Finance Manager

In a Nutshell…

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our team within Vistry Cornwall South West, at our Exeter office in Devon. As our Finance Manager, you will be report to the Finance Director and is responsible for the production of weekly, monthly, and annual management reports and Statutory Accounts. This is a front-end role liaising closely with other departments to ensure timely and accurate information is presented to the local Board and Division.

We are pleased to say, this role can accommodate agile working arrangements.

Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you…

Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
Agile working possible (dependent on role)
Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private Healthcare
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Competitive contributory pension scheme
Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
Share incentive schemes
Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…In return, what we would like from you…

Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
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 teamDesirable -

Experience of working in the construction sector
Experience of COINS accounting system
Knowledge of AnaplanMore about the Finance Manager role…

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.Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us…

We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.

You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.

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