GROUP CFO – CIRCA £200K PLUS FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT/DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS
SUFFOLK
THE COMPANY
Well established and highly regarded, the business has seen significant growth. There are three main teams, Residential Strategic Land, Commercial Investment and Commercial Development.
Their residential team is now promoting land for some 25,000 residential plots and has another 10,000 plots under offer. The Commercial Development Team, focused mainly on Logistics and Industrial property, has a land bank of circa 9m square feet and is currently building and delivering developments across the South East. The Commercial Investment team has approximately £150m of assets under management focused on employment space including industrial, industrial open storage and office assets.
To manage these assets the team has grown to 35 people which includes surveyors. Planners, technicians, fund raisers and a finance function.
The business has built a significant land bank within a compelling geography. What really differentiates this Company from its competitors is the knowledge the specialist in house teams have built, about each site under management.
A clear vision is in place , and the new CFO will be instrumental in helping the company to accelerate growth over the coming years.
THE OPPORTUNITY
As a board member, you will be playing a key role in debating and implementing the strategic direction and delivery of the business. As well as leading the financial strategy, you will be advising on Investor capital requirements, corporate finance and governance. This is an opportunity for you to make a positive and vital contribution to long-term growth, representing the Board with capital partners.
Key responsibilities will include:
-leading the finance team
-Significant commercial contribution at Board level
-Developing and owning the 5 year capital strategy for the business
-Designing and implementing optimal capital/debt structures across the business & SPV’s
-Assisting equity raises and structured debt transactions
-Leading growth initiatives, networking and strategic direction
-Overseeing recapitalisations, refinancings and platform consolidation
-Leading lender and investor relationships and negotiations
-Defining and agreeing principles behind optimum funding structures and deployment of capital
-Reviewing and approving annual Group budgets
-Reviewing and approving cashflow forecasts
-Approving major capital expenditure and funding for new projects/business streams
-Leading M&A and JV structuring
-Presenting financial strategy and capital proposals to the main board
-Reviewing portfolio/SPV performance and risk analysis
-Leading governance with external investors
YOU
( The opportunity is Suffolk based. We would welcome applicants who might like to escape the city and relocate to a fine county. This is such a rare opportunity to combine a hugely commercial opportunity with country living).
-Qualified accountant with significant real estate sector experience
-Able to command respect and communicate with absolute clarity at Board level
-Ability to challenge diplomatically
-Strategic thinker
-Accuracy & accountability
-Exceptional communication skills
-Pragmatic, commercial decision maker
-Able to translate financial data into commercial options/decisions
-Able to look at long-term value creation
-Credibility with auditors, investors and lenders
-Handles people with confidence and transparency
-Demonstrable integrity & judgement
-Resilience and composure under pressure
-Data and technology awareness