Finance Manager - Birmingham - £70,000 + Car allowance + Bonus
Our client, a leading UK housebuilder, is seeking to recruit a commercially-minded finance leader to support the Regional FD and MD, and play a key role in running a high-performing finance function. This is a visible, operational role with real influence across the business, where your insight will support planning, forecasting, reporting, controls, and strategic decision-making.
You’ll be joining a fast-paced organisation that sees finance as a true business partner, not just a back-office function. The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys getting close to the business, building strong stakeholder relationships, and using financial insight to improve performance.
What you’ll do:
Working closely with the Finance Director, you’ll help ensure the finance function operates effectively while providing clear commercial support to the wider business.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, supporting and developing the finance team, ensuring people are motivated, capable and clear on priorities
- Helping to keep the department running smoothly, including covering for the Finance Director when required
- Supporting monthly forecasting, long-term planning, budgeting and business performance reviews
- Providing clear financial analysis, insight and constructive challenge to senior stakeholders
- Translating financial data into practical recommendations that support decision-making
- Overseeing financial reporting, cash management, payments and payroll processes
- Ensuring systems, forecasts and reports reflect the latest business information and operational performance
- Maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring compliance with group policies and internal processes
- Preparing board-level reports, presentations, management information and commentary
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, reporting and financial visibility
- Leading or supporting ad hoc projects across finance and the wider business
What we’re looking for:
- A recognised accounting qualification, with 3+ years' post-qualified experience in industry
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, support and develop a team
- Excellent commercial judgement and the confidence to challenge constructively
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into useful insight
- Experience managing budgets, forecasts, cost control and financial reporting
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders across finance and non-finance functions
- A proactive, resilient and decisive approach
- Strong attention to detail, balanced with the ability to see the bigger commercial picture
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving organisation
