Our client is a well-established and highly regarded business operating within the construction / house building industry across the Midlands area.
As part of the companies continued expansion and internal development FRS have been enlisted on a retained basis to assist with the recruitment of a newly created Senior Finance Manager / Financial Controller Vacancy
This position is being recruited with succession planning in mind and will partner closely with the MD and Finance Director in the day to day running of the business whilst also delivering a number of projects to drive improvement to long existing processes / controls / systems
The ideal candidate for this position will be a experienced Accountant that is formally qualified or working towards (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with previous experience gained within House Building.
This role promises to be varied, challenging and progressive covering a range of BAU Duties alongside having scope to play a key role in a number of ongoing improvement projects.
Candidates must share the C Suites desire for driving change, improvement and growth.
- Assist the Finance Director with the day-to-day leadership of the finance team adhering to Group reporting deadlines
- Ownership of financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting for the Region (P&L, BS and Cash)
- Oversight of the monthly management accounting process and responsibility for the output of the 1 Accountants (Direct Reports) and 6 Indirect reports
- Oversight of the weekly cash flow forecasts and responsibility of managing rolling funding requirements for the business
- Review and challenge site valuation cost to complete forecasts as a key control
- Undertake continual margin analysis against forecast and budget, maintaining plot profitability schedules, and keeping the business informed
- Support the FD in understanding and improving the working capital cycle to enhance and maximise ROCE
- Develop and maintain financial policies and adhere to Group procedures to ensure consistency of reporting
- Quality assurance of all VAT and SDLT payments in respect of land purchase
- Close management of our build contract including regular cash flow reporting, invoicing and communication with their respective finance function
- Point of contact for the external auditors and oversight of the audit process
- Attendance at key leadership meetings with MD / C Suite
- Financial assistance and decision making support to local management
- Support with ad hoc projects and information requests
The ideal candidate will be formally qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) and ideally have at least 2+ years PQE operating in a finance position within the House Building / Construction Industry.
Those that are QBE or working towards qualification but have demonstrate experience in a similar role will be considered
- Passion for driving and delivering change and improvement
- Deep understanding of financial and operational information & processes
- Strong leadership qualities / ability to develop and nurture.
- Experience of working with unstructured data / information
- Advanced analytical and Excel modelling
In return candidates will be rewarded with a progressive opportunity and a clear route for career development into a Financial Controller / Head of Finance Position.
You will have great opportunity to lead on a number of improvement projects to compliment BAU tasks
A basic salary of £60,000 to £80,000 + Car Allowance and Sizable Bonus can be offered.