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This is a newly created leadership role within a growing and forward-looking housing association. The Head of FP&A will be responsible for establishing and leading a high-performing Financial Planning & Analysis function that supports strategic decision-making, strengthens financial performance, and provides clear insight to executive leaders and operational teams. This is a unique opportunity for an experienced FP&A professional to build processes, frameworks, and capability from the ground up—playing a critical role in shaping the financial strategy of the organisation. Key Responsibilities • Establish and develop a best-practice FP&A function, introducing robust frameworks, systems, and processes., • Build and mentor a small FP&A team as the function grows over time., • Create a culture of high-quality analysis, strong business partnering, and continuous improvement., • Lead the annual budgeting cycle, working closely with operational and corporate teams., • Develop rolling forecasts and multi-year financial plans, aligned to strategic and regulatory priorities., • Introduce improved forecasting methodologies and modelling tools to enhance accuracy and transparency., • Develop and maintain complex financial models to support business cases, development projects, investment decisions, and scenario planning., • Provide insightful analysis of performance, risk, and opportunities across the organisation., • Produce monthly management information and KPI reporting to support informed decision-making at executive and board level., • Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, operational managers, and budget holders., • Translate financial data into meaningful insight for non-financial stakeholders., • Challenge assumptions, support decision-making, and drive accountability for financial performance., • Partner with development, operations, housing management, and assets teams to support programme delivery and investment planning., • Review current financial processes and introduce improvements to drive efficiency, accuracy, and clarity., • Support the implementation or optimisation of finance systems, planning tools, and reporting platforms., • Ensure consistent data quality and alignment of financial information across the organisation. Skills, Experience & Qualifications Essential • Fully qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)., • Significant FP&A or commercial finance experience, ideally with exposure to complex, multi-site or asset-heavy environments., • Strong financial modelling capability and advanced Excel/analytics skills., • Proven ability to business partner with senior stakeholders, influencing at executive level., • Experience leading budgeting and forecasting processes., • Ability to build a function from scratch or transform an existing FP&A capability. Desirable • Prior experience in housing, property, real estate, infrastructure, or another regulated sector., • Familiarity with long-term investment modelling or development appraisals., • Experience with financial planning systems (e.g., Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, Power BI, or similar)., • Understanding of social housing regulatory and reporting frameworks. What's on offer? • 12 month FTC, • Hybrid working, • Up to 90k salary depending on experience