At a Glance
- Tasks: Take charge of group finance, produce reports, and manage payroll for a dynamic construction company.
- Company: Established multi-trade property maintenance contractor with a turnover nearing £10m.
- Benefits: Direct board exposure, competitive salary, pension, holiday entitlement, and on-site parking.
- Other info: Enjoy a stable environment with opportunities for influence and growth.
- Why this job: Own your role in a modern finance function and make a real impact on business operations.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant or strong experience at Financial Controller level, ideally in construction.
The predicted salary is between 56700 - 69300 £ per year.
Standalone senior finance role with full ownership of a group finance function, direct board exposure and real influence over how the business is run. Ideal for a hands-on Financial Controller who wants ownership rather than a big team to manage.
About us: We're an established multi-trade property maintenance and construction contractor, turnover approaching £10m, around 80 staff, working on long-term frameworks with local authorities, housing associations and national institutional clients.
The role: You'll produce all management and statutory reporting across the group, run payroll and payments, work alongside our Accounts Assistant on credit control, and act as the primary finance contact for the board, our lender and our external accountants. We retain an external practice for year-end review and tax sign-off. Everything else is prepared in-house.
What you'll be doing:
- Own Xero across all group companies and produce monthly management accounts and a consolidated group pack within 10 working days of month end
- Oversee AI-driven invoice capture and reconciliation, resolving exceptions and refining coding rules
- Manage intercompany balances, recharges and licensing arrangements between group entities
- Handle escalated credit control personally, own aged debt reporting and drive down debtor days
- Reconcile applications for payment, certified values and retentions
- Run monthly payroll in full for c.80 employees, including pensions, auto-enrolment and P11Ds
- Produce contract and department level margin reporting alongside contract managers and surveyors
- Manage WIP, accruals, retentions and revenue recognition on long-term contracts
- Maintain a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast and the annual budget
- Manage CIS end to end, VAT returns including the domestic reverse charge, and statutory accounts and corporation tax computations for external review
What you'll need:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), or exceptionally strong qualified-by-experience at Financial Controller level
- Construction or contracting sector experience, specifically CIS, VAT domestic reverse charge, retentions and applications for payment
- Genuine hands-on credit control experience, not delegated and forgotten
- Comfortable as the only qualified finance person in the business, confident challenging directors and operational managers
Nice to have:
- Advanced Xero across multiple entities, and experience preparing consolidated group accounts
- End-to-end in-house payroll experience
- Experience with invoice finance or asset-based lending facilities
- Experience with job costing or contract management ERP systems
- Exposure to transaction work such as refinancing, acquisitions or due diligence
- Experience of public sector or housing association frameworks
What's on offer:
- A broad role with direct board exposure and real influence
- A modern, automated finance function where your time goes on analysis, not processing
- A stable, long-established business with a strong forward order book
- Pension, holiday entitlement and on-site parking
To apply: Please send a CV and a short covering note outlining your construction sector, Xero and payroll experience.
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