Assistant Finance Manager in Hook

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey. The Taylor Wimpey team builds futures for customers and colleagues. There are incredible opportunities on your doorstep, and we want you to discover them all. With 22 regional offices across the UK and operations in Spain, you’ll be given tools to develop your skills and the freedom to explore new avenues. Share your ideas, experience a no-blame culture, and shape your work around your life. We aim to make a positive difference to our planet, as well as to people. Home to work that matters, and you can be a part of it.

Job Summary

The Assistant Finance Manager is key to assisting the Finance Manager in preparing the monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow and Land Bank Reporting) and the supplementary reporting of data and information to the Group. The role runs controlled finance processes and delivers accurate outputs in a timely manner. The role will deputise for the BU’s Finance Manager at the business unit level and has a process improvement mindset.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage the consolidated monthly close process, ensuring a clean close of all sub-ledgers, interfaces, and accounting judgements, with the general ledger closed by WD3.
• Prepare and process month end journals.
• Prepare monthly management reporting for the BU, including commentary on YTD and full-year forecast variances from the budget, for review by the FM and FD and incorporation in the monthly BUMT Board Report; reflect operational understanding.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, including entries and accounts managed by central teams, ensuring items are correctly analysed and anomalies cleared in a timely manner; highlight issues to the FM during review.
• Monitor cost excesses/savings and align with forecast.
• NGP Joint Venture – produce management accounts and statutory accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, recharges, and board reporting for the JV.
• NGP Joint Venture – liaise with external and internal agencies on VAT/Tax and Companies House returns.
• NGP Joint Venture – liaise with commercial teams to account for excess and savings.
• Contribute to the annual budgeting and planning process.
• Explain and demonstrate key budget outputs across BU departments, including to non-financial audiences.
• Ensure Finance Manual procedures are followed and timely dispensation sought where appropriate.
• Support Finance Manager with external and internal audits and statutory accounts preparation as required.
• Engage with BU teams to ensure TW Group financial policy and statutory requirements are met.
• Support the Finance Manager and Finance Director by assisting in the preparation of financial information efficiently and promptly.
• Contribute to the Finance Leadership team to manage, guide and motivate the Finance team; provide cover for direct reports and peers as required.
• Other ad hoc projects, processes and procedures as required.

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Previous industry experience.
• Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA, with prior experience as a financial accountant (or external auditor) and management accountant.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office and Excel (strong preferred).

What We Offer At Taylor Wimpey

We are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve. Benefits include retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We offer a discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, with options to tailor your benefit package (e.g., buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to cover). Our total reward offers align with our culture and create a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home. We provide opportunities for growth and development through industry-leading training, helping you unlock potential and pursue career and personal goals.

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively support individuals with disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers to employment opportunities. We guarantee an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Internal Applicants

Please inform your line manager if you wish to apply for this role.