Finance Director

2 weeks ago


Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom FRS Ltd Full time

Our client is a well respected and rapidly expanding business operating within the house building / construction industry.

As part of the companies continued expansion FRS have been enlisted to assist with the recruitment of a qualified accountant to join the business as either Head of Finance or Finance Director for the companies rapidly expanding Partnerships Division

This is a newly created role and is to be based from the companies Head Office in central England / Midlands offering hybrid working.

Working closely with the Partnerships Director, Managing Director and wider C Suite this is a key role in the expansion of the companies’ partnerships division.

The role of the Finance Director is to drive the financial performance of the business unit (BU) and support the Managing Director in achieving the Business Plan. You will be a key member of the BU Management Team / Board and will also offer financial supportand guidance to all departments. The Finance Director will have a broad range of operational knowledge to enable critical review and challenge of key decisions and information across all the BU’s disciplines.

As the Head of Finance OR Finance Director you will also be responsible for the timely production of accurate financial reporting for the business along with management of the finance team.
- Develop the business plan (strategic plans and budgets) for the BU with other Board members
- Ownership of the budgets and monthly forecasts for the business ensuring that they are accurate and well managed
- Review and challenge proposed land acquisitions including areas such as financial assumptions and VAT
- Lead and manage the BU finance team ensuring accuracy, quality and efficiencies are maximised
- Ensure compliance with the Group Finance Manual and Limits of Authority
- Manage the half and full year finance process with external auditors for the BU including joint ventures
- Ensure that the key assumptions, risks and opportunities under - pinning the business’s and projects performance are robustly challenged, clearly understood and managed
- Oversee all weekly and month end processes and reporting for the BU ensuring that all reporting is accurate and provided in accordance with the required deadlines
- Accurate and timely completion of returns to Group including, but not limited to, trading updates, budget packs, quarterly presentations, national statistics, salary reviews, bonus calculations
- Management of the BU cash forecasts and working capital
- Attendance at Cost to Complete meetings ensuring appropriate challenge on forecasts and risks / opportunities
- Preparation / review of monthly finance board papers including attendance at Board meetings
- Preparation of quarterly review and budget presentations and attendance at the relevant meetings to present to the Partnerships Board
- Financial management of all joint ventures and provision of reports to the agreed timescales including forecasting, board packs, year end reporting / audit and attendance at Board meetings

Experience gained within Partnerships or working within a housing association wishing to move into a commercial business will be considered.

In return ongoing career development and the exciting scope to play a key role in the rapid growth of this division can be offered.

A basic salary of £70,000 to £120,000 (Pending Experience) + Car and Bonus can be offered.



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