Finance Manager
Hill Group UK
Date: 4 hours ago
City: Waltham Abbey
Contract type: Full time
Finance Manager – Regional Role Overview
Purpose of the Role:
Reporting to the Head of Finance/Director of Finance, the Finance Manager supports regional development, commercial, and sales teams by delivering timely, accurate financial insights and ensuring rigorous financial control across multiple schemes. This role is pivotal in driving effective business planning, forecasting, cashflow management, and internal reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with development and MA teams to validate margins and future cashflows.
Ensure timely submission of business plans and forecasts in line with group deadlines.
Liaise with land and development teams for accurate weekly inputs.
Participate in monthly regional review meetings.
Reforecast site costs, calculate residual margins, and conduct end-of-site cost-to-complete reviews.
Ensure accurate reconciliation with Hill Partnerships and the CVC.
Contribute to weekly sales reporting and order book maintenance.
Guide and support team learning and development initiatives.
Act as a direct line manager depending on region.
Key Relationships:
Work collaboratively across development, commercial, land, and strategic land teams.
Deliver high-quality reporting for senior stakeholders, including non-finance Directors.
Ensure compliance with health & safety protocols and financial governance standards.
Skills & Attributes:
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), 1–4 years PQE.
Residential development sector experience (1–4 years).
Strong analytical, planning, and interpersonal skills.
Proactive, pragmatic, and able to influence cross-functional teams.
Comfortable working under pressure with high accuracy and attention to detail.
Success Measures:
Timely and accurate financial reporting.
Achievement of financial targets and deadlines.
Strong team development and leadership outcomes.
Effective communication of financial insights to non-finance stakeholders.
Purpose of the Role:
Reporting to the Head of Finance/Director of Finance, the Finance Manager supports regional development, commercial, and sales teams by delivering timely, accurate financial insights and ensuring rigorous financial control across multiple schemes. This role is pivotal in driving effective business planning, forecasting, cashflow management, and internal reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Business Planning & Forecasting
Collaborate with development and MA teams to validate margins and future cashflows.
Ensure timely submission of business plans and forecasts in line with group deadlines.
- Cashflow Reporting
Liaise with land and development teams for accurate weekly inputs.
- Internal Management Reporting
Participate in monthly regional review meetings.
- Development Appraisals
Reforecast site costs, calculate residual margins, and conduct end-of-site cost-to-complete reviews.
- Sales & Marketing Budgeting
Ensure accurate reconciliation with Hill Partnerships and the CVC.
- Sales Reporting
Contribute to weekly sales reporting and order book maintenance.
- Line Management
Guide and support team learning and development initiatives.
Act as a direct line manager depending on region.
Key Relationships:
Work collaboratively across development, commercial, land, and strategic land teams.
Deliver high-quality reporting for senior stakeholders, including non-finance Directors.
Ensure compliance with health & safety protocols and financial governance standards.
Skills & Attributes:
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), 1–4 years PQE.
Residential development sector experience (1–4 years).
Strong analytical, planning, and interpersonal skills.
Proactive, pragmatic, and able to influence cross-functional teams.
Comfortable working under pressure with high accuracy and attention to detail.
Success Measures:
Timely and accurate financial reporting.
Achievement of financial targets and deadlines.
Strong team development and leadership outcomes.
Effective communication of financial insights to non-finance stakeholders.
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