Development Finance Manager — Hybrid, FD Path

Foresight Search Ltd; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Foresight Search Ltd is recruiting a Finance Manager for a Swindon-based, hybrid role within a well-funded property development business. You will own development funding and oversee the day-to-day accounting function, working with senior leadership to shape the finance function.

The role requires direct property development funding experience, experience with funding facilities, and strong skills in appraisals, modelling and cash flows. A career path toward Finance Director is outlined.

Qualifications

• Direct experience of property development finance and funding.
• Experience managing funding facilities, lender reporting and drawdowns.
• Strong knowledge of development appraisals, financial modelling and project cash flows.
• Experience monitoring project expenditure against funding and appraisal assumptions.
• An ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, or an equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience working within property development; residential or specialist-sector development would be relevant.
• A good understanding of management accounting, VAT and CIS.
• Strong commercial awareness and the confidence to work directly with senior stakeholders.
• A hands-on approach, with the ambition and capability to progress towards Finance Director.

Responsibilities

• Manage development funding facilities, lender relationships, reporting and drawdown requests.
• Maintain development appraisals, financial models and project cash-flow forecasts.
• Support site acquisitions, investment decisions and development viability assessments.
• Monitor development expenditure against approved budgets, appraisals and funding requirements.
• Produce monthly management accounts, board reports and financial analysis.
• Prepare company-wide cash-flow forecasts, budgets and longer-term business plans.
• Manage VAT, CIS and relevant statutory compliance.
• Oversee purchase ledger, supplier payments, banking and financial administration.
• Work closely with the Commercial Director and senior leadership team.
• Provide clear commercial and financial insight across the development portfolio.
• Establish scalable financial systems, controls and reporting processes.

Skills

Development finance

Lender reporting

Financial modelling

Cash-flow forecasts

Management accounting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Foresight Search Ltd is recruiting a Finance Manager for a Swindon-based, hybrid role within a well-funded property development business. You will own development funding and oversee the day-to-day accounting function, working with senior leadership to shape the finance function.

The role requires direct property development funding experience, experience with funding facilities, and strong skills in appraisals, modelling and cash flows. A career path toward Finance Director is outlined.