Development Finance Lead — Flexible & Strategic Partner

Aster Group; Lower Blandford St Mary; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing programme

Career development

Pension & life assurance

Discounts & perks

Job summary

Aster Group is seeking an experienced Development Finance Manager to lead the financial accounting, control and reporting for its development programme in Dorset. The role partners with Development, Finance and operations to enable high-quality homes and strong financial governance.

You’ll oversee WIP, fixed assets, grant funding, and balance sheet reconciliation, driving month-end and year-end processes with a focus on compliance and business insight.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent.
• Significant experience in development accounting and financial control.
• Strong knowledge of WIP, fixed assets, capitalization, impairment and grant funding.
• Experience leading month-end, year-end and audit activities.
• Ability to partner with project teams and budget holders to provide financial insight.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting and financial control of development activities from inception to completion.
• Oversee WIP, assets under construction and transfer of completed schemes to fixed assets.
• Ensure proper treatment of expenditure, capitalization, impairment and asset recognition.
• Run impairment assessments across development programmes including new build sales.
• Manage VAT and CIS compliance for development projects.

Skills

Financial partnering

Financial accounting

Financial control

Management reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

ERP/Finance systems

Job description

Aster Group is seeking an experienced Development Finance Manager to lead the financial accounting, control and reporting for its development programme in Dorset. The role partners with Development, Finance and operations to enable high-quality homes and strong financial governance.

You’ll oversee WIP, fixed assets, grant funding, and balance sheet reconciliation, driving month-end and year-end processes with a focus on compliance and business insight.