Interim Finance Business Partner - Residential Property Development

Are you an experienced finance professional with a background in social housing development? Can you provide financial insight and challenge to senior stakeholders on a fast-moving residential property development portfolio? Are you available for a six-month interim contract covering a critical time of year?

My client is a Housing Association in Essex with a development portfolio delivering hundreds of homes per year. This role offers the opportunity to support the delivery of the portfolio across various tenures, including stock partnerships, acquisitions, disposals, and shared ownership sales. The successful candidate will provide strategic financial management, ensuring accurate forecasting, variance analysis, and regulatory compliance. Key responsibilities include:

• Partnering with Director-level stakeholders to provide financial insight and challenge on development activity.
• Preparing monthly commentary and presentations to keep senior leadership informed on financial performance.
• Conducting investment appraisals to assess the viability of new schemes.
• Managing financial forecasting, variance analysis, and key performance reporting.
• Overseeing regulatory returns to ensure compliance with sector requirements.

This is a rare chance to take on a key finance role within an organisation delivering significant housing growth. This role provides exposure to high-profile projects and direct engagement with senior leadership. The role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, commercially focused housing finance environment and wants to make an immediate impact on financial decision-making.

To be considered, candidates should meet the following criteria:

• Prior experience in social housing development finance is essential.
• A fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) is preferred, but strong experience will also be considered.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage at Director level.
• Strong analytical and reporting abilities, particularly in forecasting and investment appraisal.
• Ideally working in the office twice per week, though flexibility may be considered for the right candidate.

This is an urgent requirement, and interviews will take place quickly. If you have the right experience and can hit the ground running, apply now!