Places for People take a commercial approach to Community building and through our Development business, we seek to maximise value in all its forms, while creating and supporting communities that deliver optimum social, economical and environmentally-balanced outcomes. We are on a growth trajectory and have been gradually increasing our unit delivery over the last few years, with nearly 2,000 homes to be delivered this year.
We have a long-term commitment to designing, constructing and selling quality homes in sustainable, inclusive and thriving Communities equipped with comprehensive social and commercial amenities and infrastructure.
We operate across England and Scotland, through five regional businesses and a Strategic Land division. This allows us to combine the strengths of a national developer with local knowledge and focus. We are a forward thinking, ambitious business who develop an exceptionally wide range of projects through our regional teams. We seek to deliver high percentages of affordable housing to grow our groups asset base, whilst also delivering other tenures such as open market and rental product to drive margin into the group to enable us to deliver further affordable housing, social value and community offering.
So, what are you waiting for? Join a community that cares about you!
More about your role
This is an exciting role for a commercially minded individual who is looking for their next challenge. As our Regional Finance Director you will be working for our Greater London business which is newly established, working alongside the Managing Director and the management team. You are responsible for leading the production, review, and timely submission of financial information, including actuals, forecasts, and business plans, ensuring all transactions, are accurately reflected. The portfolio in the Greater London team is exciting, challenging and varied and includes a number of joint ventures with different partners, with a range of legal structures and funding mechanisms which you will need to understand in detail and ensure they are accurately reflected in our forecasting.
You will actively highlight and escalate important issues and share relevant data with other teams as needed. Additionally, you'll gather and critically assess financial modelling data from a range of sources for the region's new opportunities and play a key role in investment decisions. You will attend key meetings that impact financial forecasts and governance, providing guidance on financial consequences and promoting regular review among colleagues.
Managing cash flow requirements, facilitating transactions, and ensuring a strong credit rating will also be part of your responsibilities. You'll lead cost control efforts, focusing particularly on overheads, and may take on the role of JV Director or participate in JV Board Meetings as needed, providing necessary financial information. Throughout, you'll ensure compliance with UK GAAP and implement group policies.
This is a regional based role for the Greater London region, and you will be working on a hybrid working model and be in our Gray's Inn Road office 2 days a week (Mondays & Tuesdays). You will also need to attend other meetings as needed at various different locations generally inside the M25, but the general working pattern is two days in the office per week.
More about you
You should be a qualified accountant, ideally from a CCAB member body or an equivalent organisation, with experience in a housebuilding or similar business managing a range of schemes across various tenures types and complexities. You will have experience ofleading a team with strong decision-making, problem-solving, and planning skills, along with experience in creating detailed forecasting models and budgets. You must have advanced MS Excel skills. We are looking for someone who potentially has experience in working with Housing Associations, Developers, and with a thorough knowledge of the construction process, senior management experience, strong commercial acumen, development appraisal skills, a proven track record of leading diverse teams, and adaptability to change.
We are after someone who it looking for growth, someone that does the right thing and approaches a challenge with a positive growth mindset.
You will have previous managerial experience as you will be managing 2 direct reports for this role, with a wider finance team whom you will ultimately be responsible for.
Essential Criteria
- You will have previously worked in a private sector house builder/development background.
- With previous experience working on large scale projects, joint ventures and partnerships.
The benefits
We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you job security and all the challenge you could wish for. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier which can include:
- 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy and sell additional leave.
- Pension with matched contributions
- Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.
