15 Places Leisure jobs in England & Wales

We are Places for People Group; we're a social enterprise that believes it's people that make a community. That's why we build homes and deliver services for everyone in the community to thrive. At Places Leisure we are changing lives by creating active places and healthy people for communities to thrive, and we want to be the UK's leading health and wellbeing enabler.

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause.

So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you! 

 More about the role 

Places Leisure (PL) is part of Places for People Group where we aim to be the UK's leading physical activity and wellbeing social enterprise. Working in the PL Financial Planning and Analysis team assisting with the mission to shape, partner and influence the financing of Leisure Centre Operating Plans. Collaborating closely with functional teams, to deliver on the road map of implementing a new planning system to enhance forecasting processes in support of the budget calendar, communicating progress to plans through KPIs, and supplementing the digital transformation journey, through automation of financial reporting through Visualisation Tools. Having core finance and business analysis skills, to prioritise requests, build out requirements, develop and execute plans to manage high-quality, well-governed and catalysing practices that deliver on the ambitions of the organisation.

This is a hybrid role with a mixture of office and home working (2/3 days office based in our Camberley office).

For more information, please download our job profile available on our website.   

 Essential Criteria

• Practical experience of financial planning, analysis and finance processes.
• Excellent working knowledge of Planning Tools (Anaplan), Reporting Tools (Power BI), and Microsoft products particularly Excel
• Keep appraised of latest standards, polices and best practices

More about you 

You should be capable of building relationships with stakeholders, to understand the business needs. Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Be a good business partner, supporting decision making by offering perspective and providing financial guidance, and resourcing solutions. Having a curious approach to the role, seeking opportunities for process improvement and recommending solutions. Have experience of presenting numbers through visually appealing, quantitative narrative and storytelling.

You must be a self-starter, enabled to work independently, and collaborate with the wider team, prioritising work appropriately, and able to escalate issues impeding progress. Ideally, you are enthusiastic, ambitious and committed, with excellent numeracy, literacy and problem-solving skills.

If all of this sounds like you then we encourage you to make an application to come and join us on our mission.

 Benefits 

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will provide both a variety of challenge and reward.  

We know that there's always more we can do to make you invested, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:  

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly  
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7% 

• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave 
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year 
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues
• Training and development 
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more. 

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls