Job Description

Do you want to be part of a force for good, helping to make life better for customers & society in the moments that matter?

At Hodge, we put people at the heart of our business and that means our customers, colleagues and communities. Hodge is a Welsh financial service provider that focus on real estate finance, and specialist residential mortgage markets.

Under the overall management of the Financial Controller, the role holder will develop, implement, and maintain complex financial models in IBM Planning Analytics (TM1). The successful candidate will use current industry and specialist knowledge to overcome challenges and look to continually improve the service. Working with data, and other teams to understand requirements and deliver effective IBM Planning Analytics solutions, while actively seeking opportunities to automate and improve existing applications.

Essential Experience:

Relevant qualification, such as an HND in Computing or equivalent certification/badges in IBM Planning Analytics / TM1, or a recognised accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent) Experience developing IBM Planning Analytics / TM1 solutions, with working knowledge of TM1 architecture, cubes, dimensions, TI processes, rules, and PAX/PAW Experience building planning, budgeting, and forecasting models within financial environments Strong financial and business understanding, including finance and resource planning functions and the impact of development work Ability to work collaboratively across business, technical, and data teams, including integration with data warehouses

Key Responsibilities will include:

Partner with Finance and Business Partnering teams to deliver Planning Analytics (TM1) solutions supporting budgeting, forecasting and management reporting and analysis. Design, build and maintain TM1 models end?to?end, including cubes, dimensions, hierarchies and rules, aligned to agreed data models and governance standards. Develop and optimise TM1 rules to automate financial data loads, calculations and business logic. Deliver and support reports and dashboards using Planning Analytics. Work in partnership with cross functional teams and 3rd party suppliers on issue resolution, product enhancement and best practice. Integrate TM1 with upstream and downstream systems (e.g. databases) to ensure consistent, controlled data flows. Support model performance, data quality and resilience, proactively identifying and resolving issues. Participate in requirements?gathering workshops, translating business needs into clear technical designs and deliverables. Follow established change, release and deployment processes, including testing, documentation and peer review. Provide business?as?usual support for TM1 environments, responding to incidents and service requests within agreed SLAs. Maintain clear documentation for models, processes and data flows to support audit and control. Share knowledge and provide guidance to less?experienced team members
Please be aware that should we pursue your application, all our Financial Services employees will be expected to complete background checks to assess suitability for employment, these include; a criminal record, identity, media, sanctions, adverse finance, fraud prevention and reference checks to comply with our regulatory requirements.

Hodge is an advocate of being an equal opportunities employer, We believe in promoting equality and diversity which is central to our lives today. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and recognises the value a diverse workforce brings to an organisation.

ESG and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do and serves as a reminder of the responsibility we have to our stakeholders, customers, colleagues and the communities we operate in to use our position wisely. We're currently exploring different certifications available and have done an initial review of how we think we'd fare, as we see this as a real opportunity for Hodge given our social purpose.

Apply today to become part of Hodge's mission to make life better for customers and society in the moments that matter.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 80.00-90.00 per year

Benefits:

Employee discount Free flu jabs Free parking Gym membership Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Referral programme
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cardiff CF10 1FS