Divisional Financial Controller

Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Divisional Financial Controller to join our team within Vistry Division, focusing on the South. As our Divisional Financial Controller, you will hold a key financial oversight role for the Division ensuring consolidation and understanding of Divisional performance/ forecasts and supporting commercial decision making, in addition to prompting a robust financial control environment and delivering the Finance transformation agenda. The role supports the Divisional Finance Director, and wider leadership team, to understand complex issues and deliver sustainable solutions.

• Deliver weekly, monthly, periodic and ad-hoc Divisional reporting requirements e.g. sales reporting, Management Accounts, half-year/ year-end reporting requirements.
• Key point of contact in the division for technical accounting queries and queries on the application of the Vistry Finance Manual.
• Deputise for the Divisional Finance Director at key meetings, where required.
• Proactively promote and maintain the financial reporting and control processes across the division, ensuring processes are delivered consistently, efficiently and in line with Group policies and best practice.
• Work with Group Finance, other Divisional Financial Controllers, and the Director of Finance Integration and Transformation on delivering standardisation and enhancements to the Group's Finance policies, processes, and systems, as well as landing these changes within the division.
• Ad-hoc analysis and projects as required e.g. Business unit benchmarking.
• Be the key point of contact and coordination for internal and external audit relating to the division.
• Coordinate and consolidate the financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting process for the Division.

Requirements

• Financial Reporting and Control.
• Effective communicator both with finance and non-finance professionals.
• Strong technical accounting acumen with a good understanding of IFRS.
• Experience of influencing and delivering change in a matrix management structure
• Strong verbal and report writing skills with the ability to express financial results articulately at multiple levels up to Board level.
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification) with significant PQE
• IT literate including MS Excel/Outlook.
• Significant experience of operating a robust financial control environment and driving change and continuous improvement in control and process efficiency.

Benefits

We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we're also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.

• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance