Rutherford Cross is pleased to be retained by CALA Homes to appoint a Finance Manager

Founded in 1875, CALA Homes is one of the UK’s leading house builders. With multiple awards and an enviable reputation for quality, CALA focus on building high quality, well designed homes in prime locations. In March 2013, CALA secured the backing of Patron Capital Partners and Legal &General plc. This put in place the necessary resources to provide the CALA with a secure financial platform from which to achieve the Group’s future growth ambitions.

In the first six months of the its financial year CALA has maintained its strong growth momentum and is on track to deliver what would be a sixth consecutive year of record revenues and profits. CALA is the fastest growing homebuilder in the UK over the last 10 years, increasing volumes by 67% in that period compared to an average of only 15% for its peers. Following the launch of the Group’s growth strategy set out in 2013, CALA’s principal strategic objective has been to reinforce its position as the UK’s most upmarket major homebuilder by increasing its presence in the premium segment of the market in our areas of operation.

The Finance Manager role is based in the Head Office at Mid New Cultins in Edinburgh. Reporting to Regional Finance Director this is a multi-faceted role incorporating a blend of accounting, commercial decision support and key stakeholder management. This role involves significant interaction with internal business areas including Sales, Commercial, Land, Construction and Customer Services. The Finance Manager will be tasked with identifying opportunities to implement improvements which reduce costs, increase efficiency, and maximise net contribution while driving bottom line profit. The Finance Manager is a pivotal position in the finance structure and will be highly visible across the business. CALA represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional having displayed an impressive growth in turnover in recent years. With a great deal of autonomy and responsibility as Finance Manager, this position within CALA will provide an excellent career platform with good opportunities for personal development

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