Job Description

This is a challenging and hands-on role working across the two companies, undertaking accurate management reporting and initiating best practice.

Duties will include but are not limited to: -

• Responsibility for development/project accounting, liaising closely with the construction team, ensuring accurate project cost forecasting and preparing monthly cost/forecast reporting for Directors.
• Ensuring robust control mechanisms are implemented and maintained across both businesses.
• Conducting Feasibility studies.
• Undertaking development viability appraisals and advising senior management.
• Assisting with lender drawdowns and ensuring timely invoicing to Housing Association clients.
• Developing and maintaining investor account schedules.
• Undertaking analytical work as required by senior management team to support strategic decision making.

- Overseeing and managing the day-to-day accounting function including: -

• Reviewing cash flow forecasting models to ensure accuracy and completeness and reporting as part of monthly management reporting pack.
• Reviewing annual operational budgets and forecasts.
• Reviewing monthly management accounts and preparing variance analysis for reporting to senior management team.
• Reviewing and approving monthly payroll runs and supplier payment runs.
• Assisting with setting up of SPV companies as required and ensuring timely closure of SPV.
• Preparing year end accounts and all relevant schedules for all companies, in line with current statutory rules, for submissions to accounting/audit firm.
• Ensuring all statutory submissions are completed and submitted on time.
• Liaising closely with tax advisors to ensure the businesses are operating on the most tax efficient basis.
• Arranging all relevant insurances for the operating businesses and for the various construction projects.

BENEFITS:

• Holiday 20 days plus bank holidays
• Pension - Nest
• Renumeration and bonus packages to be clarified further along the process.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Intermediate to advanced excel and quickbooks sills are essential for this role. At least 5 years’ experience managing a finance team is highly desirable along with experience of working within Construction environment. Ability to implement, improve and change processes as required to increase efficiency of the accounting function of the team. A background in developing banking relationships would be advantageous as well as experience of setting up JV structures and investment vehicles.