FP&A Analyst (FTC)

Job Title: FP&A Analyst (FTC)
Department: Finance

LOCATION: Central London (Regent's Place, NW1) Hybrid – 4 days in office

REPORTING TO: FP&A Manager

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term (12 month)

PLACES, PEOPLE, PREFER

Our purpose is to create and manage outstanding places which deliver positive outcomes for all our stakeholders on a long term, sustainable basis.

We are a FTSE listed business with a strong balance sheet and £15.2bn of assets under management. But with just 600 employees you’re given the ability to make a big impact and elevate your career quickly.

Our diverse, passionate team of experts works on some of the most ambitious, innovative and sustainable projects in the country – from our high-quality campuses across central London, to some of the top retail schemes in the UK – providing a rewarding career journey where you can shape how you grow.

We believe in shared success and enabling people to be themselves. If you want to feel listened to and understood in an environment where your opinions count and bright ideas are encouraged, you’ve come to the right place!

In our latest engagement survey, 81% of colleagues said they are proud to work at British Land!

THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with key decision makers in the business, providing analysis and insight to support the direction of the company. This is a highly commercial role, with scope to support and influence the strategic direction and performance of the business.

The FP&A team are responsible for the company’s forward looking financial information (corporate forecasting and budgeting) and scenario analysis to support business decisions. It also provides a range of management information and financial analysis to the CFO, Executive Committee and Board to help the business achieve its financial goals.

In this role, you will be part of a strong, dynamic and fast paced FP&A Team, working closely with other teams across Finance (Business Partners, Commercial Finance, Investor Relations, Treasury, Tax etc), and the wider business (Investment, Strategy, Real Estate etc).

We are looking for someone who is highly commercial and passionate about the property industry, with the skills to understand and communicate the financial and strategic implications of scenarios, and enjoys building relationships.  

THE TEAM

British Land’s strategy is to create great real estate deploying our skills in asset management, development, asset recycling and financing. Our Finance Team plays a pivotal role in delivering against this strategy.

We work as one finance team, guided by a clear vision and company values. Our joint expertise and experience enables us to help our business achieve more. Our culture is collaborative, open and supportive. We work hard but also have fun – we believe that this is a critical part of being a successful high performing team.

The FP&A Team is part of the Finance Department and sits within the wider FP&A & Business Partnering Team, which also consists of the Corporate Business Partners and Development Business Partners.

The FP&A & Business Partnering Team strives to be Insightful, Innovative, Strategic Partners to the business. We are a hard-working team with culture at the heart of how we succeed - we support each other and make sure to have fun along the way.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support delivery of the 5 year strategic forecast for the annual Board Strategy Day working closely with the Strategy, Investment and Property Analysis teams


• Support delivery of the company’s annual budget, co-ordinating teams across all parts of the business, taking ownership of key areas 


• Perform scenario analysis to support business decisions


• Deliver finance papers for the Board and Executive Committees


• Deliver key pieces of management information ensuring integrity and accuracy of data (e.g. investment activity, leasing activity, treasury activity, performance vs budget)


• Provide insight to support and challenge the commercial decisions of the business


• Work on special ad-hoc projects as required


• Own elements of the corporate forecasting model and quarterly reforecasting process


• Forecasting and monitoring of key financial risk metrics


• Deliver improvements to our current budgeting / forecasting / analysis processes, adopting use of AI where appropriate

ABOUT YOU

• Qualified Accountant (ICAEW or equivalent)


• Commercial awareness and ability to demonstrate a strategic mindset


• In depth understanding of financial returns and drivers


• Logical approach to problem solving


• Strong modelling and analytical skills


• Confident analysing complex transactions and commercial decisions, understanding financial / strategic implications and summarising key takeaways


• Equally effective working with attention to detail and taking a ‘big picture’ view


• Ability to manage a portfolio of responsibilities, prioritise and meet tight deadlines


• Flexible approach to working as part of a strong team in a dynamic environment


• Ability to produce well thought through, clearly laid out schedules and papers


• Ability to communicate confidently and succinctly with accountants and non-accountants at all levels of seniority within the business both verbally and on paper


• Strong MS Excel skills and experience of data visualisation tools, competent and efficient at dealing with manipulating data from different sources


• Desire and willingness to learn and improve existing processes


• Experience of using Anaplan software an advantage but not essential

OUR SHARED VALUES
our values are what we stand for at British Land, they’re not just a label on the door; they connect us every day to our vision, purpose, and strategy. They help us to promote an inclusive, positive, and collaborative culture. You can read more on our corporate website.

Bring your whole self

Listen & Understand

Smarter together

Build for the future

Deliver at pace

A REWARDING PLACE TO BE

Our People – Just ask anyone why they love working here and they will tell you it’s the people. They’re highly talented, passionate, and collaborative! We thank our people with rewards that feel rewarding; you can review our market leading benefits here.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

If you enjoy bringing your whole self to work, share our values and are excited about our purpose we’d love to hear from you! We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive process learn more about our selection process here.

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Please note that we endeavour to get back to all applicants within 28 days. If you haven’t heard from us within this period, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.