Finance Director in London

• Description
• FINANCE DIRECTOR - 12 Month FTC
• Rendall & Rittner Competitive Hybrid - London (Vauxhall)

ROLE OVERVIEW

You will lead the UK finance function for Rendall & Rittner, part of the Odevo Group, steering the financial strategy and empowering a high-performing team to deliver accurate, timely insight that drives great decisions.

Operating in a complex, service-led environment, you will combine rigorous financial control with commercial acumen to support sustainable growth and outstanding client service.

Based out of our Head Office at 13B St George Wharf, London, SW8 2LE, you will work in a hybrid pattern with two days a week in the office.

You will partner closely with the executive team and group stakeholders, shaping plans, strengthening processes and systems, and ensuring our financial platform scales with the business.

ROLE EXPECTATIONS

Most days you will translate numbers into narratives that inform strategy and delivery.

You will review performance, lead forecasting and cash disciplines, oversee statutory and management reporting, and coach the finance team to continually raise the bar.

You will also collaborate with operational leaders to improve margins, efficiency and client outcomes.

• WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
• Clear, timely and trusted financial reporting that enables confident decisions at executive and board level.
• A robust control environment with clean audits, reliable cashflow management and zero surprises.
• Forecasts and budgets that prove accurate, actionable and owned by the business.
• Measurable improvements in margin, productivity and working capital across key portfolios.
• A motivated, high-performing finance team with strong succession and clear development plans.
• Efficient systems and processes that scale, with meaningful automation and quality data for the group.
• HOW YOU'LL SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME
• Leading monthly close, board packs and commentary, and presenting insights to senior stakeholders.
• Owning budgeting, reforecasting and long-range planning, aligning finance with operational drivers.
• Managing cashflow, treasury routines and balance sheet integrity, including reconciliations and controls.
• Coordinating external audits, tax compliance and statutory filings in partnership with advisors.
• Developing people, structures and processes within the finance team to drive continuous improvement.
• Partnering with operations and group functions to optimise pricing, cost management and systems.
• WHO THIS ROLE IS FOR
• You combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution and enjoy operating at pace.
• You build strong relationships, influence decisions with evidence, and communicate with clarity.
• You are a proactive problem-solver who simplifies complexity and follows through.
• You care about developing people and creating a positive, accountable team culture.
• You are comfortable navigating group reporting requirements and a multi-stakeholder environment.

EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS

• Leading a finance function in a service-led, multi-entity or contract-based business.
• Driving transformation across reporting, controls, ERP or business intelligence tools.
• Partnering with operations to improve unit economics, pricing, or cost-to-serve.
• Managing external audits, tax and statutory processes with clean outcomes.
• Supporting integration, change or growth in a private or PE-backed group.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell holiday
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Private healthcare (subject to seniority or 3 years' service), life assurance
• Telus Health wellbeing platform
• Free eye tests and Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay (service-dependent)
• Fully funded training and professional development
• Long service reward, from 5 years' service
• Employee referral scheme, up to £1,500
• Staff social events
• ABOUT RENDALL & RITTNER

Rendall & Rittner is one of the UK's most established and highly accredited residential leasehold property management companies, managing over 90,000 homes nationwide.

Founded in 1990 on the belief that property management should be more professional, transparent and customer-focused, those principles still drive how we operate today as a founding partner of Odevo.

We are people-led and technology-enabled, investing heavily in our teams, systems and continuous improvement.

Our standards are recognised through Investors in People Platinum, regulation by RICS and the FCA, and multiple industry awards, including Property Manager of the Year and Managing Agent of the Year.

• HOW WE HIRE
• Initial conversation with our talent team
• Interview focused on your leadership of the finance function, commercial insight, stakeholder influence and your approach to building robust controls, forecasting and continuous improvement

We aim to complete the process within two to three weeks and communicate clearly throughout.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documentary evidence of eligibility will be required.

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