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* Date Posted: 04.07.2025
Role Overview
* ID: 2025-7570
* Entity: Vistry Services
* Region: Vistry Services
* Department: Finance & Tax
* Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time
* Job Location: Castle Donington, Leicestershire
* Date Posted: 04.07.2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our team within Vistry Services, based at either our Wolverhampton or Castle Donington office. As our Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the consolidation and review of weekly, monthly, and annual management reports. This is a front-end role liaising closely with regions to ensure timely and accurate information is presented to the Divisional board and group team.
We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.
* Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
o Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
o Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
o Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
o Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
o 2 Volunteering days per annum
o Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
o Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
o Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
o Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
o Share save and share incentive schemes
o Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
* In return, what we would like from you...
o Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
o ACA / ACCA or CIMA qualified
o Proven track record in producing concise management information
o Extensive post qualifications experience
o Experience of implementing new processes and procedures and consistently challenging such processes to improve the quality of input
o Very strong knowledge of Excel
o Ability to work on own initiative
o Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines
o Building relationships with commercial teams
o Ability to follow up queries and obtain explanations of variances to budget
o Having strong inter-personal skills to enable effective communication at all levels
o Possess commercial acumen
o Be flexible in their approach
o Be proactive in dealing with issues
o Ability to work on own initiative
o Ability to work well in a team
Desirable...
* Experience of working in the construction sector
* Experience of COINS accounting system
* Knowledge of Anaplan
* More about the Finance Manager role...
* Review and consolidation of management accounts and supporting commentary on a monthly basis.
* Maintaining and updating the WIP summary, challenging assumptions and calculating the month end WIP number for inclusion in the management accounts.
* Reconciling project gross profit to management accounts gross profit, verifying reconciling items.
* Provide support to the Divisional Finance Director in production of board packs and analysis
* Business Partner with Regional Finance teams.
* Ensuring integrity of data on COINS and Anaplan.
* Monthly reviews of balance sheet reconciliations to ensure appropriate and supportable balances are held in line with our accounting policies.
* Keep up to date with changes in accounting policies and processes, ensuring these are picked up and understood by the Regional Finance teams.
* Working with the Divisional finance to ensure actuals and forecasts are aligned
* Updating the sales forecast on a monthly basis and reviewing with senior management.
* Prepare Working Day 1 flash reports to Division and Group
* Challenging management and identifying areas for investigation.
* Improving systems and procedures.
* Preparation of schedules for statutory audit.
* Work closely with the Finance teams to ensure integrity of the accounting system.
* Work closely with the Divisional team in preparing ad-hoc management reports as required.
* Liaise with and help lead reporting initiatives with the Divisional Finance Director.
Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...
We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.
Join us in making Vistry.
Benefits
Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.
Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.
Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.
Why Vistry
Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance and Sales
* Industries
Construction
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