key asset valuation points and informs FP&A and treasury decisions
• Input into budgets, Strat Plans and forecasts as required and be an advanced user of the OneStream planning tool
• Help to improve management reporting and provide key business insight to the Workplace stakeholders and the Investor Relations team, when required
• Support the team with monthly internal reporting and half yearly external reporting, promoting a culture of continuous process improvement
• Provide adhoc analysis and project support as required.

Your skills, experience and qualifications:

Essential criteria

• Part qualified / newly qualified finance professional
• Previous business analyst experience
• Experience of analysing, manipulating and presenting data and information for both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Strong business acumen and ability to assess key risks and opportunities
• Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting.
• Highly numerate preferably with real estate experience
• Excellent report writing and presentation drafting skills
• High-level knowledge of excel
• Technologically savvy
• Ability to digest changing market conditions and apply industry knowledge to different situations
• Ability to communicate and influence different stakeholder groups, both internal and external

Desirable

• Experience in asset / investment activity
• Experience of working in a dynamic environment
• Previous use of Argus
• Previous use of OneStream
• Previous use of Power BI
• Development appraisal experience
• Knowledge of property management

Life and Benefits at Landsec

We have a great benefits package, there to support you with your work-life balance and in moments that matter. We offer exceptional Learning & Development opportunities to help you grow and reach your potential and we also play our part in supporting the communities where we live and work.

Here are some of our core benefits, view our for more information.

Discretionary annual bonus plan

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years and options to purchase an additional holiday each year.

Enhanced pension contributions – Landsec will contribute up to 10.5% subject to your contribution

Private medical insurance, Life assurance and income protection.

Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave policies (view our for more details)

Annual Sharesave plans with the chance to buy Landsec shares at a discounted rates

Up to 4 working days to volunteer per year and ‘Give As You Earn’ programmes allowing you to donate to charities straight out of your pay and we top up by 20%

And when it comes to your health and wellbeing you will also have access to other benefits: our employee assistance programme, digital GP, cycle to work scheme, a mindfulness app and a health app supporting fertility and menopause.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Landsec, we value diversity & inclusion. We work to better reflect the diversity of the communities we work within and empower everyone who works at Landsec to realise their potential.

We strive to ensure all our information, and services are accessible to and usable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with our recruitment partners by emailing

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Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 02:55:45 GMT

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