Finance Manager

Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We revive underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.

We specialise in long-term brownfield regeneration, focusing on challenging and complex sites that are beyond the scope of conventional homebuilders. We are highly collaborative, working with councils and communities to create a shared vision and to unlock a mix of social, environmental, economic and commercial value that benefits all our stakeholders.

Our passion for quality and design underpins everything we do. All Berkeley homes are created with care, expertise and relentless attention to detail.

What You'll Be Doing The Finance Manager is a senior, commercially focused role reporting to the Head of Finance. The position supports the financial planning, control and delivery of multiple development projects, providing insight, challenge and guidance to support business decisions. This role involves a high level of ownership, accountability and collaboration across project teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver financial appraisals to support development and business planning
• Provide insight, scenario analysis and recommendations to inform decision-making
• Identify financial risks and opportunities and support mitigation planning
• Maintain accurate profit, cashflow and development forecasts
• Ensure financial systems and data are accurate, complete and up to date
• Support reporting requirements and clearly communicate financial performance
• Ensure robust financial controls, governance and reporting accuracy
• Manage balance sheet, profit and cashflow control areas
• Support compliance with relevant tax requirements (e.g. VAT, CIS, SDLT)
• Contribute to audits and regulatory reporting
• Collaborate with project, commercial and operational teams
• Communicate financial information clearly to a range of stakeholders
• Provide timely responses to queries and support decision-making
• Support and mentor colleagues within the finance team
• Contribute to improving processes, systems and reporting standards
• Take ownership of workstreams and deliver high-quality outputs to deadlines

What you'll bring Skills & Experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent), with relevant experience
• Strong experience in financial reporting, forecasting and controls
• Ability to interpret financial data and support commercial decision-making
• Experience with finance systems, data accuracy and governance
• Knowledge of tax compliance (desirable)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Key Attributes:

• Proactive and able to take ownership of responsibilities
• Commercially minded with strong analytical skills
• Organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Detail-oriented and committed to accuracy
• Collaborative, inclusive and confident working across teams

Why join us?

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with service to 33 days.
• Health and wellbeing benefits including Private Medical Insurance.
• Lifestyle benefits including access to an online discount platform.
• Berkeley Foundation volunteer day.
• Private pension plan.
• Group life assurance.

The standard default full-time working hours in the office are 8am-5pm with core working hours 9am-4pm. Internal applicants: If you’re an internal applicant, please ensure you’ve informed your line manager of your intention to apply for this position.