Finance Director in Birmingham

Manufacturing Builders Merchants Company. If your CV is ready and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply as soon as possible.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Finance Director is a key member of the regional management team, acting in a business-wide role to proactively support the maximisation of delivered value. The role works to protect the assets of the business, ensure compliance with financial regulation, and ensure appropriate care and diligence is taken in the corporate governance of the region.

Considerable post-qualified experience is required, gained from both business finance/performance roles and accounting & financial control roles. Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA is essential.

The Finance Director will have a deep level of operational knowledge, enabling critical review and challenge of key decisions and information across all functional disciplines within the business unit. The role leads the finance function and financial capability for the region, providing business and performance insight and challenge. The Finance Director is a steward for the business, promoting governance in the business unit, and provides a business and financial control ethos. Importantly, the Finance Director is also a catalyst for accelerating value optimisation in the business on behalf of the shareholders.

• Provide financial oversight and final recommendations considering all key business aspects to the Managing Director.
• Lead the business planning process, reviewing and challenging operational assumptions with the Business Unit Management Team (BUMT) before critical decisions are taken, and for inclusion in plans and forecasts.
• Provide accurate and insightful financial information to support the creation and articulation of the business plans.
• Challenge and encourage the business unit to optimise value from the landbank, delivering anticipated financial performance while maintaining the Group’s customer-centric ethos.
• Together with the Managing Director, lead the development of the business unit strategy, in conjunction with the wider BUMT, and support the strategy with financial analysis.
• Provide critical oversight of the core finance outputs and processes operated by the Finance Manager and team, ensuring robust financial processes and controls are consistently maintained.
• Work with the BUMT to actively identify business risks, driving possible mitigating solutions well in advance of potential risks crystallising.
• Horizon-scan for potential opportunities for the business to deliver, helping to shape the future of the business.
• Create a team of suitably qualified and experienced finance staff, developing both technical and soft skills in the team.
• Drive the attraction and retention of key talent within the Finance function through a positive and engaging approach.
• Partner with the Managing Director on all new business decisions, including land acquisitions.
• Sign off the financial models, considering financing options, cash flows, timescales, tax implications, and accounting implications.
• Write the final recommendation to the Managing Director, considering all aspects of the deal, including technical, commercial, sales, and finance elements.
• Obtain a true understanding of costs and risks for each site, drawing on knowledge from regular site visits, and provide active review and challenge of the costs incurred to date and cost to complete projections for each site (Cost Value Reconciliations prepared by the Commercial team).
• Attend P&L meetings and challenge whether cost excesses/savings are expected and should be recognised.
• Look for trends in production differences, necessary fixes, and expected cost changes.
• Working with the Production and Sales Directors, ensure the sequence of site delivery considers the appropriate risk factors while optimising site Return on Capital Employed (ROCE).