Assistant Finance Manager

Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex (Office based)

Company: Hill Group

Division: Finance

About the role

We are looking for an ambitious and detail-driven Assistant Finance Manager to join our Finance team. Reporting to a Finance Manager, this role plays a key part in supporting the financial management of development projects across selected Hill regions.

You will be responsible for assisting with the preparation and maintenance of development appraisals, working closely with regional teams, sales, and other departments to ensure forecasts, budgets and reporting remain accurate and up to date. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a fast-paced and highly regarded residential developer.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager in maintaining accurate and up-to-date development appraisals in line with Group reporting timetables
• Liaise with regional teams, development, and sales & marketing to ensure appraisal inputs are accurate, including sales rates, build costs, S106 / CIL payments and sales & marketing expenditure
• Assist with the weekly sales order book, quarterly sales & marketing budgets, and residential short-term cash flow
• Ensure clear and effective financial communication with regional teams and internal departments
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, policies and procedures
• Maintain professional relationships with external stakeholders including banks, auditors and joint venture partners
• Promote awareness of and adhere to all company Health & Safety policies

Technical Duties

Development Appraisals

• Assist with monthly updates to development appraisals, ensuring actuals and forecasts are accurate
• Work with development, regional and sales teams to ensure forecast cash flows are correct
• Understand and analyse the impact of appraisal changes on margin, ROCE and cash lock-up
• Support the alignment of development appraisals with regional contracting revenue forecasts
• Assist in the preparation of contracting revenue forecasts

Project Reviews & Reporting

• Support the production of monthly project review packs and appraisal trackers
• Investigate month-on-month variances and provide clear commentary
• Ensure all material appraisal movements are understood before review by the Finance Manager

Business Support & Analysis

• Provide scenario and sensitivity analysis to support development and regional teams
• Assist with preparation and monitoring of sales & marketing budgets
• Support the updating of residential short-term cash flow forecasts
• Assist with the weekly sales order book and perform sense checks before review
• Support process improvements and ad-hoc financial analysis across the business

About you

• Previous experience in a finance role within property, construction, or development (preferred)
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Good Excel and financial modelling skills
• Confident communicator with the ability to work with multiple departments
• Organised and able to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Studying towards, or interested in studying towards, a professional accounting qualification (desirable.

Why join Hill?

• Work for one of the UK’s leading residential developers
• Opportunity to work on high-profile development projects
• Supportive team environment with career progression opportunities
• Competitive salary and benefits package