Finance Manager
Cala Group
Published
February 2, 2018
Location
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Category
Default  
Job Type
Region
Scotland & UK
Sector
Industry and Commerce
Specialism
Financial and Statutory Accounting

Description

The Organisation

Founded in 1875, CALA Homes is one of the UK’s leading house builders. With multiple awards and an enviable reputation for quality, CALA focus on building high quality, well designed homes in prime locations. In March 2013, CALA secured the backing of Patron Capital Partners and Legal &General plc. This put in place the necessary resources to provide the CALA with a secure financial platform from which to achieve the Group's future growth ambitions.

In the first six months of the its financial year CALA has maintained its strong growth momentum and is on track to deliver what would be a sixth consecutive year of record revenues and profits. CALA is the fastest growing homebuilder in the UK over the last 10 years, increasing volumes by 67% in that period compared to an average of only 15% for its peers. Following the launch of the Group’s growth strategy set out in 2013, CALA’s principal strategic objective has been to reinforce its position as the UK’s most upmarket major homebuilder by increasing its presence in the premium segment of the market in our areas of operation.

 

The Opportunity

The Finance Manager role is based in the Head Office at Mid New Cultins in Edinburgh. Reporting to Regional Finance Director this is a multi-faceted role incorporating a blend of accounting, commercial decision support and key stakeholder management. This role involves significant interaction with internal business areas including Sales, Commercial, Land, Construction and Customer Services. The Finance Manager will be tasked with identifying opportunities to implement improvements which reduce costs, increase efficiency, and maximise net contribution while driving bottom line profit. The Finance Manager is a pivotal position in the finance structure and will be highly visible across the business. CALA represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional having displayed an impressive growth in turnover in recent years. With a great deal of autonomy and responsibility as Finance Manager, this position within CALA will provide an excellent career platform with good opportunities for personal development

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist with the preparation of four-year forecasts for the region three times a year. This will involve working with the local board of directors to produce robust yet challenging targets for the region. Support and mentoring will be provided by the Regional Finance Director
  • Prepare, on a monthly basis, projections of current year profit for the region.
  • Prepare, on a monthly basis, projections of the cash required by the region for the next six months.
  • Build strong relationships with the regions management team and staff members to ensure a constant flow of information
  • Production of monthly regional management accounts including journal postings, accruals, cost of sales, cash flow, variance analysis, and associated commentary
  • Implementation of ‘best in practice’ financial processes and procedures appropriate to the needs of the business, delivering a continuous improvement approach
  • Ensure a culture of commercial awareness is promoted and maintained across the company through effective business support
  • Liaise with non-finance internal stakeholders and provide high quality MI, budgetary support and key financial analysis
  • Review and approve weekly cash flow reports
  • Review and approve bi monthly supplier payment runs
  • Ensure all balance sheet controls are in place and a monthly control file is maintained
  • Provide a year-end pack to Group for statutory accounts consolidation and liaise with external auditors regarding any accounting queries
  • Ensure compliance with regulations including VAT, SDLT and relevant accounting standards
  • Work with other members of the accounts department to ensure a good service is received by the region
  • Working flexibly between head office and the regional office

 

The Successful Candidate

The Finance Manager position incorporates a blend of accounting and stakeholder

Management, requiring a high calibre individual who is strong interpersonally, well organised, detail conscious and possesses excellent technical skills. A background in house building or construction would be useful, but more important is that the individual is experienced in the accounting, commercial and operational requirements of a growing, dynamic business.

This role is aimed at a professionally qualified accountant with relevant post-qualification experience. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for driving process improvements and developing good working relationships across the business.

It is critical that the Finance Manager can work closely with the Regional Finance Director and the regions management team. In particular, it is crucial they can take responsibility for the function and possess sufficient gravitas to challenge current thinking and drive positive change.

A summary of the key candidate requirements are as follows:

  • Degree educated
  • CA/ ACA qualified and trained with an accountancy practice ideally
  • Alternatively, trained CIMA or ACCA within an industry environment
  • Commercial acumen and an understanding of key business drivers are essential to the role
  • Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
  • Attention to Detail
  • Exceptional administrative and organisational skills
  • Self-motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude’
  • Flexible with regards to daily workload and able to work on a variety of ad hoc projects
  • Ability to explain financial metrics/ concepts to other functional managers
  • Ability to work with tight deadlines
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work as part of a team and have skills to influence others

Competent PC skills, including MS Word, Excel, Outlook

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