Do you have the passion and drive to add value to a business that has a strong social purpose to help people find a home? It's a great time to join Paradigm Housing, as we embark on the biggest digital transformation in our history. Play your part at Paradigm as we strive to improve the social and the environmental credentials of the properties we manage and develop. As our business goes through this period of transformation, this role is vital to ensure that the Company maintains its strong long term financial credentials. About the role This is a new vacancy arising from an internal promotion. Reporting to the Corporate Finance Manager, you will be responsible for assisting the team in updating the Company's 30-year business plan. Our team are responsible for preparing the long-term plan, from data collection and plan preparation to presenting the plan outputs. You will also be responsible for assisting the Development team, to review new business opportunities. You will ensure that all the inputs have been entered correctly, which means that the financial results of new opportunities are accurately presented. The successful candidate will have An ambition to be a CCAB qualified accountant. Knowledge or experience on preparing a budget, with an idea on what internal and external factors could affect the budget. Attention to detail to ensure that any new opportunities are appraised correctly. Experience to translate complex data from multiple sources into a consolidated and understandable output. Good IT knowledge of MS Excel and be willing to learn new systems About you We are looking for someone who can accurately manage various sources of data input, then consolidate this to prepare a business plan. You must be comfortable with presenting financial data and explaining outputs to non-finance colleagues. Our ideal candidate has experience (or can demonstrate) the ability to challenge colleagues where required, to ensure that inputs are correct and reflect the actual business positions. You will have a can-do attitude and will be keen to learn about the social housing sector, including the terminology and systems used. Whilst an ideal candidate has experience within the social housing sector, we do have a comprehensive training package to provide the correct candidate with industry knowledge. So not only is this a great opportunity to join a high performing team and Company, it is also a great time to join an ever changing and really interesting sector, the experience gained should be career enhancing and will provide a really good basis for a rewarding career in financial planning. Further information: For the full job description and person specification for the role please see the attachment at the bottom of this page. Should you have any queries about this vacancy please email and we will respond as soon as possible. As part of our application process, we ask for a covering/personal statement and CV so we can assess your application against our essential and desired criteria as set out in the job description and person specification. Please include in your covering statement how you meet the criteria so we can see how well you match our requirements and give your application the consideration it deserves. Thank you for your interest in Paradigm Housing Group thus far. Shortlisting will be conducted in line with the essential and desirable criteria set out in the person specification. We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published date should a suitable candidate be identified.