Management Accountant

at  Taylor Wimpey

Date: 13 Sep 2024
Location: Warwick, GB, CV34 6LG
Company: Taylor Wimpey
Department Function
Central Finance help to drive the organisation forward by providing insightful analysis and robust challenge to support strategic and operational decision-making, whilst also promoting strong governance and control. They provide Group financial results and business information to both internal stakeholders such as the Board and senior management, and our external stakeholders including auditors, banks, HMRC, corporate advisors and the investment community. Our Finance team promote strong governance by maintaining relevant Group policies and assessing, interpreting and implementing new standards and regulatory requirements. They support the business in their application of the policies, whilst facilitating improvements in the financial systems and control environment.
Job summary/Purpose
Each of Taylor Wimpey’s regional businesses has a finance team that drives the commercial performance of their respective business and are responsible for providing valuable reports to our Group Finance team based in Head Office. Led by their Finance Director, each of these teams are vital to the financial structure of the organisation. Through quarterly forecasts and monthly accounts, they provide key data to the board and enable some of the most important strategic decisions for the business. The Management Accountant role is a truly customer centric role that requires someone that is comfortable working to deadlines and producing highly accurate reporting.
The role will involve working closely with the Finance Director & Finance Managers to help implement our strategy of being a truly customer-centric business delivering a quality product and help define what that means for the regional Finance Teams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Process journals into the ledger and reconcile Balance Sheet Accounts.
• Weekly Sales Reporting & assist with short-term plot forecasting
• Monthly Actuals reporting via OneStream
• Preparation of all month-end accounting and reporting requirements for the regional business and Central Finance
• Provide cover for cashbook and prepare weekly cash actuals
• Provide cover for weekly payroll processing
• Support Finance Manager and Finance Director by assisting in preparation of financial information in an efficient and timely manner
• Support Finance Manager and Finance Director by assisting in preparation of medium and long-term financial forecasts
• Ensure that TW Group Requirements and financial statutory requirements are met and completed on a timely basis
• Review Social Housing completions including the management of retentions accounting & cash collection
• Assist in raising invoices, managing cash collection & maintaining the Sales Leger
• Report on site pre-acquisition costs to help the Technical team monitor, control expenditure & set budgets

Experience, Qualifications, Technical Requirements

• Qualified or finalist with ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Strong knowledge of MS Office especially Excel
• Able to demonstrate an ability to work to strict deadlines
• Knowledge of complex ERP systems (e.g. COINS) an advantage

Inclusivity Statement
As a proud Disability Confident Employer, Taylor Wimpey is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us during the application process that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

• Process journals into the ledger and reconcile Balance Sheet Accounts.
• Weekly Sales Reporting & assist with short-term plot forecasting
• Monthly Actuals reporting via OneStream
• Preparation of all month-end accounting and reporting requirements for the regional business and Central Finance
• Provide cover for cashbook and prepare weekly cash actuals
• Provide cover for weekly payroll processing
• Support Finance Manager and Finance Director by assisting in preparation of financial information in an efficient and timely manner
• Support Finance Manager and Finance Director by assisting in preparation of medium and long-term financial forecasts
• Ensure that TW Group Requirements and financial statutory requirements are met and completed on a timely basis
• Review Social Housing completions including the management of retentions accounting & cash collection
• Assist in raising invoices, managing cash collection & maintaining the Sales Leger
• Report on site pre-acquisition costs to help the Technical team monitor, control expenditure & set budget