Position Title: Finance Manager

Role Overview:

David Astburys are looking for an experienced and proactive Finance Manager to join our growing team. In this role, you will oversee the financial operations of the business, ensuring robust financial planning, reporting, and management. You’ll collaborate with various departments to drive business growth, identify opportunities for improvement, and manage the financial health of the group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for individual branches and the entire group.
• Break down and allocate budgets across departments, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Prepare and process wages for both individual branches and the group.
• Generate and review weekly and monthly Agreed Business Reports to track group performance.
• Identify areas of growth and underperformance across the business, providing strategic insights.
• Explore and recommend opportunities for additional revenue streams and business expansion.
• Ensure financial systems, structures, and processes are efficient, accurate, and compliant.
• Manage Mergers and Acquisitions, providing financial analysis and appraisal for investment opportunities.
• Oversee strategic financial planning for the group to align with company goals.
• Manage cash flow, ensuring the business maintains financial stability.
• Conduct financial audits of company expenses and profit accounts to ensure accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
• Prepare and present financial reporting to stakeholders via Management Accounts and departmental reports.
• Analyze and report on financial performance across all company departments.
• Oversee bookkeeping, VAT returns, and maintain the financial infrastructure blueprint across the group.
• Ensure timely and accurate payment of staff wages, dividends, and staff expenses.
• Administer agency payments on the 1st of each month, transferring income to profit accounts as necessary.
• Manage transfers between bank accounts, including client money and deposit accounts.
• Ensure contractor invoices are processed accurately and promptly following payment receipt.
• Monitor and track utility expenses for all offices, ensuring cost control.
• Handle internal transfers between accounts, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.
• Oversee reconciliation of client and deposit bank accounts and ensure they are accurately reviewed and managed.

Personal Specification:

• Proven experience in a finance management role, ideally within the Real Estate sector.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.
• Detail-oriented, with a keen eye for identifying financial trends and discrepancies.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks.
• Strong knowledge of financial systems, bookkeeping, and compliance requirements.
• A team player, committed to driving business growth and success.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the financial leadership of a well-established and growing company, with a supportive team and significant opportunities for career development.