Location: Dorset / Wiltshire, with flexibility.
Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience, circa £60k – £70k
Contract: Full-time, permanent.
Accommodation: Potentially available if required.
Our client, a Rural Estate enterprise is seeking a highly experienced and commercially astute Finance Director to lead and modernise all financial operations. The Finance Director will be a dynamic and results driven leader with a proven track record of promoting business growth and stability through strong financial management.
The Rural Estate enterprise encompasses two estates of a combined approx. 9,000 acres with wide range of ventures, including arable and livestock farming, commercial and residential property, forestry, sporting interests, and a public house.
Reporting directly to the Trustees and Beneficiaries and working alongside the Estate Manager, the Finance Director will take ownership of the financial management and reporting across both estates. Initiate and control the process of streamlining and developing financial practices and administrative functions across the estates to promote business growth.
Key Responsibilities
Lead on financial strategy, planning, and reporting for both estates
Produce accurate monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts and financial analysis to agreed timescales
Accurate cashflow forecasting for the multiple estate entities to ensure the robustness of long-term forecasts
Monitor and challenge performance of the estates against budgets and forecasts
Oversee statutory accounts, audit preparation, and compliance
Advise on financial implications of commercial decisions and estate diversification
Management of banking relationships, inc. Estate lending restructuring
Support investment planning and risk management strategies
Drive the integration and streamlining of administrative and finance systems across two estates, identifying opportunities for improvement
Continuously monitor and analyse financial performance across all enterprises to challenge viability
Liaise with trustees, beneficiaries, and professional advisers at agreed timescales to advise on financial and commercial activity and issues
Provide consistent and clear leadership for finance staff and support the wider estate teams
Key Requirements
Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Must have strong experience of Xero accounting systems
Ability to formulate robust financial plans and manage their performance
Experience of fund management and inter-estate loan management
Experience in rural estate finance, landed estates, or multi-enterprise businesses
Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to understand diverse business operations
Exceptional communication skills and ability to confidently and accurately report at trustee/board level
Experience with estate management software an advantage
Strategic thinker with a hands-on, solutions-focused approach
A collaborative and discreet working style
What We Offer
The opportunity to shape the financial future of a prestigious and diverse rural estate
A high level of autonomy and direct engagement with trustees and beneficiaries
A varied and challenging role within a values-led, heritage-rich organisation
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