Assistant Finance Manager

Taylor Wimpey plc; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Pension scheme

Share plans

Job summary

Taylor Wimpey is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager to support the Senior Finance Manager in producing monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow) and supplementary data for the Group. You will run controlled finance processes and deliver accurate outputs on time.

In this role you will partner with the Business Unit to present monthly financial data to BU management, manage the close process, journals and balance sheet reconciliations, and contribute to budgeting and planning

Qualifications

• Part Qualified Accountant or Fully Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with prior experience in management accounting.
• Strong MS Office and Excel skills; ability to produce and present analysis.
• Experience with group consolidation systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly close; ensure clean sub-ledger close and timely outputs to Group Finance.
• Prepare month-end journals and monthly management reporting with variance commentary.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany adjustments; clear anomalies promptly.
• Report on cost variances, identify cost improvements; partner with BU to drive efficiencies.
• Support ERP system improvements and assist in budgeting and planning processes.

Skills

MS Office

Excel

Financial analysis

Education

Part Qualified / Fully Qualified – ACA, ACCA, CIMA

Tools

Group consolidation system

Job description

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all.

With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people.

Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

The Assistant Finance Manager is key to assisting the Senior Finance Manager in preparing the monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflow Reporting) and the supplementary reporting of data and information to the Group. The role is to run controlled finance processes and deliver accurate outputs in a timely manner.

The role will also act as a finance business partner to the Business Unit. This will include presenting monthly financial data to the BU management team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly close process, ensuring a clean close of all sub-ledgers, interfaces, and accounting judgements, with the final results submitted into Group Finance by WD4
• Prepare and process month end journals
• Preparation of monthly management reporting for the BU. Include commentary which explains both YTD and full-year forecast variances from the budget (or forecast), for review by the SFM and FD and incorporate in the monthly BUMT Board Report. The analysis will reflect operational understanding.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, including entries and accounts managed by central teams (e.g. Intercompany Recharges), ensuring that items are correctly analysed and any accounting anomalies are cleared on a timely basis. Highlighting issues to the SFM during the review
• Account, forecast and report on cost excesses/ savings
• Partner with BU departments to identify and achieve cost improvements
• Support SFM and FD in driving ERP system improvements across finance and the wider BU
• Contribute to the bi-annual budgeting and planning process
• Explanation and demonstration of the key budget outputs across BU departments, often to a non-financial audience.
• Ensure Finance Manual procedures are complied with and timely dispensation sought where appropriate.
• Support Senior Finance Manager with the external and internal audit processes, as well as statutory account preparation as required
• Engage with the BU teams to ensure TW Group's financial policy and statutory requirements are met and complied with throughout the BU
• Support the Senior Finance Manager and Finance Director by assisting in the preparation of financial information in an efficient and timely manner
• Provide cover for other members of the finance team as required
• Other Ad hoc projects, processes and procedures as required.

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Previous industry experience
• Part Qualified Accountant / Fully Qualified – ACA, ACCA, CIMA, with prior experience of working management accountant.
• Good (Strong preferred) working knowledge of MS Office and Excel in particular
• Previous experience of using group consolidation system

What We Offer At Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it's about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

Internal Applicants

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.