Joint Venture Accountant
Milton Keynes | Permanent | www.cv-library.co.uk |
We have a great opportunity for a Joint Venture Accountant to join our team within Vistry Northern Home Counties, at our Milton Keynes Office. As our Joint Venture Accountant, you will be responsible for managing the joint venture activities for the Region, supporting the Regional Finance Director and Team in providing financial and commercial analysis.
Developing and managing excellent relationships with our joint venture partners. Assisting in the provision of internal and external reporting and financial control, focussed on joint venture activities for the Northern Home Counties business unit.
Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you...
Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
Agile working possible (dependent on role)
Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private Healthcare
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Competitive contributory pension scheme
Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
Share incentive schemes
Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
In return, what we would like from you...
Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
Strong academic record
Qualified ACCA/CIMA
Experience of working in a finance team
Very good understanding of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
Excellent analytical and organizational skills
Strong mathematical and IT skills
Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy
Ability to explain technical financial information clearly to non-finance people
Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines
Able to communicate to individuals at all levels and build strong working relationships across disciplines
Good team working skills
Experience working in a similar role particularly for a residential housebuilder
Knowledge of the housebuilding industry
Joint Venture experience
Experience using COINS (ERP system)
Experience using ANAPLAN (ERP system)
More about the Joint Venture Accountant role...
Production of joint venture budgets, forecasts and monthly management accounts to deadlines.
Preparation of reports for JV Board Packs.
Distributing sales forecast updates and preparation of adhoc reporting such as covenant compliance, occupations for S106 and plot stage updates
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with joint venture partners through regular updates and communication
Preparation of weekly cashflow forecasts and managing funding reuiqments with partners, including loan facility administration
Completion of monthly management information relating to our joint venture activities, including full balance sheet reconciliations.
Monitor performance against management plans to ensure that all results, trends and risks are clearly understood and communicated.
Work closely with commercial team to ensure forecasts are accurate and reconciled to ledgers and financial forecasts. Challenge the information provided and identify potential risks and opportunities.
Work with external advisors, cost consultants to facilitate regular draw down of costs
Responding to year end and interim audit queries and working with Group statutory team to ensure timely filing of JV financial statements.
Control of joint venture overheads and raising of accruals, prepayments, work in progress drawdowns and relevant journals.
Raising Sales invoices and chasing and reporting of outstanding debtors. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us...
We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.
You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career.
We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.
Benefits
Agile Working
Offers a flexible way of working.
Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.
Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.
Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities
Developing and managing excellent relationships with our joint venture partners. Assisting in the provision of internal and external reporting and financial control, focussed on joint venture activities for the Northern Home Counties business unit.
Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you...
Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
Agile working possible (dependent on role)
Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Private Healthcare
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Competitive contributory pension scheme
Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary
Share incentive schemes
Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
In return, what we would like from you...
Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
Strong academic record
Qualified ACCA/CIMA
Experience of working in a finance team
Very good understanding of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
Excellent analytical and organizational skills
Strong mathematical and IT skills
Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy
Ability to explain technical financial information clearly to non-finance people
Ability to work efficiently under pressure and meet deadlines
Able to communicate to individuals at all levels and build strong working relationships across disciplines
Good team working skills
Experience working in a similar role particularly for a residential housebuilder
Knowledge of the housebuilding industry
Joint Venture experience
Experience using COINS (ERP system)
Experience using ANAPLAN (ERP system)
More about the Joint Venture Accountant role...
Production of joint venture budgets, forecasts and monthly management accounts to deadlines.
Preparation of reports for JV Board Packs.
Distributing sales forecast updates and preparation of adhoc reporting such as covenant compliance, occupations for S106 and plot stage updates
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with joint venture partners through regular updates and communication
Preparation of weekly cashflow forecasts and managing funding reuiqments with partners, including loan facility administration
Completion of monthly management information relating to our joint venture activities, including full balance sheet reconciliations.
Monitor performance against management plans to ensure that all results, trends and risks are clearly understood and communicated.
Work closely with commercial team to ensure forecasts are accurate and reconciled to ledgers and financial forecasts. Challenge the information provided and identify potential risks and opportunities.
Work with external advisors, cost consultants to facilitate regular draw down of costs
Responding to year end and interim audit queries and working with Group statutory team to ensure timely filing of JV financial statements.
Control of joint venture overheads and raising of accruals, prepayments, work in progress drawdowns and relevant journals.
Raising Sales invoices and chasing and reporting of outstanding debtors. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us...
We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most.
You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career.
We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry.
Benefits
Agile Working
Offers a flexible way of working.
Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.
Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.
Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities
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