Financial Controller | Housebuilding

Nick Buick Associates; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£8,000 car allowance

Bonus

Genuine progression opportunities

Job summary

A growing housebuilder in Chelmsford is seeking a Financial Controller to lead the finance function, ensuring robust financial controls and performance. You will manage month-end processes, budgeting, and compliance, and work closely with operational teams to drive business success. Ideal candidates will have experience in construction or property. This is a mid-senior level, full-time position offering competitive pay and opportunities for advancement.

Qualifications

• Experience in housebuilding, construction, or property is ideal.
• Confident in managing stakeholders and challenging constructively.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close and management accounts.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow planning.
• Improve financial controls and reporting.
• Collaborate with teams to drive performance.
• Oversee audit and compliance processes.
• Mentor and develop the finance team.

Skills

Strong technical grounding

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder management

Improving systems

Job description

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Base pay range

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Chelmsford, Essex | £90,000 + £8,000 car allowance + bonus

A growing, ambitious housebuilder in Chelmsford is looking for a hands‑on Financial Controller to bring rigour, pace and commercial insight to a busy finance function.

If you enjoy building strong processes, partnering with ops, and helping a business scale — this is one with real influence and visibility.

What you’ll be doing

• Owning the month‑end close, management accounts and board reporting
• Leading budgeting, forecasting and cashflow planning
• Strengthening financial controls, processes and reporting cadence
• Partnering with construction and commercial teams to drive performance
• Overseeing audit, statutory accounts, VAT/CIS and compliance
• Developing and mentoring the team as the business grows

What we’re looking for

• Strong technical grounding + commercial mindset
• Experience in housebuilding / construction / property / projects (ideal)
• Confident stakeholder management — you can challenge constructively
• Comfortable improving systems, controls and ways of working

What’s on offer

• Bonus
• A growing business with genuine progression and impact

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Construction