Senior Finance Manager

Make a Home at Taylor Wimpey. At Taylor Wimpey, we don’t just build houses; we build futures. Not just for the people who live in our homes, but for our own people too. When we bring our collective skills together, we make amazing things happen - for ourselves, for each other and for our customers. 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, we bring our vision to life locally. Here, you’ll be given the 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.

Every single one of us plays a vital role in bringing to life incredible places and spaces, where anyone can thrive. We believe in making 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 Senior Finance Manager is a pivotal role to manage the finance personnel and function, running controlled finance processes and delivering accurate outputs in a timely manner. The Senior Finance Manager is accountable for all aspects of the Supply chain finance processes including reporting, accounting, accounts payable, receivable and payroll. Provides high quality forward looking financial information including financial forecasts, budgets and plans for the supply chain BU, cash management, credit control and accounts payable processes. The individual will have a process improvement mindset / approach.

Primary Responsibilities

• Reporting & accounting
  • Manage the monthly reporting process to group reporting instructions and in line with group timetable.
  • Produce timely and insightful monthly management information and KPIs for use by the supply chain management teams.
  • Ensure appropriate accounting procedures are followed by business units including reviewing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Manage the year end reporting and audit requirements for the business units.
  • Ensure Finance Manual procedures are complied with and timely dispensation sought where appropriate.
• Business partnering
  • Support the provision of quality business partnering to supply chain management through supporting FD and managing assistant finance managers.
  • Preparation of quality business plans, budgets and forecasts to group timetable and instructions.
• Tax & treasury
  • Manage compliance by business units for annual corporate tax packs, monthly VAT and CIS returns and PSAs.
  • Prepare accurate cash flow forecasts and manage cash flow on a monthly basis in line with forecasts.
• Team management
  • Manage the supply chain finance team including setting objectives, performance reviews and staff development.
  • Manage the accounts receivable, payable and payroll functions.
• Risk & other
  • Manage the annual insurance renewal questionnaire and other ad-hoc queries from brokers.
  • Manage the risk registers and disaster recovery plans for business units.
  • Liaise with internal audit and other departments as necessary to ensure adequate internal controls and procedures are in operation at business units.

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA.
• Considerable post-qualified experience gained from accounting & financial control roles.
• Financial accounting and leading month end close, operating in a control framework, working with external auditors, providing analysis, forecasting and planning.
• High proficiency in excel and data analysis, as well as presenting information in a clear and concise way, both verbal and written.
• Experience of managing and developing a team.
• Experience of working in a financial leadership role in supply chain and manufacturing (in housebuilding or other industry) is preferred, including an understanding of relevant software systems (ERP & WMS systems) as well as best practice Procurement strategies.

What we offer at Taylor Wimpey

At Taylor Wimpey, we are committed to enabling you to make a home with us. Our work is not just about building homes; it’s about doing work that matters, making a positive impact on the lives of our customers and the communities we serve.

We enjoy many benefits as standard, including excellent retail discounts, company funded life insurance and private healthcare, and access to a quality pension scheme with company contributions. We also offer our discounted house purchase scheme, car leasing scheme and share plans, as well as the opportunity to tailor your benefit package to suit your needs with options such as buying extra annual leave or adding dependants to your benefit cover. Our total reward offer works perfectly with our culture, we are a welcoming community where everyone can feel at home.

We create a home to your future by providing opportunities for growth and development. We offer industry leading professional training and development, which supports you to unlock your potential and fulfil your career and personal goals in a variety of opportunities and environments. We look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging your qualities and appreciating your unique competencies, skills and expertise that, when we come together, make this a great place to work.

If you want to do work that matters and build a career that lasts, make a home at Taylor Wimpey.

Inclusivity Statement

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

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