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Job Title: Treasury and Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Department: Finance & Compliance

Reports to: Director of Finance

Terms and Duration: P/T role, 3 days per week. Permanent contract subject to 6 months’ probation

Place of Work: Hybrid & Oaklee HQ, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 (1 team day p/w requirement onsite)

Salary: Grade Level 6 Manager FTE €85k-99k per annum (pro rata). Depends on experience + benefits including generous annual leave allowance and pension contributions

Oaklee is a progressive organisation that continues to achieve impressive growth through active investment and diversification of operations. We are approaching three thousand homes in management and a portfolio of over half a billion in debt through various lending institutions. We are a tier 3 Approved Housing Body, regulated by the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority and the Charities Regulator. Strong governance and probity in financial and risk management are of paramount importance in the organisation.

Owing to the strong growth achievements and future plans, this role has been newly created within the Finance and Compliance Department and offers a great work life balance career opportunity for the right candidate. It is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing organisation as we explore new opportunities to deliver much needed social and cost rental homes.

Role purpose and scope

Oaklee is looking for a suitably qualified finance professional to consolidate and manage Treasury and FP&A activities for the organisation. The person will be responsible for performing multiple tasks commensurate with the role, which are currently fragmented across different roles and departments in Oaklee. The manager must quickly get up to speed with emergent themes arising from increasing funder and sector regulatory requirements and must improve relevant processes and controls whilst ensuring ongoing compliance with Oaklee’s Treasury Management Policy.

The manager will produce consistent periodic reporting for the Director of Finance, Senior Leadership Team, Board and Committees, providing dedicated treasury and financial planning and analysis capacity, turning reliable financial data into clear actionable insight. The role consolidates responsibility over treasury management, financial modelling tasks and long-range planning within the department, helping Oaklee maintain strong regulatory and banking covenant compliance, whilst identifying financial risk and opportunity early, to support key strategic and operational decision making.

Core responsibilities

Treasury, cash and liquidity

Prepare and maintain regular cash-flow forecasts and liquidity analysis using reconciled inputs from the finance team. Monitor forecast receipts, payments, funding needs and available headroom; explain movements and uncertainties and escalate emerging pressures promptly to the Director of Finance.

Analyse proposed funding arrangements, repayment profiles and interest-rate sensitivities to inform decisions. Prepare supporting information for lender negotiations as commissioned through the Director of Finance. Advise the Director of Finance on appropriate use of funds, managing short-term investments, bank deposits and ensuring segregation of funds is maintained where required. Manage the raising of any required working capital finance, such as short-term credit or leasing facilities for example.

Support agreed cash and covenant reporting deadlines and assume ownership of the operational treasury function including optimising Oaklee’s day-to-day banking structure, maintaining mandates and administering online banking platforms. Maintain a clear treasury and lender-reporting calendar, including all lender reporting deadlines. Monitor covenant compliance and headroom, with early escalation of emerging risks to the Director of Finance. Maintain appropriate banking controls, including mandate management, periodic user-access reviews and segregation of duties.

Financial planning and analysis

Build, maintain and improve integrated financial models, linking operating assumptions, cash flow, funding and long-range projections, and reconcile model outputs to financial records.

Provide specialist modelling and analysis for annual budgets, monthly forecast updates and longer-term plans. Work with budget holders and finance colleagues to obtain timely inputs, challenge inconsistencies and assess cash and financial implications. Produce variance analysis that examines performance and propose corrective action requirements.

Run scenario and sensitivity analysis, including stress-testing support for the long-range financial framework. Assess the risk of changes in key operating, funding and interest assumptions and propose suitable mitigating controls.

Decision support, reporting and controls

Develop concise performance dashboards and decision-ready analysis that connect financial results, budget variances, liquidity and covenant headroom. Present key messages with clear explanations of assumptions, risks and recommended next steps. Support management and Board reporting through the finance reporting and review process.

Reconcile model and reporting inputs to financial records, investigate anomalies and retain an auditable trail of calculations and changes. Identify weaknesses in data or processes and propose improvements to the Director of Finance.

Maintain and update the Organisations Treasury Management control policy. Ensuring all TM activities are carried out within the parameters of the Organisations Risk Policy and defined risk appetite.

Relationships and accountability

Reporting to the Finance Director and working closely with the Financial Controller on all treasury and FP&A matters across the Org. Collaborate with the Development Finance Manager to understand all scheme acquisition analysis and funding arrangements, make recommendations to the Director of Finance accordingly. Establish and maintain good working relationships across the business, including other internal departments, staff, executive leader team and non-executive Board members. Serve as key liaison and relationship interface with our external banking partners.

Any other duties consistent with the responsibilities of the role that may be assigned by the Director of Finance.

Person specification

Essential

• A qualified accountant, or equivalent relevant treasury/FP&A qualification and experience, with demonstrable capability across cash and liquidity analysis, covenant calculations, budgeting, forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience developing integrated financial models, with strong understanding of financial statements, cash-flow drivers and funding implications.
• Experience supporting lender reporting, long-range funding plans, financial stress testing and improvements to reporting and data processes.
• Strong analytical judgement and attention to detail, including the ability to reconcile information, challenge assumptions constructively and distinguish a material risk from a routine variance.
• Able to translate complex analysis into concise dashboards, clear written commentary and practical options for decision-makers.
• Effective stakeholder communication and collaboration, engaging finance colleagues and non-finance budget holders with confidence.
• Sound professional integrity, discretion and control awareness; able to work within defined accountabilities and prioritise independently within an agreed part-time work plan, with reliable handovers and escalation.
• Have a solid work ethic, be inquisitive and eager to learn.

Desirable

• Experience in the housing sector or an Approved Housing Body (AHB) and knowledge of the funding environment is a distinct advantage.
• Experience using the BRIXX long range financial modelling tool.

Pay: €85,000.00-€99,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Employee assistance program
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in DUBLIN 8, County Dublin