Management Accountant / Finance Manager

Job Description

Our client is a well-respected private Group of companies operating within the Construction / House Building Sector and ideally situated in Staffordshire close to Litchfield.Following a period of expansion, FRS have been enlisted to assist with the recruitment of a experienced (and ideally qualified) Management Accountant / Finance Manager to join the business.Reporting into the Financial Controller, this position will operate as the No 3 in the Finance DeptPurpose of the Role:• Provide finance support to the Regional Financial Controller/Director through the production of timely and accurate management and financial informationKey Responsibilities:Month End Accounting• Assist Financial Controller with preparation of the monthly management accounts for the region within agreed timescales provide by group;• Undertake regional balance sheet reconciliations and own the resolution of issues;• Process journals and ensure appropriate approvals are in place;• Support the review of all budget and forecast variances through the production of monthly variance reports• Cash Management• Support the regions cash forecasting through the coordination of all aspects of cash reporting and the identification of risks and opportunities for both revenue and cost• Support the preparation of regional reviews by providing timely cash reporting and variance analysis at a regional and site level• Work closely with the QS’s and Site Teams to understand the cash requirements of a scheme to ensure all forecasting is robust and sites’ cash usage is understood and progresses as planned• Work with the Commercial department to ensure the robust forecasting of grant funding and payments from Registered Providers, including the tracking and reclaim of retentions• Support the central finance team and treasury with all adhoc cash reporting requests and provide the team with timely and accurate informationProfit Management• Update sales price analysis on a weekly basis and provide the regional management team with a forward forecast of price variance based upon current sales releases and achieved prices. Identify risks and opportunities• Support and challenge the sales team in the forecasting of legal completions in order to identify opportunities for over delivery and risks of under-delivery.• Produce reports on monthly marketing spend by site versus budget/forecast and review with sales teams to challenge and reforecast. Identify opportunities for savings.• Support the monthly / quarterly site review process by providing financial information at a site level against CapEx, Budget and Forecast for all schemes;• Support the reforecast process and annual budgeting process• Support the annual year-end audit processManagement Information• Collation of ad hoc reporting information as and when requested by senior management;• Produce and maintain other finance specific reports in relation to sales security, stock, sales type analysis and cost tracking• Prepare monthly Build WIP Analysis and use this to aid in setting and actively controlling WIP on site to within the threshold levels• Support the Partnerships and Land department with financial modelling for new opportunities• Perform any other reasonable ad-hoc duties as requiredSkills and Abilities• Qualified Accountant (No Post Qualified Experience required) or Part Qualified Accountant• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills• Advanced Excel skills• Excellent IT skills• Accuracy and attention to detail• Able to prioritise own workload and manage time in order to meet deadlinesExperience:• Experience of delivering timely, accurate and concise reporting• Experience of construction preferable (not essential)• Experience of budgeting, cost control and management reportingKey Attributes:Confident• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude• Enthusiastic• Flexible & adaptable• Good verbal and written communicator• Ability to work both alone and as part of a team and across functions• Resilient