Finance Manager - Development (contract)

Ivy Rock Partners is partnering with a progressive organisation to recruit a Finance Manager to support its Development team. This is an excellent opportunity for a fully qualified finance professional to play a key role in delivering complex regeneration schemes and strategic partnerships.

The Finance Manager will take ownership of the financial management of development projects. You will act as a key link between finance, development teams, and external partners, ensuring strong financial governance, performance, and strategic alignment.

The role includes line management responsibility for one junior and offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders across housing, regeneration, and local authority partnerships.

You will play a central role in ensuring financial health and stability across development schemes, driving performance and supporting informed decision-making across the organisation.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead financial management and reporting for development schemes and joint ventures, including month-end, balance sheets, and board reporting
• Oversee project accounting and scheme reconciliations to ensure accuracy and strong financial control
• Act as a key business partner to development teams, JV partners, and local authorities, influencing financial decision-making
• Collaborate across finance functions on funding, tax, and reporting, including debt and equity requirements
• Support board and JV governance, including meeting coordination and stakeholder engagement
• Provide financial oversight of regeneration and development activity, supporting modelling, long-term planning, and statutory reporting
• Line manage, mentor, and develop a Finance Analyst
• Promote a collaborative, high-performing finance culture aligned to organisational values

About you:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent - CCAB recognised)
• Proven experience within housing, property, or real estate development environments
• Strong understanding of development accounting, desirable if you have joint ventures understanding
• Ability to analyse complex financial data and translate into clear, actionable insights
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at both operational and strategic levels
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with systems such as D365 or Power BI is advantageous
• Experience managing or mentoring junior finance staff

Why apply?

• Opportunity to work on high-profile regeneration and development projects
• Exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making
• Temp-to-perm potential offering long-term career progression
• Collaborative, purpose-driven working environment within the housing/real estate sector

For a confidential conversation about the role, please reach out to Megan Hunter.