Our client is a well-respected private Group of companies operating within the Construction Industry and ideally situated in Staffordshire whilst also offering a hybrid working mode.
Following a period of expansion, NRG have been enlisted to assist with the recruitment of a experienced (and ideally qualified) Management Accountant to join the business on a permanent basis.
Reporting into the Financial Controller, this position will operate as the No 3 in the Finance Dept
Purpose of the Role:
Provide finance support to the Regional Financial Controller/Director through the production of timely and accurate management and financial information
Key Responsibilities:
Month End Accounting
Assist Financial Controller with preparation of the monthly management accounts for the region within agreed timescales provide by group;
Undertake regional balance sheet reconciliations and own the resolution of issues;
Process journals and ensure appropriate approvals are in place;
Support the review of all budget and forecast variances through the production of monthly variance reports
Cash Management
Support the regions cash forecasting through the coordination of all aspects of cash reporting and the identification of risks and opportunities for both revenue and cost
Support the preparation of regional reviews by providing timely cash reporting and variance analysis at a regional and site level
Work closely with the QS’s and Site Teams to understand the cash requirements of a scheme to ensure all forecasting is robust and sites’ cash usage is understood and progresses as planned
Work with the Commercial department to ensure the robust forecasting of grant funding and payments from Registered Providers, including the tracking and reclaim of retentions
Support the central finance team and treasury with all adhoc cash reporting requests and provide the team with timely and accurate information
Profit Management
Update sales price analysis on a weekly basis and provide the regional management team with a forward forecast of price variance based upon current sales releases and achieved prices. Identify risks and opportunities
Support and challenge the sales team in the forecasting of legal completions in order to identify opportunities for over delivery and risks of under-delivery.
Produce reports on monthly marketing spend by site versus budget/forecast and review with sales teams to challenge and reforecast. Identify opportunities for savings.
Support the monthly / quarterly site review process by providing financial information at a site level against CapEx, Budget and Forecast for all schemes;
Support the reforecast process and annual budgeting process
Support the annual year-end audit process


Management Information
Collation of ad hoc reporting information as and when requested by senior management;
Produce and maintain other finance specific reports in relation to sales security, stock, sales type analysis and cost tracking
Prepare monthly Build WIP Analysis and use this to aid in setting and actively controlling WIP on site to within the threshold levels
Support the Partnerships and Land department with financial modelling for new opportunities
Perform any other reasonable ad-hoc duties as required
Candidate Brief
The ideal candidate will be working towards qualification (AAT / ACCA / CIMA) if not already qualified and ideally have at least 2-3 years previous experience gained within management accounting ideally within the construction industry
Experience gained within construction / project accounting environment with knowledge of CVR and or CIS is desirable but not essential.
In return this position promises to be both varied and challenging and offers excellent opportunity for growth and development.
A basic salary of up to £60,000 + Benefits, Sizable Bonus and Hybrid working can be offered.