Finance Manager Projects

Your typical day could start by reviewing financial models for ongoing lease negotiations or supporting the Alternative Funding team with options appraisals for new project proposals. Later, you might be drafting reports for the Board, coordinating with input from Legal and Asset Management, or analysing entity accounts to inform strategic decision-making.

What you’ll do

You’ll play a key role in driving the financial success and integrity of Peabody’s project portfolio. You’ll take ownership of budgets, lead financial due diligence for disposals, and provide analytical support on projects gathering input and insights from multiple teams including Development, Rents, Service Charges, and Central Finance. Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, you’ll help ensure our financial planning and project delivery are robust, accurate, and strategically aligned.

You bring a proactive mindset and thrive in complex environments where your insights drive tangible outcomes. You’re confident working with data, comfortable managing multiple priorities, and always focused on creating value through financial excellence and partnership.

If you’re ambitious, analytical, and ready to make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

What you’ll need

• An accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
• Proven experience managing project-based work
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to interpret data and present insights clearly
• Experience in financial modelling and entity due diligence is desirable
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
• Strong written communication, able to produce reports for senior audiences
• Experience coordinating across teams and disciplines
• A solution-focused mindset, flexible and able to rise to new challenges
• Evidence of career progression and accountability for outcomes

Why Join Us?

When you join Peabody, you’re joining a team guided by our values:
Be Kind, Do the Right Thing, Love New Ideas, Celebrate Diversity, Keep Our Promises, and Pull Together. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels supported, included, and empowered.

What We Offer

• Up to 30 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Flexible benefits scheme, including family-friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
• 4x salary life assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution
• Professional development and opportunities to broaden your skills

Please read before applying:

If you have any questions about this role, please email: victoria.wilson1@peabody.org.uk

Interviews: Interviews will be held over 20th to 25th November in person at our offices in Westminster Bridge Road.

Early applications are encouraged as we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of strong applications.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Peabody cannot offer Visa sponsorship.