Finance Director

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.