Finance Manager

Vistry Group PLC; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company, Vistry Group PLC, seeks a Finance Manager to oversee management reporting across several regions in the UK. The ideal candidate will have a strong financial background, including ACA/ACCA or CIMA qualifications, exceptional Excel skills, and the ability to work collaboratively while delivering accurate reports to the board. This role offers flexibility, a competitive salary, and numerous benefits, including substantial leave and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Company car or travel allowance

Up to 39 days annual leave with service

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary

Employee rewards portal

Qualifications

• Proven track record in producing concise management information.
• Extensive post qualification experience.
• Ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Review and consolidation of management accounts monthly.
• Provide support to the Divisional Finance Director in production of board packs.
• Work closely with Finance teams to ensure integrity of the accounting system.

Skills

Excel

Commercial acumen

Interpersonal skills

Education

ACA / ACCA or CIMA qualified

Tools

COINS accounting system

Anaplan

Job description

Role Overview

In a Nutshell…

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our team within Vistry Services, at any of our offices in Yorkshire, North Midlands or West. As our Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the consolidation and review of weekly, monthly, and annual management reports. This is a front-end role liaising closely with regions to ensure timely and accurate information is presented to the Divisional board and group team.

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.

Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you…

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

In return, what we would like from you…

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• ACA / ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Proven track record in producing concise management information
• Extensive post qualifications experience
• Experience of implementing new processes and procedures and consistently challenging such processes to improve the quality of input
• Very strong knowledge of Excel
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines
• Building relationships with commercial teams
• Ability to follow up queries and obtain explanations of variances to budget
• Having strong inter-personal skills to enable effective communication at all levels
• Possess commercial acumen
• Be flexible in their approach
• Be proactive in dealing with issues
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to work well in a team

Desirable…

• Experience of working in the construction sector
• Experience of COINS accounting system
• Knowledge of Anaplan

More about the Finance Manager role…

• Review and consolidation of management accounts and supporting commentary on a monthly basis.
• Maintaining and updating the WIP summary, challenging assumptions and calculating the month end WIP number for inclusion in the management accounts.
• Reconciling project gross profit to management accounts gross profit, verifying reconciling items.
• Provide support to the Divisional Finance Director in production of board packs and analysis
• Business Partner with Regional Finance teams.
• Ensuring integrity of data on COINS and Anaplan.
• Monthly reviews of balance sheet reconciliations to ensure appropriate and supportable balances are held in line with our accounting policies.
• Keep up to date with changes in accounting policies and processes, ensuring these are picked up and understood by the Regional Finance teams.
• Working with the Divisional finance to ensure actuals and forecasts are aligned
• Updating the sales forecast on a monthly basis and reviewing with senior management.
• Prepare Working Day 1 flash reports to Division and Group
• Challenging management and identifying areas for investigation.
• Improving systems and procedures.
• Preparation of schedules for statutory audit.
• Work closely with the Finance teams to ensure integrity of the accounting system.
• Work closely with the Divisional team in preparing ad-hoc management reports as required.
• Liaise with and help lead reporting initiatives with the Divisional Finance Director.

Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us…

We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.

Join us in making Vistry.

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