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A leading housebuilding and property development business in Birmingham is partnering exclusively with us to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to play a central role in supporting both operational delivery and long-term development strategy.
This role is ideal for a commercially minded finance professional with strong experience in residential construction, housebuilding, property development, or social housing development, and who is confident managing end-to-end financial operations within a project-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce clear, insightful financial reporting to support senior leadership, project viability assessments, and strategic planning.
- Lead the month-end and year-end cycle, including management accounts, audit coordination, and statutory compliance.
- Manage forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis across development sites and construction projects.
- Monitor and optimise cash flow, funding drawdowns, and working capital for active and upcoming schemes.
- Oversee project costing, cost-to-complete analysis, WIP, and expenditure tracking across development phases.
- Work closely with operational teams-land, commercial, construction, and delivery-to drive financial efficiency and identify savings.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, development regulations, and internal financial controls.
- Partner with stakeholders across the business to provide commercial insight, challenge assumptions, and support decision-making.
Role Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) - QBE also considered.
- Proven finance experience within housebuilding, construction, property development, or social housing development.
- Strong month-end experience and excellent understanding of project costing, WIP, budget control, cash flow, and development finance.
- Confident communicator with strong analytical, commercial, and influencing skills.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, project-led, results-driven environment.
If you would like to apply for this role, please get in contact with your CV attached to (url removed)
