Finance Manager

Persimmon; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK housebuilder is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee financial reporting and budgeting, providing critical support to the local management team. The ideal candidate will have an accountancy qualification and experience in the housing sector. Responsibilities include managing financial reporting, supervising accounts staff, and ensuring compliance with group policies. This role offers a competitive salary, bonus, and employee benefits, contributing to a dynamic work environment that values your growth and success.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car/Car allowance

Health Care

Life Cover & Contributory Pension

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate at all levels in a courteous and professional manner.
• Accountancy Qualification or in final stage of Accountancy Qualification.
• Previous experience in the housing sector or similar is advantageous.
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Attend local company Board meetings and Valuation Review meetings.
• Provide financial assistance and decision-making support.
• Supervise a small team of accounts staff.
• Ensure adherence to Group financial procedures and policies.
• Review site valuations and cost forecasts.
• Ensure quality assurance of VAT and SDLT/LBTT payments.
• Understand P11d reporting requirements and CIS.
• Maintain data integrity within COINS system.

Skills

Communication skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting and forecasting

Microsoft Office

Education

Accountancy Qualification

Tools

COINS

Job description

Finance Manager

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Lancaster, LA1

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Finance Manager and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders—FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don't just build homes— we build careers. When you join us as a Finance Manager, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Company car/Car allowance
• 5* housebuilder – Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high‑street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the Finance Team. This role typically reports to the Divisional Finance Director.

The purpose of the role is to provide an effective financial support function to the local senior management team and actively participate in the decision making and evaluation processes, whilst ensuring all Group reporting requirements are achieved.

What you'll do as a Finance Manager

• Management and responsibility of all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting of the regional business ensuring that all Group reporting deadlines are met.
• Attend and provide input at all local company Board meetings and Valuation Review meetings held bi‑monthly throughout the year.
• Provide financial assistance and decision‑making support to the regional management team.
• Supervision of a small team of accounts staff to make sure that routine transaction processing and monthly payment routines all meet Group deadlines and adhere to Group prompt payment policies.
• Develop and maintain financial policies and adhere to Group financial procedures ensuring consistent, accurate and robust accounting information produced.
• Review and challenge site valuations cost to complete forecasts which act as a key control of the business.
• Quality assurance of all VAT and SDLT/LBTT payments made in connection with land purchases and sales.
• Understanding of P11d reporting requirements, PAYE settlement agreements and CIS.
• To ensure a thorough understanding of the systems, particularly COINS and ensure the integrity of the data processed and held.

What experience do I need?

• Ability to communicate at all levels in a courteous and professional manner
• Accountancy Qualification or be in the final stage of an Accountancy Qualification
• Previous experience of working within the housing sector or similar would be advantageous
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office