Job Description

Location: South West region

Reports to: Regional Managing Director

Hours: Full time, Permanent

About the Role:

At Allison Homes, we pride ourselves on being an award-winning private housebuilder dedicated to creating beautiful homes and communities across the East of England, the East Midlands and the South West of England.

Our mission is to provide affordable yet aspirational homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a quality product suitable for everyone.

We are proud of our people, and collaboration and teamwork are key to everything we do. Our Values are at our heart and centre around Trust, Teamwork, Kindness and Passion.

As we continue our exciting growth journey, the South West region represents a significant area of expansion and investment. We are building a strong, dynamic team to lead and deliver high-quality developments across the region.

With an ambition to grow sustainably and serve local markets with regional expertise, we are looking for a commercially astute regional Finance Director to join our South West leadership team.

This is a strategic and hands-on finance leadership role, overseeing the financial performance and governance of our South West operations.

As regional Finance Director, you will be a key member of the South West regional leadership team. You will drive financial strategy and operational performance across the region, ensuring strong financial control, accurate forecasting, and commercial insight to support decision-making and sustainable growth.

This role has dual reporting lines to the South West Regional MD and Group CFO, ensuring alignment with both regional priorities and group-wide financial governance.

Key Responsibilities:

Regional Financial Leadership

Lead the financial management of the South West business unit, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and reporting.

Partner with the Regional Managing Director to drive profitable growth and operational efficiency.

Provide financial input into key business decisions including land acquisition, development appraisals, pricing strategy, and margin improvement.

Financial Planning, Control & Reporting

Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts, forecasts, and board reports.

Monitor performance against budgets and KPIs; identify risks and opportunities early.

Ensure compliance with group accounting policies and internal controls.

Commercial & Operational Support

Support the Land, Commercial, and Construction teams with robust financial modelling and scenario planning.

Provide challenge and insight into project performance, cost management, and build efficiency.

Ensure all developments are financially viable and within approved budgets.

People & Process

Lead and develop the regional finance team, promoting a high-performance culture.

Drive improvements in systems, processes, and financial reporting to enhance regional performance.

Collaborate with Group Finance and other regional finance leads to share best practices.

Person Specification:

Essential

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).

Strong post-qualification experience in a senior finance role, ideally within housebuilding, construction, or property development.

Commercially focused, with experience working alongside operational and land teams.

Proven leadership of finance teams in a regional or business-unit structure.

Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desirable

Previous experience working for a regional business within a national group.

Working knowledge of COINS or similar industry-specific ERP/finance systems.

Key Competencies

Strategic thinker with hands-on delivery capability.

Confident and credible business partner to MD and regional teams.

Excellent attention to detail and financial rigour.

Resilient, proactive, and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.

Team player who can both challenge and support.

The benefit package for this role includes:

Competitive salary. Discretionary Bonus Scheme. Car allowance (with option to join the company salary sacrifice car scheme, T&Cs apply). 25 days holiday (extending to 27 days holiday after two years of continuous service). Pension Scheme. BUPA (single cover). Group Life Assurance. Group Income Protection Scheme. Smart Health Employee Assistance Programme. Opt in - Simply Health Cash Plan. Allison Homes House purchase discount scheme.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a collaborative and ambitious team in a growing regional business.

Please apply by sending your CV and a covering email or letter to

cv@allison-homes.com

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme
Benefits:

Company car Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Private medical insurance Referral programme Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/07/2025