Finance Manager

A leading house building and property development business in Birmingham is partnering exclusively with us to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to play a central role in supporting both operational delivery and long-term development strategy.

This role is ideal for a commercially minded finance professional with strong experience in residential construction, house building, property development, or social housing development, and who is confident managing end-to-end financial operations within a project-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce clear, insightful financial reporting to support senior leadership, project viability assessments, and strategic planning.
• Lead the month-end and year-end cycle, including management accounts, audit coordination, and statutory compliance.
• Manage forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis across development sites and construction projects.
• Monitor and optimise cash flow, funding drawdowns, and working capital for active and upcoming schemes.
• Oversee project costing, cost-to-complete analysis, WIP, and expenditure tracking across development phases.
• Work closely with operational teams-land, commercial, construction, and delivery-to drive financial efficiency and identify savings.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, development regulations, and internal financial controls.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to provide commercial insight, challenge assumptions, and support decision-making.

Role Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) - QBE also considered.
• Proven finance experience within house building, construction, property development, or social housing development.
• Strong month-end experience and excellent understanding of project costing, WIP, budget control, cash flow, and development finance.
• Confident communicator with strong analytical, commercial, and influencing skills.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, project-led, results-driven environment.

If you would like to apply for this role, please get in contact with your CV attached to (url removed)