Finance Manager Development & Sales - 7302
Title: Finance Manager – Development & Sales
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: Competitive
Grade:12
Reporting Office: London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford
Persona: Agile/hybrid working – office based 20-40%
Closing Date: 27th November 2025
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
*Previous Applicants May Not Apply* - (if prior applications were regretted within 12 weeks) (remove if not relevant)
Join our Finance Team at L&Q:
We are seeking a commercially astute, technically skilled and highly motivated individual to take on the role of Finance Manager – Development & Sales. This is a pivotal leadership role within the Development & Sales Finance team, reporting directly to the Head of Finance- Development & Sales.
Your impact in the role:
Reporting to the Head of Development Finance you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive range of financial services for the Development and Sales activities of the L&Q Group. Supporting a strategic financial oversight across a development portfolio of approximately £0.5bn in expenditure and £0.5bn in sales revenue annually
Key Responsibilities
· Performance & Reporting: Oversee management information reporting to support performance management and drive business improvement across development and sales activities.
· Control Environment: Lead in the implementation of a robust financial and business framework to support Development and Sales and develop and maintain financial appraisal model for all new investment proposals affecting these.
· Team Leadership: Management of a finance team and this includes training, coaching, supervision, development and appraisal of personnel towards the delivery of the team’s objectives.
· Business Partnering: Build strong relationships with the Development & Sales directorate, providing sound financial and commercial advice.
· Portfolio Oversight: Identify and Manage risks associated with each individual development scheme including an overall evaluation of financial exposure, risk analysis, and recommend risk mitigating measures.
· Statutory & Management Accounts: Ensure accurate and timely production of statutory and management accounts in line with current accounting policies.
· Budgeting & Planning: Coordinate annual budgets with budget holders and support them in achieving divisional targets.
· Audit & Risk: Act as lead contact for external auditors and manage risks within the remit of the role.
What you'll bring:
· Professional Qualification: ACA, ACCA or ACMA qualified.
· Sector Experience: Strong accounting experience, ideally within construction or residential property development.
· Leadership & Communication: Excellent team leadership, communication and influencing skills.
· Project Management: Strong organisational and project management capabilities.
· Technical Skills: Advanced Excel and IT literacy for reporting and analysis.
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
L&Q strongly believe a diverse and inclusive workforce is important, and inclusion is part of our core values and everyday working practices. We make hiring decisions based on your experiences, skills and merits and we are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read more.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk
At L&Q, sustainability is at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
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