Head of Finance (Hands-on) – Property Development & Real Estate Investments

Head of Finance (Hands-on) – Property Development & Real Estate Investments

Location: Harrow, London

Salary: Up to £70,000 per annum (depending on experience) + Performance Bonus + Pension + On-site Parking

Hours: Full-time, Office-based (Mon–Fri, 8:30am–6:00pm)

Company: Kings Oak Capital

About Kings Oak Capital

Kings Oak Capital is a growing and dynamic group with diverse interests across property development, investment, construction, and property management. Our portfolio continues to expand rapidly across residential and mixed-use projects.

We’re now seeking an experienced, proactive, and hands-on Head of Finance to take ownership of our group finance function — a key role that underpins our continued growth and operational excellence.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious, entrepreneurial company where your contribution will have a direct impact on the business and its future success.

The Role

This is a genuinely hands-on role where you will oversee all financial and accounting activities across our group of companies. You’ll manage a small finance team, lead the integration of systems and processes, and ensure complete accuracy and compliance across all financial reporting.

This is not a purely supervisory role — it’s a hands-on position that requires you to be deeply involved in the day-to-day accounting work alongside your team. You will personally review, reconcile, and finalise the financial outputs, ensuring deadlines are met and the board receives timely, accurate information to drive key business decisions.

You will report directly to the board of directors and work closely with the property management and development teams to maintain full financial control of all ongoing projects, investments, and operations.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Full responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial records across all group entities.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, group consolidation, and statutory year-end accounts to trial balance level.

Systems, Controls & Compliance

• Oversee and continuously improve all finance systems including Xero, Arthur Online, Hubdoc, Odoo, Zoho, Asana, and BrightHR.
• Develop and enforce standardised internal controls for payables, purchase orders, approvals, spending limits, and payment runs.
• Introduce or optimise invoice management systems such as Hubdoc, Odoo, Dext etc to ensure seamless integration with Xero.
• Maintain full compliance with HMRC, Companies House, and banking requirements.

Cash Flow & Treasury Management

• Take ownership of the cash flow forecasting, ensuring sufficient liquidity and optimal use of funds across entities.
• Monitor group bank balances, oversee weekly payment runs, and maintain visibility of intercompany cash movements.
• Provide regular cash flow and funding forecasts to the Board.

Investment Appraisal, Financial Modelling & Funding

• Manage all mortgage and loan facilities, remortgages, and new funding applications.
• Liaise with banks, funders, solicitors and project monitoring surveyors to support drawdown requests and reconcile payments received.
• Prepare detailed financial analysis and build robust investment appraisal models to evaluate multiple strategies (develop, convert, hold vs sell) including IRR, profit, margins, sensitivities, and exit scenarios
• Present these investment appraisal models with clear recommendations to the Board
• Prepare bank and external funding packs for presentation directly to banks, lenders, investment partners and lead funding meetings to secure senior debt and development finance.
• Manage lender due diligence, drawdowns, covenant reporting, and ongoing bank relationships.

Operational Finance

• Oversee all payables, receivables, rent accounting, and service charge reconciliations.
• Ensure all rental income is accurately invoiced, collected, and reported.
• Work closely with the property management team to track occupancy, voids, maintenance costs, and rent performance.

Budgeting & Performance Analysis

• Prepare annual and project-based budgets across development, management, and investment divisions.
• Conduct variance analysis, identify cost-saving opportunities, and prepare financial commentary and recommendations for the board.

Leadership & Team Development

• Hands-on leadership, coaching, and development of a small internal finance team, setting clear expectations and fostering accountability.
• Drive a culture of accuracy, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Personally review and approve all key financial deliverables — ensuring quality, completeness, and compliance.

Process & Strategy

• Support the directors in strategic financial planning, scenario modelling, and business performance reviews.
• Continuously evaluate and improve accounting processes, reporting structures, and management information systems to support growth.
• Act as the financial conscience of the business — providing robust challenge, insight, and direction.

About You

You’re an experienced finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. You take pride in getting the numbers right, spotting inefficiencies, and driving improvement. You enjoy balancing strategic oversight with rolling up your sleeves to get the work done.

Essential Requirements

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
• Xero Certified with strong system integration skills.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar finance leadership role.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Strong working knowledge of property development, real estate investment, and construction accounting.

Desirable

• Experience in multi-entity group accounting and consolidations.
• Exposure to property management software (Arthur Online) and invoice automation tools (Hubdoc, Odoo etc).
• Strong project management skills with a process improvement mindset.

Why Join Kings Oak Capital?

• Opportunity to build and shape the finance function of a growing property group.
• Work directly with the directors on major investment and development projects.
• Competitive salary and performance-based bonus.
• Modern, fast-paced, collaborative office environment in Harrow.
• Genuine opportunity for career progression as the group expands.

How to Apply

If you’re an ambitious and hands-on finance professional looking to take ownership of a broad and rewarding finance role within a growing property group, we’d love to hear from you.

Send your CV and cover letter to careers@kingsoakcapital.com

Join Kings Oak Capital

Be part of a forward-thinking, ambitious team driving real growth in the property sector.

Take ownership. Deliver excellence. Grow with us.