Commercial Finance Manager

Vistry Group PLC; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the housing development sector is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager to join their London team. In this role, you will be responsible for producing management reports and working closely with various departments to ensure accurate financial data management. The company values integrity, caring, and quality, and supports flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary and annual bonus

Company car, car allowance, or travel allowance

Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave

Competitive pension scheme

Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary

Employee rewards portal

Qualifications

• Proven post qualifications experience required.
• Experience of implementing new processes and procedures.
• Desirable: Experience in the construction sector.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the preparation and review of regional cash and P&L forecasts.
• Preparation of management accounts and supporting commentary on a monthly basis.
• Business Partner with Sales, Operations, and Commercial.

Skills

Proven track record in producing concise management information

Very strong knowledge of Excel

Ability to work on own initiative

Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines

Building relationships with commercial teams

Strong inter-personal skills

Possess commercial acumen

Flexibility in approach

Education

ACA / ACCA or CIMA qualified

Tools

COINS accounting system

Anaplan

Job description

Role Overview

In a Nutshell…

We have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Finance Manager to join our team within Vistry West London, at our Ealing office. As our Commercial Finance Manager, you will report to the Finance Director and are responsible for the production of weekly, monthly, and annual management reports. 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 value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

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
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and 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
• Proven 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

Desirable…

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

More about the Commercial Finance Manager role…

• Ownership of the preparation and review of the regional cash and P&L forecast on a monthly basis, including strategic planning & budget setting.
• Preparation and review of short term cashflow forecasting over a 3-month period, working with other departments to help understand movements and drive cash efficiency.
• Reviewing cost to completes and raising questions at the monthly project review meetings.
• Review of key balance sheet reconciliations & challenge of assumptions regarding WIP unwind through reviews with the accounting function.
• Work closely with the central finance function to ensure accuracy of accounting systems.
• Preparation of management accounts and supporting commentary on a monthly basis.
• 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.
• Review 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 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 build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.

Join us in making Vistry.

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