Finance Business Partner

Permanent – 37.5 Hours per week
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join our team in Lovell’s North East office with hybrid working arrangements and some national travel.
Work with our Finance Director, you will help deliver independent assurance over the effectiveness of Lovell’s risk management, governance and control processes. You will facilitate continuous improvement and help the business remain compliant with applicable laws and regulations.
An ambassador within the business, you will help drive an ethical culture, encouraging others to ‘do the right thing’ at all times. You will work well under pressure, achieving individual audit timeframes and the overall annual audit plan.
You will be work closely with the regional teams to ensure accurate forecasting & reporting of financial information.You will update weekly and monthly cash forecasts identifying potential risks & opportunities and to be reviewed by the RFD.You will attend the monthly PPR meetings to ensure project level robustness.
Contribute and drive forward initiatives to enhance value that the finance function provides to the wider business
Provide best in class Management information to regional teams to drive business performance and highlight any areas for improvement, ensuring a focus on both improving reports and ensuring established reports and delivered in a regular timely manner.
Provide ad hoc analysis and support to RFD, regional teams, central finance team and DMD as required
You will have good working knowledge of MS Office, especially Word and Excel and will develop these along with an understanding of COINS, Anaplan and CRM. We are keen to hear from candidates with a variety of skill sets including but not limited to quantity surveyors, internal auditors and accountants.
Candidates must hold a driving licence to be successful in their application.
Benefits
* Bonus entitlement based on performance KPIs
* Holidays 26 days
* Life Assurance
* Pension
* Private medical insurance
* Ability to purchase additional holiday
* Access to discount portal
* Cycle to Work scheme and the Lovell Way to EV
* Digital GP
* Employee assistance programme
* Sharesave scheme
As an Investors in People Gold award employer, Lovell is the UK’s leading provider of mixed tenure affordable homes and has a reputation for innovation and excellence in the delivery of high-quality housing development and regeneration projects.
We are committed to enhancing the communities in which we work, building quality homes for real people and looking after our own people; developing talent is key to achieving this. We understand that the success of our organisation comes from the strengths, skills and personalities of our people. Lovell is an equal opportunities employer who encourage and value diversity and inclusion within our teams.
The Lovell culture is one that has been successful for many years. It is based on empowering colleagues to make decisions at a regional and local level, and to challenge the status quo whilst working as one to achieve our goals and make Lovell a great place to work for all