Head of Finance

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our team within Vistry Kent, at our West Malling office. As our Head of Finance, you will be a special individual who is ready to take the next step in their career. This is a Head of Finance role for someone who is one part brilliant and impactful business partner, one part FP&A expert – able to produce data driven insight and one part process ninja – able to dissect and improve processes both from an efficiency aspect and a controls one and one part natural leader – Able to influence and motivate those around them.

This is an important role, being accountable for ensuring we set credible and challenging plans, ensuring we understand opportunities and risks and performance against those plans, unlocking value through data driven insight and challenging their business partners to ensure execution and delivery against agreed plans. The role gives wide exposure to the Regional Finance Director and Regional Managing Director, and wider leadership team, and the opportunity for progression to the right individual.

You will be a trusted advisor to the Board and all departments of the business. This role is for an individual who wants to truly business partner the business, creating value and driving performance rather than reporting the numbers.

We value in‑person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...

• Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
• Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
• Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
• Up to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 2 Volunteering days per annum
• Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
• Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
• Share save and share incentive schemes
• Christmas company shutdown
• Employee rewards portal with many more benefits

• Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification) with significant PQE
• IT literate including MS Excel/Outlook.
• Significant experience of working in Commercial Finance and/ or FP&A roles.
• Strong Excel and report building skills.
• Experienced in monthly management accounts – including telling the story to senior stakeholders
• Comfortable working cross‑functionally and building relationships with stakeholders founded on openness and challenge.
• Effective communicator both with finance and non‑finance professionals.
• Impact, influence and gravitas, able to tell the story and drive value creating action
• Drive and ambition to deliver results.

• COINS finance system.
• Construction / House building industry.

• Lead and manage on all aspects of forecasting and management reporting, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting actuals vs plan, risks and opportunities
• Lead the FP&A and Commercial team, being accountable for ultimate delivery and line manage a team of two
• Develop and coach a Finance Manager and Assistant Finance Analyst direct report
• Drive continuous improvement throughout all aspects of the FP&A and Commercial Finance activities – Be those improvements to Management Information and data driven insight, underlying processes and controls, wider Governance with the business or improving cross‑functional collaboration
• Deputise for the Regional Finance Director where required – for example in Board meetings or meetings with Division
• Collaborate closely with the Commercial team in the preparation of site cashflows, and through the monthly CVR meetings, insuring finance input and challenge
• Collaborate closely with the Controllership team in the preparation of monthly flash and month end actuals
• Develop insightful reporting which presents actionable data driven insight, for example on the payment run process, private sales rates
• Business partner key…