Financial Analysis and Credit Risk Analyst - #139063

Location

Leeds or Newcastle upon Tyne

Job summary

Working in a team with the Head of Financial Due Diligence, the Financial Analysis and Credit Risk Analyst will play a critical role in supporting the Financial Due Diligence team. You will be joining our small but highly skilled team who are committed to making positive change to how risk is managed at Homes England.

The team are dedicated to delivering first-class customer service which support the management of the risks that Homes England are, or soon may be exposed to.

This is a rare chance to shape the future risk management of a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional, diverse team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective risk reporting of financial standing, the financial risks involved in a transaction and how these may be treated.

Job description

The role is responsible for supporting Homes England with the provision of specialist, independent professional advice to the 1st Line Delivery teams to support the management of risks that Homes England are exposed to across the Development, Investment and Grant Directorates.

The Financial Due Diligence Team are a specialist advisory team of finance professionals that provide tailored, independent credit risk assessments to senior decision makers on the financial risks and potential mitigants of complex Homes England transactions.

The job holder will be required to provide professional and dedicated technical, financial and administrative support to the team. This will include gathering and collating complex financial and project specific data within agreed stakeholder deadlines, the calculation, verification and monitoring of financial and economic tests and the preparation of counterparty aggregate exposure data.

The role holder needs to be highly numerate, organised and have strong attention to detail.

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Strong numeracy skills
• Relevant financial/technical/analysis experience.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Able to work independently and within a team.
• Process-driven approach.
• Strong attention to detail.
• ‘Can do’ attitude.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.