Financial Controller

Overview

Henry Boot is one of the UK's leading land, property development, and home building businesses, renowned for transforming land and spaces.

Founded in Sheffield in 1886, Henry Boot was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1919. Today, our reputation is built on quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach. We focus on three long-term growth markets: residential, industrial and logistics, and urban development. Our group of businesses consists of Banner Plant, Hallam Land, HBD, Road Link and Stonebridge. Together, we are where great places start.

We are looking for a Financial Controller to provide financial leadership across our Property Investment and Development portfolio.

In this senior role, you will oversee financial management and internal controls across a range of group companies, ensuring accuracy, governance, and insight that drives strategic decision-making. You will lead a finance team, manage key financial processes, support statutory reporting, and act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders.

You will play a pivotal part in ensuring the integrity of financial information and driving a strong culture of continuous improvement, compliance, and operational excellence.

In this role, you will:

Financial Reporting & Control

• Lead preparation and review of consolidated monthly management accounts.
• Ensure strong financial governance, including reconciliations, journals, and internal controls.
• Support preparation and review of statutory accounts and Group reporting.
• Maintain accurate financial systems and records.

Budgets, Forecasting & Planning

• Oversee annual budget preparation and review.
• Lead cashflow and profit forecasting for subsidiaries and Group requirements.
• Monitor performance against plans and report on variances.
• Maintain risk and opportunity logs across portfolio companies.

Tax, Audit & Compliance

• Oversee Corporation Tax, VAT, CIS and other tax submissions.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and Group standards.
• Lead capital allowances and tax efficiency initiatives.
• Support auditors and internal controls testing programmes.

Commercial & Joint Venture Support

• Review and advise on commercial deals and financial feasibility.
• Support JV structuring, documentation, reporting and partner relationships.
• Prepare financial models for investment and strategic decisions.
• Provide scheme-level financial, tax, and structuring advice.

Systems, Processes & Innovation

• Lead improvements to finance systems, processes, and reporting tools.
• Oversee administration and enhancement of accounting systems.
• Support automation and digital transformation within finance.

Leadership

• Manage, mentor, and develop members of the finance team.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Support wider departmental leadership alongside the Head of Group Finance.

W e're looking for someone who brings a blend of technical expertise, sound judgement, and the confidence to lead within a complex, multi-entity environment.

• You ll hold a recognised professional qualification - ACA, ACCA or CIMA with strong post-qualification experience and a solid grounding in financial reporting and controls.
• You ll be able to interpret complex financial information with ease - cut through the detail, spot the story behind the numbers, and communicate clear, meaningful insights to senior leaders.
• Be confident in influencing others - comfortable challenging assumptions, offering a commercial perspective, and working with stakeholders at all levels to drive good financial decision-making.
• Have strong technical accounting knowledge - be familiar with IFRS, tax principles, and the technical side of group accounting, and you know how to apply these in practice.
• You ll have led teams in a multi-entity environment - experience managing and developing people, supporting them through busy reporting cycles, and maintaining high standards across multiple businesses.
• You ll understand core financial processes end-to-end - worked across statutory reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial control, and you know what good looks like in each area.

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