Head of FPampA

About us

LendInvest is the UK s leading FinTech platform for property finance. Over the past 14 years we have grown from just our two founders to a team of over 250 working to make property finance simple for everyone.

A workplace culture built around trying new things, getting things done and having fun while we do it has helped us lend more than 6 billion of mortgages, put thousands of new or improved homes into the UK housing market and successfully launch on the London Stock Exchange. We have big plans to continue growing the business, our products, our technology and our people.

We understand taking a new role in turbulent times requires the assurances of stability, and our journey so far is testimony to the stability we offer. We are a multiple award-winning FinTech company and have been proudly profitable since 2015. This focus on profitability ensures we have the stability and agility required as an organisation to continually lead the market with our innovative product offerings.

About the team

Our team is growing and is a diverse and outgoing bunch, with strong credentials and experience gained from a variety of industries. We work together to support the business s needs and you ll see tangible outputs and decisions being made as a direct result of your work.

What you ll be doing

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will be accountable for managing the FP&A team and will be the CFO s right hand in terms of understanding the underlying drivers of the business s financial performance and articulating potential issues and/or opportunities for improvement.

This will be a role with high visibility across the organisation. You will sit on the Commercial and Product Committees; you will need to engage with ExCo members on a BAU basis (especially in respect of the monthly reporting process and the budget process); and you will be required to engage with the Board in respect of budgeting and some performance matters.

Depending on the previous experience of the candidate, it is planned that this role will support the CFO with the key investor relations processes. This will involve the preparation of results announcements and related presentations, guidance for analysts as well as supporting the CFO with direct engagement with analysts and certain shareholders.

You will also take the lead on enhancing the business s Business Intelligence capabilities - augmenting, refining and automating the production of KPIs to drive real-time decision-making and make the FP&A processes more insightful, accurate, timely and efficient.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting and forecasting

• Ownership of the five year business plan - including a formal update process ahead of half year reporting and the regular review of rolling forecasts to identify issues and opportunities early
• Producing the board presentations and a formal budget document to a high standard
• Perform scenario analysis using the forecasting model to support business decisions and assess the impact of pricing changes or stress events
• Work on special ad-hoc projects as required, including commercial analysis on planned capital market transactions, including new funding lines, refinancing, securitisation and portfolio sales
• You will work closely with Treasury and the ALM Manager to ensure that accurate cash flow forecasting is in place for ALCO and that this is proactively managed
• You will be a thought leader in shaping capital allocation and capacity planning for the business, working closely with the Treasury team
• You will be responsible for stress testing plans at both a group level (e.g. for going concern purposes) and for the group s regulated entities, as necessary
• You will work closely with technical accounting colleagues to ensure that IFRS accounting treatments are accurately reflected in planning, reporting and analysis.

Management reporting and analysis

• Working in partnership with the Group Financial Controller, you will own the monthly management reporting process, with KPI and board packs providing insightful commentary on performance and trends
• Prepare insightful and succinct discussion papers to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors
• Support and challenge the commercial decisions of the business. Working closely with commercial colleagues and the treasury team, you will be responsible for monitoring and advising on the quality of the asset portfolio, product pricing and NIM and efficiency of operations.

About you

• Qualified Accountant (ICAEW, CIMA or equivalent), with several years of post qualified experience
• Strong analytical and technical skills
• Experience of managing an FP&A team and owning an annual budgeting process
• Experience of working at Executive level, and preferably experience at Board level in terms of report writing and presentations
• Project Management skills and ability to build cross functional relationships
• Exceptional MS Excel/Google Sheets skills. Competent and efficient with manipulating data from different sources
• A clear and logical approach to problem-solving with the ability to interpret both financial and non-financial impacts of commercial decisions
• Solid attention to detail
• Ability to manage a variety of responsibilities, prioritise and meet deadlines accordingly
• Outstanding influencing, verbal and written communication skills - confident to present and converse with all levels of seniority within the business.

Benefits & Perks
Hybrid & flexible working policy
25 days holiday
Private healthcare
Enhanced parental leave
Matched pension contributions
Critical illness cover
Employee Assistance Programme & mental health support
Life assurance
Matched pension contributions
Leadership training for managers
Volunteering day
Give as you earn scheme for charitable donations
Support for attending conferences and professional learning & development
Discounts via Perkbox
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Electric car loan scheme
Monthly socials & annual offsite
Free lunch every Thursday

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at LendInvest

At LI we believe in bringing your whole selves to work, we are committed to a culture of belonging where individuals can form a genuine community. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.