Finance Analyst – Utilities – Surrey or Leicester

Are you a finance professional who loves digging into data, spotting opportunities, and solving complex problems?
We’re looking for a Finance Analyst (Utilities) to help us improve the way we manage utility costs across more than 24,000 homes. If you enjoy analysing large datasets, building robust financial models, and influencing better decision-making, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We’re looking for someone who can bring financial insight to life. This isn’t just about spreadsheets (although you’ll be great with those too!) it’s about helping us deliver fairer service charges, stronger financial controls, and better outcomes for our residents.

This isn’t your typical finance role.
You’ll be at the heart of projects that shape the future of our utility management, from improving billing accuracy and supporting energy procurement to preparing for future Heat Network regulations. Your work will have a direct impact on our residents and the way we deliver our services.

Please note: This is a fixed term contract

What’s in it for you.

In addition to the salary, we offer a number of benefits, including:

• High street discount schemes
• Health cash plans
• 26 days’ annual leave, increasing to 29 after three years, with the opportunity to buy more
• Flexible bank holidays take them when it suits you
• Car leasing scheme
• Hybrid working offering you the flexibility to thrive in your role. You’ll have the opportunity to blend the best of both worlds, spending approximately two to three days per week in the office once settled in the role. This is flexible and depends on meeting cycles and board activity. We also offer an optional nine-day fortnight scheme, allowing you to compress your hours if it suits the role.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll play a key role in helping us understand and manage one of our largest areas of expenditure. You’ll be:

• Analysing utility costs, consumption, and billing data across our housing portfolio
• Developing accurate forecasts to support our service charge budget setting
• Investigating billing anomalies, metering issues, and opportunities for cost recovery
• Building financial models and reports that support business decision-making
• Working with colleagues across Finance, Asset Management, Procurement, and Property Services to improve data quality
• Supporting landlord energy procurement with financial analysis and market insight
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen financial controls and improve processes
• Helping shape future utilities and Heat Network improvement projects

We recommend you read the full job description to get a really good understanding of what the role entails, you can find this as a downloadable attachment at the bottom of the advert.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with data, and making improvements that have a real impact. Ideally, you’ll have:

• A professional accounting qualification (or be part-qualified), or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience in a Finance Analyst, Commercial Analyst, Service Charges or Management Accounting role.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling skills
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and Power Query
• Experience analysing complex datasets and identifying trends or anomalies
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain financial information clearly
• A collaborative approach and the confidence to work with a wide range of stakeholders

Experience within social housing, utilities, service charges, or energy procurement would be an advantage, but it’s not essential.

If specific qualifications are required, please upload them with your application to demonstrate your eligibility.

At PA Housing, we believe in respect, integrity, and accountability. Our work is about people not just properties and we’re always looking for ways to do better. If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear from you.

AGENCIES: We know where you are if we need your support so please do not contact us.

To apply for this role please click on the apply button or for any enquiries please email recruitment@pahousing.co.uk – We reserve the right to close this job advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Therefore, we advise you to apply promptly to ensure your application can be considered.