Development Finance Lead: Project Accounting & Controls

NET Recruit; England; Sur place; GBP 50 000 - 61 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NET Recruit partners with an established organisation in Dorset to recruit a Development Finance Manager. This role leads financial accounting and control for development activities, overseeing WIP, assets in construction, capitalisation decisions and impairment assessments, while ensuring VAT/CIS compliance and robust governance.

Strong technical accounting and leadership are essential. The role also involves business partnering across Finance, Development and operations, supporting monthly and

Qualifications

• Recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) or equivalent.
• Significant experience in financial accounting, financial control and development accounting or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of development accounting including capitalisation, WIP, fixed assets, impairment and grant funding.

Responsabilités

• Lead financial accounting and control of development activities across the project lifecycle.
• Oversee development work in progress, assets under construction and transferred fixed assets.
• Review development transactions to ensure correct capitalisation, expensing or impairment.
• Lead impairment assessments across development programmes with audit trail.
• Manage VAT and CIS compliance for development activities and reporting.
• Support monthly/quarterly/annual financial reporting with analysis for programme decision-making.
• Manage grant funding accounting, ensuring regulatory compliance and conditions.
• Provide technical accounting advice to finance and project teams to ensure practices are compliant.
• Lead reconciliation and control of development balance sheet accounts (WIP, fixed assets, grants, accruals, provisions).
• Contribute to month-end and year-end close and support statutory reporting.

Connaissances

Advanced Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-team collaboration

Formation

Professional accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA)

Outils

Integrated financial systems

Reporting tools

Description du poste

NET Recruit partners with an established organisation in Dorset to recruit a Development Finance Manager. This role leads financial accounting and control for development activities, overseeing WIP, assets in construction, capitalisation decisions and impairment assessments, while ensuring VAT/CIS compliance and robust governance.

Strong technical accounting and leadership are essential. The role also involves business partnering across Finance, Development and operations, supporting monthly and