Senior Development Modeller

Department: Accounts

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Company: Canary Wharf Limited

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Reporting to: Commercial Finance Manager

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JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Development Modeller will sit within the Commercial Finance team and provide specialist financial modelling support to the Development team and wider Finance functions. The role is central to measuring, monitoring and explaining the financial performance of major developments, ensuring that Boards and senior stakeholders receive clear, accurate and commercially sound analysis.

You will be responsible for maintaining and improving development appraisal models, performing scenario and sensitivity analysis, and preparing high quality reporting for CWG Boards, JV Boards, senior leadership and external partners. The role requires strong analytical skills, sound commercial judgement, and the ability to translate changes in model outputs into clear commercial narrative.

Salary: £75-90k DOE
4 days office / 1 WFH

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Modelling & Analysis

• Maintain, update, and enhance development appraisal models for active projects, ensuring best‑practice structure, version control, clear audit trails, and accuracy.
• Analyse and clearly explain movements in key metrics for quarterly CWG Boards, JV Boards and shareholder reporting.
• Translate numerical changes into clear, commercially focused commentary.
• Support liquidity analysis and cashflow forecasting where models feed into broader business forecasting processes.
• Provide ad‑hoc analysis and modelling support to enable effective commercial decision‑making across the business.

Stakeholder Engagement & Business Partnering

• Work collaboratively with JV partners, Development Managers, Construction teams, Financial accountants, Commercial Finance teams, Debt team and operational teams
• Liaise with operational and finance teams to ensure assumptions underpinning models remain current, supportable and aligned. Review forecasts of values and costs and consider implications on metrics, debt and equity of any changes.
• Present outputs clearly and effectively to stakeholders

Commercial Ownership

• Take responsibility for delivering accurate, consistent and well‑supported modelling and analysis.
• Work with Development Finance to support ongoing financing arrangements for projects.
• Identify, investigate and resolve commercial issues which impact the financial returns / outcomes of the development projects.

Process Improvement, Systems & Reporting

• Contribute to identifying opportunities to improve analysis, reporting, model structures and ways of working.
• Support the implementation of Anaplan by the FP&A team for developments and engage in discussions on systems, automation and efficiency improvements related to development modelling and reporting.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the Quarterly Reforecasting and Annual Business Plan process for developments, ensuring thorough review of cashflow forecasts and assumptions.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Experience building, reviewing and improving financial models using best‑practice modelling principles.
• Experience in financial modelling ideally within property development or wider real estate
• Strong analytical skills with a consistent and thorough approach to detail.
• Inquisitive problem-solver able to analyse and reconcile complex data
• Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to both finance and non‑finance colleagues.
• Comfortable asking questions, exploring assumptions and discussing implications constructively.
• Ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Proactive, able to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines in a structured, organised manner.

• Act with integrity and deliver high performance
• Put our customers at the heart of what we do
• Resolve issues by providing high quality solutions

Foster Collaboration

• Find opportunities to collaborate with others across the business to achieve shared goals
• Encourage inclusive networks and treat others with respect and fairness
• Use knowledge to work effectively with suppliers / contractors to meet shared goals

Encourage Engagement

• Confident in making decisions appropriate to the role
• Learn from mistakes and listen to constructive feedback to improve performance
• Prioritise safety and actively support community, wellbeing and sustainability programmes

Take Ownership

• Take pride in delivering high quality service which exceeds expectations
• Committed to opportunities for self-development
• Take responsibility for my own performance and look for ways to improve

Embrace Innovation

• Embrace change and innovation
• Proactively suggest ways to improve our business and encourage others to share ideas
• See new challenges as opportunities to deliver effective change

WHAT WE OFFER

Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise the importance of embracing diverse experience, skills and perspectives at all levels and operating in an inclusive working environment, in order for everyone to reach their full potential. We also recognise that it makes business sense, since being an inclusive employer leads to better business performance and higher levels of employee engagement and satisfaction. We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and skills and are committed to fostering a culture whereby everyone can reach their full potential.

Flexible Working

As an inclusive employer, we recognise the positive impact flexible working can have on an individual, their wellbeing, engagement and productivity. Therefore, we are open to consider flexible working arrangements, both temporary or permanent.

Learning and Development

At Canary Wharf Group, our employees receive a wide range of support to help improve their skills and achieve their career goals. We offer development opportunities through classroom and e-learning training, mentoring, cross department experience and on the job learning. We heavily invest in our staff attaining accreditations to develop existing and new skills, support chartered status, sponsorships and provide further educational opportunities which are job and business related. We never stand still and continually invest in developing skills and knowledge to ensure individual and company growth.

Other Benefits

We are committed to building a safe, happy and healthy community for our employees and we offer a comprehensive range of benefits, all designed with our employees and their wellbeing in mind. From generous pension and insurance plans, to health benefits, subsidised gym membership, store discounts and family leave, our benefits package allows our employees to choose the benefits that suit them and their individual needs.

If you are interested in joining our highly professional and skilled team for our next exciting phase of development, please complete the form on this page to apply online.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to appoint at any point.