Empty Homes Analyst

We’re building thriving communities as one of the UK’s largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that’s truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

Orbit are delighted to be recruiting for an Empty Homes Analyst to join us in this new role on a fixed term contract until the end of March 2027.

In this role, the Empty Homes Analyst will provide specialist commercial, financial and systems support to the Empty Homes service, ensuring robust financial governance, accurate reporting and effective commercial controls. The role will lead on resolving legacy commercial issues, strengthening financial processes, improving data quality and supporting the implementation of commercial governance across Empty Homes ahead of future contract mobilisation and service improvements.

This role is part of Property where you'll help us to lead the way investing and maintaining 46,000 homes.

What you'll achieve

Lead the commercial administration and governance of Empty Homes financial processes, ensuring robust controls and accurate financial reporting. Manage the reconciliation of contractor payments, accruals, disputed works and financial records across multiple financial years. Review, investigate and resolve historic commercial disputes, ensuring contractual compliance and accurate financial outcomes. Develop and maintain management reporting using D365, Active H, iPC, Power Query, Excel and other reporting tools to support operational and strategic decision making. Support delivery of the Empty Homes commercial roadmap, including implementation of new governance arrangements, reporting standards and financial controls. Act as the subject matter expert for financial systems, providing specialist advice, driving best practice and constructively challenging existing processes to improve efficiency, governance and financial control. Support the Operations Lead in managing financial risk associated with contractor expenditure, disputed accounts and commercial governance. Produce analysis and recommendations to support business decisions, budget management and commercial strategy.What you'll bring

Essential skills

Qualified or qualified by experience in Finance, Commercial Management, Business Analysis or equivalent discipline.(CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) Experience of financial reconciliation, management reporting and commercial governance. Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, risks and opportunities from financial and operational data. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Power Query, pivot tables and complex formulas. Experience using D365 or equivalent financial management systems. Experience designing and improving business processes, controls and governance arrangements. Experience within social housing, property maintenance or repairs.Desirable skills

Knowledge of contract management and contractor payment processes. Understanding of Schedule of Rates (SOR), payment verification processes and commercial dispute resolution. Experience supporting mobilisation or implementation of new systems or contracts. Knowledge of audit requirements and internal financial controls.Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you’re a student, graduate or experienced professional we’ll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We’re proud to make a difference to people together. We’re values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

Online application Interview(s) Decision and offerWe put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check