Finance Controller

1 month ago


Swanley, United Kingdom United Living Full time
Company Description
United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:
Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.
Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts, whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.
New Homes - As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.
Connected - We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.
Job Description
Working with the FD in provision of divisional management information in line with Group and pillar MD requirements (month-end reporting packs).
· Bi-weekly cashflow forecasts support
· As a true number two to the New Homes FD, the FC will provide technical and process support, working alongside the “in pillar” Management Accountant and Finance Business Partner, as well as closely working with the Shared Services Centre, and from time to time, Property Services Accounts teams on shared entity balance sheets.
· The role is likely to be hugely varied, requiring key skills in prioritising, time management, and stakeholder management, to deliver primarily, but not limited to, the following tasks:
- Month close & journal preparation, and/or review, to strict month end schedules
- Processing monthly contract accounting
- Allocation of cost correctly to projects
- Labour allocations, and staff utilisation alongside the Commercial function
- Payroll and Pension support
- Overhead reporting
- Ensuring costing accuracy
- Ensuring the correct IT set-up of new projects and employees
· Cash and contract budgeting and forecasting support, and co-ordination
· Balance Sheet reconciliation, cleansing, and analysis across NH entities
· Support Tenders & Business plan when required
· Involvement in introduction of new ERP / IT systems
· Assisting in the coordination and completion of NH audit requirements
· Documentation of support process and procedures
· Assist with ensuring full VAT, CIS, PAYE compliance.
· Other duties as maybe directed by the NH management team or Group Finance.
· Managing the small finance team in line with the development of the NH strategy
Whilst this role will be predominantly NH focussed, the finance team operates in an open and inclusive manner, tasks are shared to ensure cover for absence and processes are reviewed and improved as a team.
Qualifications
Essential:
· Technical and Commercial accounting proficiency
· All round accounting experience (Management accounting, Financial accounting, Governance, Audit, Tax)
· Agile and proactive mentality
· Genuine desire to develop, and to drive improvement
· Ability to work as part of a team, but also confident to operate with autonomy.
· Qualified ACCA or CIMA
· Accrate and numerate and highly computer literate including Advanced Excel
· Excellent communication skills
Desirable:
Experience operating variants of Microsoft Dynamics NAV platforms (E-Vision and Business Central).
Knowledge of JET reporting
Relevant industry or PE experience
Experience of change management – introduction of new systems and processes
Desire to achieve and to work alongside a like minded team
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