Job Description

The Instant Group are hiring!

Our purpose at The Instant Group is to help our clients to move their business forward faster! We are a workspace innovation company that rethinks workspace on behalf of our clients. Using our market leading data, we find, create, deliver and manage bespoke workspace solutions. We put our customers\xe2\x80\x99 business at the heart of the solution and specialise in injecting agility and flexibility to reduce cost and drive enterprise performance.

In 2022 The Instant Group merged with key digital assets of IWG. This exciting merger combines the digital know-how, content, technology, team experience and customer base and creates the definitive flexible workspace marketplace for workers, corporates and workspace owners. Our newly enhanced marketplace will serve more than 250,000 businesses in 175 countries, operating 24/7 through an integrated platform in more than 40 languages. This radically enlarged marketplace will provide data and market choice that will enable \xe2\x80\x9cwork from anywhere\xe2\x80\x9d plans for multi-national companies through to sole employee start-ups. With more than 25,000 flexible workspace centres listed, the merger will offer the greatest access yet to the full extent of the flexible workspace market.

The Instant Group is a dynamic workplace with a culture of connectivity. We solve challenges and grasp opportunities together whilst supporting one another. Our common purpose glues the organisation together to ensure that everyone is pulling in the same direction with a truly client-centric focus. We are very proud of our differentiated client approach and exceptional people and are committed to offering a great place to build a career. As a result, we have won the \xe2\x80\x98Best Places to work in Property\xe2\x80\x99 award and are continuously featured in the \xe2\x80\x98Sunday Times HSBC international Track 200\xe2\x80\x99.

Who are we hiring?

The focus of this role will be to provide financial modelling and commercial support to enable the delivery of the significant new business pipeline. The focus of this role will be to provide financial modelling and commercial support to enable the delivery of the significant new business pipeline.

What will you be responsible for?

• Work closely with the commercial team to provide financial modelling and commercial analysis for our new business pipeline
• Build relationships with key stakeholders across the business
• Financial modelling \xe2\x80\x93 conduct all types of financial analysis (Cash flow, P&L, NPV etc) to support real estate transactions
• Scenario analysis and sensitivity testing bespoke model in conjunction with commercial managers to advise our business development teams and clients
• Advise, challenge and influence on any areas requiring finance judgement or expertise
• Review lease agreements to ensure the financial underwriting accurately reflects the commercial position of the real estate transactions

What are we looking for?

• Qualified (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) with experience in a commercial finance role (essential)
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel for financial analysis.
• Must be proficient with formulae such as Index Match, Sum ifs, and knowledge of Pivot Tables and have financial modelling experience
• Experience of Power BI or Power Pivot would be useful
• Used to working in a multicurrency environment
• Understands and can advise on the commercial implications of decisions/options
• Knowledge of lease accounting (IFRS16) and its commercial implications an advantage

What skills do you require?

• Alignment with our Blueprint behaviours; play to win, help each other grow, help our customers win and solve it together
• A highly motivated, problem solver with excellent attention to detail
• Able to operate in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Experience of pricing is required, supporting RFP\xe2\x80\x99s and tenders from a commercial perspective. Background in outsourcing is desirable.
• Great initiative and a hands-on attitude \xe2\x80\x93 able to see issues as they arise and respond/escalate as needed
• Capacity to work to tight deadlines when required
• Strong analytical skills and mind-set
• Eager to learn and absorb information from the team, process and contribute own viewpoint/opinion
• Informal, effective communications style
• Strong Excel and other application skills, knowledge of Power BI an advantage

What\'s in it for you?

• Competitive pay scales reviewed annually
• Discretionary annual company bonus
• Private healthcare and life cover
• Hybrid working with a focus on connectivity, flexibility and bigger relationships as part of our workplace experience strategy
• Flexible working options
• Bespoke training programmes
• Lots of learning and self-development opportunities on our bespoke \xe2\x80\x98Instant Learning\xe2\x80\x99 portal
• Reward Gateway (discounts!)
• Wellbeing Centre
• Global Employee Assistance Programme
• Brilliant colleague recognition scheme that leads to quarterly and annual \xe2\x80\x98let\xe2\x80\x99s celebrate\xe2\x80\x99 awards with great prizes
• Generous referral scheme
• Laptop / tech provided
• Early finish on a Friday!

At The Instant Group, people are our number one priority alongside our clients. We are committed to encouraging diversity, equality and inclusion and providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. As such, when hiring or promoting from within, we look for people with different experience from a wide variety of backgrounds and welcome all applications regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, disability status or any other dimensions of diversity.

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