Financial Controller

Financial Controller Our retained client Rosewood Homes & Properties are a small but ambitious and steadily growing homebuilder company who, due to an internal restructure within their holding group, an opportunity has become available with for the appointment of a new Financial Controller. Applications are sought from experienced Financial Controllers who are looking for their next long-term career move, and possibly also from experienced Management Accountants who are now looking to move towards the position of Financial Controller. Experience within a homebuilder, construction or similar environment would also be very desirable but this is not entirely essential. Main duties will include: Reviewing (or preparing as necessary) monthly management accounts Reviewing (or preparing as necessary) annual statutory accounts Reviewing (or preparing as necessary) corporation tax returns; and computations Reviewing (or preparing as necessary) all HMRC returns (VAT, CIS, EC Sales List, etc.) Reviewing (or preparing as necessary) cash flow forecasts Preparing annual budgets and monitoring variances to actuals Preparing other ad-hoc external returns (CITB, HSF, etc.) Reviewing and posting purchase invoices Preparation of the Group’s cash position and loan summary Completion and submission of all Confirmation Statements Preparing (including reconciling historical and forecasting future) project costs; and developing recovery action plans Management of insurance renewals including gap analysis Reviewing, approving and releasing daily bank payments Preparation and submission of board packs Maintenance of company secretarial files Additional responsibilities: Ensuring that the monthly management accounts are presented accurately and on time Development and monitoring of business performance KPI’s Preparation of board packs and attendance at board meetings Dealing with external advisors such as architects, quantity surveyors, auditors, bankers, insurance brokers Ensuring all group Intercompany balances agree Offering / providing general business advice and ad-hoc support to managers and directors, as requested Supervision and management of finance team and office based operational staff Attendance at meetings (board meetings, cost review meetings, design team meetings, weekly operations meetings) Conducting site visits (both development sites and the offices of companies based outside of the Livingston HQ) Required competencies: Advanced Excel skills Advanced working knowledge of Xero Experience of NAV preferred, but not essential Qualified (or qualified by experience) The salary for this role is currently envisaged at being up to / around £45,000 and would be depending on skills, experience and relevance. Applications MUST be made via response to this advert and not sent directly otherwise your application will not be processed via the Group Applicant Tracking System for this retained vacancy. At their request, no telephone calls to the Rosewood offices regarding this vacancy please are they are unable to handle them, and all applications and enquiries must be directed towards Realise Recruitment for your interest in the role to be noted. Please note that due to application levels and the specific requirements for this position, only the most suitable applicants can normally be contacted for further progression. Please refer to our website for details of how your information may be held.