Closing Date for Application:
Friday 19/12/2025Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. Polypipe Building Products works with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders and groundworkers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products.
We’re seeking an experienced and motivated finance professional to lead our Finance team. As the head of this function, you’ll act as a positive role model for your team and colleagues across the business, representing Finance and the wider organisation in a professional and forward-thinking way.
In this position, you’ll help drive profit and loss performance, optimise working capital, and ensure financial reporting is both accurate and insightful. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team and key stakeholders, you’ll provide clear, actionable information to support strategic decision-making across the business.
You’ll be responsible for communicating operational performance to the Finance Director, including analysis against budgets and forecasts. You’ll also lead the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and cash flow reporting, while providing valuable insight into sales performance. Additionally, you’ll support the business in maintaining a strong capex pipeline through effective collaboration with the wider team.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead on production of budgets and forecasts
Lead on production of monthly management review presentation
Ensure robust controls are in place, to mitigate risk, and provide robust financial reporting
Manage reporting and compliance processes, including external/internal audits, and Group reporting pack completion
Providing regular analysis on actual and forecast performance including, but not limited to, insight into: Gross sales, Customer rebates, Material costs, Labour efficiency, balance sheet – including working capital movement & capex and cash flow
Drive a healthy capital expenditure pipeline, including timely spend requests, with good quality justification
The oversight of short-term cash flow production; including analysis vs budget
Promoting continuous improvement of cost controls and working capital management
Skills & Requirements:
Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
Proven in balance sheet control
Proven experience managing external stakeholders e.g. auditors
Experience in a large/listed business reporting environment
Strong experience in budgeting/forecasting P&L and balance sheet
Experience working with accounting software
Excellent commercial and business acumen
Ability to deliver quality work in a pressurised environment
Confident and effective communicator
Well organised with high level attention to detail
Ability to use Excel to an advanced level
Experience of working within the manufacturing industry, particularly around SKU costings would be desirable
Workings Hours & Benefits:
Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
Bonus
Company Car
Single Private Medical Healthcare
25 days holiday entitlement with a holiday purchase scheme
Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8%.
Life assurance
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity pay.
Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme.
Cycle to work scheme.
Free flu vouchers.
Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services.
Staff discount on all Genuit Group products.
Free on-site parking.
Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.