Senior Financial Analysis Manager

Job Introduction

We are looking for an accountancy professional to join us as a Senior Financial Analysis Manager at the Regulator of Social Housing.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) regulates for a viable, efficient, and well governed social housing sector able to deliver quality homes and services for current and future tenants. We do this by setting standards and carrying out robust regulation, taking appropriate action where needed.

With a career at RSH you’ll be joining an organisation that gives you the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives, regulating a sector that houses 4 million people across England.

Our regulation continues to drive social landlords to deliver improvements in the safety and quality of homes and engage with tenants in the delivery of services.

About the role:
As a Senior Financial Analysis Manager, you will play a key role in leading our engagement with providers. You will lead our planned inspections with registered providers, maintain an ongoing relationship for a portfolio, and manage our planned and reactive regulatory engagement. This includes oversight of our reviews of financial information and, where appropriate, taking a hands-on role for the most complex and higher risk providers. You will be part of our leadership team and be instrumental in the ongoing development of our teams and approaches to our work.

You will use your professional skills to assess and articulate the level of financial risk faced by individual providers. As such these roles offers a unique opportunity for individuals who want to apply their professional skills and understanding in a varied environment, engaging directly with providers, anticipating risks, and working with colleagues to agree next steps.

You will play a pivotal role in the success of our regulation by working to build a clear understanding of the financial, economic and governance risks that large scale social landlords face, including – the impact of the external economic climate and a wide range of treasury considerations. Working on a portfolio of providers you will have the opportunity to used detailed financial information, modelled and analysed by our own business intelligence team, together with your own analysis of business plans and other financial information and landlord intelligence to develop robust, blended assessments of landlord’s financial strength.

About you:
As the successful candidate, you will have a financial background and a relevant professional qualification and be able to demonstrate excellent analytical skills with an ability to exercise sound professional judgement. You will also demonstrate an ability to appraise financial performance and business strategy in order to draw out the key issues and reach conclusions. You should have an understanding of regulation and ability to understand good governance and risk management principles. You should also have the ability to apply experience to engage effectively with senior managers and boards of providers credibly.

General Information:
Why work at RSH?
At RSH, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including a 35 hour working week, 33 days annual leave and access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Our staff survey results consistently show that our staff think that the best thing about working at the RSH is our flexible and hybrid working, along with our family friendly policies that support work-life balance.

We also offer access to our staff discount scheme, cycle to work scheme, a Nuffield Health Screening; and a range of other well-being focussed benefits. Full information on this and our other fantastic benefits is available on our website.

Location
We operate a hybrid model of working with a mix of office and home working, as well as offering a range of flexible working arrangements.

This role can be based out of any of RSH’s core offices in Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol. Our Manchester and Bristol offices will be relocating during 2026/27, however will remain within the city centre. Most roles involve some travel within England between our offices, with some roles also involving onsite visits to social housing providers.

Interviews
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 13th and 20th July and will be held via Microsoft Teams. We expect this to be a one stage interview process.

Benefits and Salary
At RSH, we offer a competitive salary along with a range of excellent benefits; full information is available on our website.

The salary for this role is a spot salary within the given range, which will normally be the minimum of the range. There is no incremental progression through a pay scale. Annual salary reviews are determined by the government pay award.

Things you need to know
Application process
For more information on the role, please see the attached Role Profile.

To apply, please complete the online application form on the RSH careers site detailing your experience. We will also ask you to provide a supporting statement or to answer specific role related questions, detailing how you meet the criteria of the role, which will be used in assessing your application. Guidance on the application process is available on our website.

Candidates must have valid right to work in the UK, as unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship and must also meet the requirements outlined in the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Please see our website for more information.

Commitment to equality and diversity
Our anonymous shortlisting process helps to ensure fair and consistent recruitment decisions, based solely on skills and experience.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and shortlist those who best meet the minimum criteria as part of our commitment.

We are passionate about building a diverse and inclusive workplace, where everyone feels valued and respected and has the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, beliefs, identities and life experiences, recognising that varied perspectives enrich our organisation.