Financial Controller

4 weeks ago


Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom Vistry Group PLC Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Financial Controller to join our team at Vistry Group PLC. As a key member of our finance department, you will be responsible for the production of weekly, monthly, and annual management reports and Statutory Accounts. This is a front-end role that requires close liaison with other departments to ensure timely and accurate information is presented to the local Board and Division.

Key Responsibilities
  • Preparation of management accounts and supporting commentary on a monthly basis.
  • Maintaining and updating the WIP summary, challenging assumptions and calculating the month end WIP number for inclusion in the management accounts.
  • Reconciling project gross profit to management accounts gross profit, verifying reconciling items.
  • Provide support to the Finance Director in production of monthly Board packs.
  • Monthly Joint Venture reporting both internally and to JV partners.
  • Business Partner with Sales, Operations and Commercial to drive performance of business.
  • Ensuring integrity of data on COINS and Anaplan.
  • Reviewing posting of house sale completion statements and journals in COINS.
  • Monitoring daily bank movements including actual and 3 month forecast reporting.
  • Updating the sales forecast on a monthly basis and reviewing with senior management.
  • Ensuring invoices are raised in line with the sales forecast, analysing variances with the QS.
  • Updating and reviewing the retention tracker and bonds forecast with senior management, setting targets for completion.
  • Monitoring customer care costs, ensuring costs are recharged to subcontractors wherever possible.
  • Reviewing cost to completes and raising questions at the monthly project review meetings.
  • Manage production of weekly sales and build reports.
  • Prepare Working Day 1 flash reports to FD and Division.
  • Challenging management and identifying areas for investigation.
  • Improving systems and procedures.
  • Preparation of schedules for statutory audit.
  • Work closely with the Finance team to ensure integrity of the accounting system.
  • Work closely with the FD and MD in preparing ad-hoc management reports as required.
  • Liaise with and help lead reporting initiatives with the Finance Director.

Requirements
  • ACA / ACCA or CIMA qualified.
  • Proven track record in producing concise management information.
  • 5 or more years post qualifications experience.
  • Experience of implementing new processes and procedures and consistently challenging such processes to improve the quality of input.
  • Very strong knowledge of Excel.
  • Ability to work on own initiative.
  • Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
  • Building relationships with commercial teams.
  • Ability to follow up queries and obtain explanations of variances to budget.
  • Having strong inter-personal skills to enable effective communication at all levels.
  • Possess commercial acumen.
  • Be flexible in their approach.
  • Be proactive in dealing with issues.
  • Ability to work on own initiative.
  • Ability to work well in a team.

Desirable
  • Experience of working in the construction sector.
  • Experience of COINS accounting system.
  • Knowledge of Anaplan.

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