Finance Analyst

Vistry Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Up to 39 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Competitive pension

Job summary

Vistry Group is seeking a Finance Analyst for our Basingstoke office to support the Regional Finance Manager and Regional Finance Director. You will perform financial and commercial analysis, focusing on joint venture activities, with opportunities to contribute to internal and external reporting and financial control.

We value in-person collaboration but support flexible working where possible. You will work closely with the finance team, applying strong Excel and IT skills to deliver accurate

Qualifications

• Strong academic record and GCSE/A levels or equivalent.
• Experience in Joint Venture accounting, including financial statements and reporting.
• Excellent Excel and strong IT skills.
• Ability to explain technical financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support production of joint venture budgets, forecasts and monthly management accounts to deadlines.
• Prepare regular weekly and monthly management information for JV activities.
• Monitor performance against plans and communicate risks and trends.
• Oversee JV overheads, accruals, prepayments and journals.
• Raise ad hoc Sales invoices and process JV costs.
• Maintain JV financial systems and assist in their development.
• Provide ad hoc reporting to support JV activities and team needs.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Excel

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication

Teamworking

Attention to detail

IT skills

Education

GCSEs/A-levels or equivalent

Strong academic record

ACCA/CIMA (desirable)

Tools

COINS ERP

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Analyst to join our team within Vistry Southern, at our Basingstoke office. As our Finance Analyst, you will support the Regional Finance Manager and Regional Finance Director in providing financial and commercial analysis and assisting in the provision of internal and external reporting and financial control with a focus on joint venture activities. 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.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Christmas company shutdown
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits

Requirements

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• Strong academic record
• Strong GCSE/A levels or equivalent
• Experience within Joint Venture accounting principals, including production of Financial Statements and reporting
• Very good understanding of Microsoft Office, Outlook and particularly Excel is vital
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Strong mathematical and IT skills
• Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy
• Good understanding of the business
• Ability to explain technical financial information clearly to non-finance people
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Able to communicate to individuals at all levels
• Good team working skills
• Time management
• Honest and discretion
• Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it

Desirable

• Working towards recognized accountancy qualification or desire to begin studying ACCA/CIMA
• Experience working in a similar role particularly for a residential housebuilder
• Knowledge of the housebuilding industry
• Experience using COINS (ERP system)

More about the Finance Analyst role

• Support with the production of joint venture budgets, forecasts, and monthly management accounts to strict deadlines.
• Completion of regular weekly and monthly management information relating to our joint venture activities.
• Monitor performance against management plans to ensure that all results, trends, and risks are clearly understood and communicated.
• Control of joint venture overheads and raising of accruals, prepayments, and relevant journals.
• Regular chasing and reporting of outstanding sundry debtors.
• Raising ad hoc Sales invoices.
• Raising purchase orders and coding invoices for relevant joint venture overhead costs.
• Maintain and update the joint ventures financial systems and assist in their development.
• Ad Hoc reporting and generation of information to support joint venture activities.
• Provide general support to the team as and when required.