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Join a dynamic team in a FTSE-listed house builder at the forefront of delivering high-quality homes across the UK and making a real impact on the communities we serve. We’re committed to excellence and continuous improvement as we deliver upon the transformation strategy communicated at the Group’s 2025 capital markets day.
The Opportunity
Are you a proven Financial Reporting Leader, looking to make significant impact and accelerate your career in a FTSE listed environment?
This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll be challenged, supported, and rewarded for your drive and commitment. You’ll play a key role in defining strategy and implementing systems, working closely with the Group Financial Controller and supported by a strong team, to deliver a step-change in the Group’s financial reporting and controls.
What You’ll Do
- Own the Group’s Finance Manual and lead coordination of technical accounting analysis
- Oversee and own the Group’s consolidation process, supported by the Group Reporting Manager and Group Financial accountant. Including internal monthly management accounts and half year and full year external reporting.
- Lead a review of the Group’s approach to second line controls, implement refreshed Groupwide key controls and lead the team’s continuous monitoring & improvement, supported by the Group Reporting and controls manager
- Lead adhoc Financial Reporting projects for the Group
- Key support and advisor to the Group’s Financial systems strategy review
- Support the team to deliver key Financial Reporting deliverables – principally the Full Year and Half Year external reporting.
- Support group budgeting and forecasting cycles.
- Oversee the implementation of the Group’s refreshed financial consolidation process, supporting the Group’s Financial Reporting Manager
- Lead, coach and mentor the team to foster engagement and continuous development in the team
- Drive continuous advancements in financial insight and analysis through clearer, more controlled financial reporting control and governance
What We’re Looking For
- Motivated professional, inspired to make impact, learn fast and affect positive change.
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with 8+ years post-qualified experience.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS), ideally with experience in listed or large corporate environments.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, consolidations, and financial reporting controls.
- Strong Excel skills and experience with financial systems/reporting tools.
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with and lead finance and non-finance stakeholders across the Group.
- Experience working with COINS ERP in a housebuilding or construction setting is desirable.
- Proactive, hands-on, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
What You Can Expect
- Opportunity to work at the heart of a FTSE listed organisation with exposure to C-suite leadership.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Career development opportunities across finance and the wider business.
- Involvement in transformation projects, including system upgrades and process enhancements.
- A challenging, fast-paced role with real responsibility from day one
- Recognition and reward for hard work and achievement
- A collaborative, supportive team environment
This is a role for someone who wants to work hard, learn fast, and progress quickly. If you’re ambitious, driven, and ready to make your mark in a FTSE listed business, we want to hear from you.
The Company
Crest Nicholson is a leading developer of quality homes and thriving, sustainable communities.
We create great places for our customers to live, selecting desirable locations for our developments and taking a holistic approach to the design of our homes and their surroundings.
Attractive placemaking helps us deliver appealing and well-connected communities where people and nature can thrive.
As an employer of choice, we offer an extensive range of benefits, to include:
- Competitive Salary
- Company Bonus Scheme
- Car Allowance
- Private pension
- Private healthcare and cash plan options
- 25 days' annual leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Share save scheme
- Gym membership discounts
We are an inclusive employer; the Company will consider flexible working requests for all roles.
We seek to be an ethical and progressive employer which encourages a culture of openness, creativity and continuous professional development and which rewards the effectiveness and loyalty of our employees as an equal opportunities employer. If you are applying to work at Crest Nicholson, we will ask you to supply us with sufficient personal information to help us process your application. To learn more about what personal information we will need to process and why, please refer to our recruitment privacy notice which can be found on the Crest Nicholson website under ‘Recruitment Privacy Policy'.
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!