Development Project Finance Lead

Notting Hill Genesis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent annual leave

Flexible working

Health cash plan

Staff discounts

Cycle to work

Life Assurance x4

Job summary

Notting Hill Genesis is seeking an experienced financial leader to oversee development project accounting, lead the project finance team, and ensure strong financial controls. The role focuses on project costs, VAT, intercompany transactions, and reporting to senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will hold a CCAB qualification, have exposure to D365 F&O and Power BI, and demonstrate strategic thinking and collaboration with project managers and auditors.

Qualifications

• Hold a CCAB recognised accounting qualification.
• Strong technical project/development accounting knowledge and experience leading a finance team.
• Ability to identify weaknesses, resolve complex accounting issues and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial management and accounting of the Group’s development projects.
• Manage and develop the project finance team and maintain strong controls.
• Oversee VAT accounting and intercompany development transactions.
• Provide insight on costs, forecasts, cash flows, risks and issues; support stakeholders and auditors.

Skills

People leadership

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Internal controls

Communication skills

Education

CCAB qualification

Tools

D365 F&O

Power BI

Excel

Job description

We’re a not-for-profit organisation with a focus on providing quality homes at below-market rents for people who would otherwise struggle to afford them. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 60,000 existing homes and 8,000 more in our pipeline, and a well-established commercial business from which we reinvest surpluses to support the provision of below market-rent homes across the capital. .

How you’ll do it

• Lead the financial management and accounting of the Group’s development projects, ensuring accurate and timely financial information.
• Manage and develop the project finance team, maintaining effective controls over invoice processing and project transactions.
• Maintain the integrity of the project ledger, ensuring costs are correctly recorded, supported and allocated across projects, tenure and legal entities.
• Oversee Value Added Tax (VAT) accounting, ensuring VAT is correctly analysed, recorded, and recoverable amounts are identified and recovered promptly.
• Partner with Project Managers to ensure budgets, forecasts and key financial arrangements are accurately maintained and reported.
• Oversee intercompany development transactions, ensuring costs incurred by Design & Build entities are billed and reconciled on a timely basis.
• Work with Development Finance and Joint Ventures and Development Delivery teams to ensure appropriate intercompany development and lease agreements are in place.
• Monitor project financial performance, providing insight and challenge on costs, forecasts, cash flows, risks, and emerging issues.
• Maintain strong financial controls, reconciliations, supporting evidence and audit trails, ensuring period and year-end requirements are delivered accurately and on time.
• Act as a key point of contact for development accounting matters, working collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external auditors and other advisers and ensuring queries and information requests are resolved promptly.
• Drive continuous improvement in development finance processes, controls, systems and reporting, making effective use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365 F&O) and data analysis.

The ideal candidate

We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.

Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.

• Hold a CCAB recognised accounting qualification
• Strong technical project/development accounting knowledge, demonstrable experience of managing and developing a finance team, and a strong controls mindset with the ability to identify weaknesses, resolve complex accounting issues and improve processes.
• Uphold ethical principles including integrity, objectivity, professional competence, confidentiality, and professional behaviour; be a role model of the organisation's values.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for diverse audience engagement; work collaboratively
• Strategic thinking ability; capable of analysing complex data to develop solutions and make well-reasoned decisions
• Experience influencing operational activities at both tactical and strategic levels
• Proficiency in Excel; knowledge of D365 F&O and Power BI preferred
• Evidence of strong partnerships and relationship building with internal/external stakeholders
• Ability to manage, develop, appraise and performance manage staff to ensure they are fully motivated to achieve best performance.
• A thorough understanding of the development finance functions related to new build and regeneration programs is essential for this role, along with the ability to drive financial performance and efficiency throughout the organisation.

What’s in it for you?

Once you join us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow within our organisation. You’ll also have access to a wide range of learning opportunities to help you achieve and maximise your potential.

Benefits include:

• Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
• Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations.
• Health cash plan
• Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance, and much more.
• Interest free loans - season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan, and training loan
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Life Assurance x 4 annual salary

All about us

Notting Hill Genesis is a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable homes for Londoners and it is now one of the largest housing associations in London. We are both a landlord and a developer, with more than 65,000 existing homes and we employ around 1,800 employees.

For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit:https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/

We welcome applications from everyone. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer amongst other diversity commitments.

To find out more about our approach to equality, diversity and inclusion please visit: https://group.nhg.org.uk/careers/diversity-is-our-strength/

Selection Process

Step 1: If you are interested, please send your application now!

Step 2: Successful candidates will be asked to do an assessment

Step 3: Successful candidates will be invited to interview

Please apply for this role online. If you are not able to apply online or if you have any reasonable adjustment requirements arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with our hiring team via [e-mail].

NHG reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, so we advise you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.