Finance Director
SO52 / Southampton Area
Full time, permanent, hybrid
Salary: £75,000 - £90,000 (DOE)
Competitive benefits package
Supporting the growth of a fast-moving property investment business
Our client, Building Futures Ltd, is a growing property investment and development business focused on transforming tired and underutilised properties into high-quality homes across Dublin. Built around a strong entrepreneurial mindset and ambitious growth plans, the business combines investment, refurbishment and operational delivery within a fast-paced environment.
They are now seeking an experienced Finance Director to take ownership of the company’s financial strategy, treasury management and investment oversight, supporting the next phase of growth across a complex multi-entity property portfolio.
This is a commercially focused leadership role with significant exposure to investors, lenders and board-level decision making.
Finance Director, the role:
- Manage relationships with lenders, investors and funding partners
- Lead refinancing activity, debt negotiations and covenant management
- Conduct investment analysis and financial due diligence on acquisitions and disposals
- Develop and review investment appraisal models including IRR, yield and scenario analysis
- Support strategic buy, hold and sell decisions across the property portfolio
- Maintain oversight of liquidity, cash flow forecasting and working capital management
- Oversee multi-entity consolidation, intercompany reconciliations and investor reporting
- Ensure compliance across VAT, corporation tax, PAYE, PRSI and financial reporting obligations
- Lead year-end audit activity and relationships with external advisors
- Build and develop a scalable finance function, systems and reporting capability
- Partner closely with operational and development teams to support business growth
- Provide clear and commercially focused reporting at board level
Finance Director, the person:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CPA Ireland)
- 8+ years’ post-qualified finance experience including senior leadership exposure
- Strong treasury and cashflow management experience
- Experience managing multi-entity or SPV structures
- Proven background in financial strategy and capital management
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence strategic decision making
- Confident communicator with board-level reporting experience
- Strong analytical and investment appraisal capability
- Comfortable operating within a fast-paced and growth-focused business
Desirable:
- Property, construction or real estate sector experience
- Experience with development finance and drawdown structures
- Exposure to investor relations and joint venture structures
- Experience within a scale-up or high-growth environment
- Understanding of Irish tax and regulatory requirements
Finance Director, the benefits:
- Hybrid working arrangements
- 10% employer pension contribution
- Company laptop and mobile phone
- Opportunity to participate in profit share and bonus scheme following probation
- Genuine board-level influence within a fast-growing business
- Opportunity to shape the financial structure and future growth of the organisation
- Exposure to complex property investment and funding structures
Pure Human Resources Limited works in partnership with Building Futures Ltd in providing Recruitment support. No applications from agencies please.
