Head of Finance
Southampton
Hybrid (1 day / wk from home)
£80,000 - £90, % bonus
Working for a large construction company based in Southampton, you will report to the regional finance director and manage a small team, responsible for overseeing all financial reporting and commercial finance activities for the division.
This role would suit a qualified accountant with 3-6 years' post qualified experience. Construction industry experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
Main responsibilities:
* Working alongside the MD and FD, contributing to the development of the region's 5-year business plan
* Developing financial business plans, budgets and forecasts, overseeing implementation and delivery
* Highlighting opportunities to increase profitability and return on capital
* Implementing a first class, high performing finance team to service the needs of the region leading to the eventual day-to-day management of the team with responsibility for their training, coaching & development
* Supporting on due diligence exercises of new business/ land deals
* Ownership of all aspects of financial reporting including delivering month end, review of journals, reconciliations and monthly management accounts with variance analysis
* Working alongside the Land, Technical, Commercial teams to update the appraisals on a monthly basis, providing sufficient challenge
* Ownership of the weekly/ monthly cashflow forecast, ensuring the Group has sufficient funding to deliver its growth plans
* Ownership of the monthly board pack
* Ownership of the annual budget pack
Key Requirements:
* Qualified accountant with a minimum of 3 years' PQE
* Strong budget and forecasting skills
* Strong academic background
* Excellent attention to detail
* Driven, hardworking and ambitious
* Excellent communication skills
* Team management experience
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel