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Year 3 & Year 5 Teacher – Full-Time, Permanent – Gillingham – Start After Easter Are you a motivated and passionate teacher looking for your next career opportunity? Whether you are a strong Early Career Teacher ready to join an established school or an experienced teacher seeking excellent career progression, this is an exciting chance to join a supportive and ambitious primary school in Gillingham, Kent. The school is seeking a Year 3 Teacher and a Year 5 Teacher to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis, starting immediately after Easter. Salary Kent/England Pay Scale (Main & Upper Pay Range):£32,916–£51,048 (M1– UPS1) depending on experience and pay point (actual Kent local variation may apply). About the School This is a well-established primary school with a strong reputation for academic excellence, pastoral care, and staff development. The school prides itself on a positive, inclusive ethos where every child is encouraged to achieve their full potential. Curriculum & Ethos The school offers a broad and engaging curriculum designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking. Key features include: • Strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy, • Rich foundation subjects that build cultural awareness and creativity Support & Training Teachers at the school receive excellent support and training, whether you are an ECT or an experienced professional: • ECTs benefit from a comprehensive two-year induction programme aligned with the Early Career Framework, including mentoring, a reduced timetable and tailored CPD, • Experienced teachers are supported with career development pathways, leadership opportunities, and high-quality professional training Situated in Gillingham, Kent, the school offers a safe, welcoming environment surrounded by the beautiful Kent countryside. The role is ideal for: • Teachers who live locally or commute by car, • Holds QTS (or is completing ECT induction), • Has strong experience or training in KS2 teaching, • Demonstrates excellent classroom management and organisational skills If you are looking for a rewarding teaching role in a supportive, high-achieving school with opportunities for growth, we would love to hear from you. Please send your CV to Natasja at KPI Education today to be considered for these exciting Year 3 and Year 5 teaching opportunities starting after Easter. INDTEA

Job Type: Full time We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our team within Vistry Kent, at our West Malling office. As our Head of Finance, you will be a special individual who is ready to take the next step in their career. This is a Head of Finance role for someone who is one part brilliant and impactful business partner, one part FP&A expert – able to produce data driven insight and one part process ninja – able to dissect and improve processes both from an efficiency aspect and a controls one and one part natural leader – Able to influence and motivate those around them. This is an important role, being accountable for ensuring we set credible and challenging plans, ensuring we understand opportunities and risks and performance against those plans, unlocking value through data driven insight and challenging their business partners to ensure execution and delivery against agreed plans. The role gives wide exposure to the Regional Finance Director and Regional Managing Director, and wider leadership team, and the opportunity for progression to the right individual. You will be a trusted advisor to the Board and all departments of the business. This role is for an individual who wants to truly business partner the business, creating value and driving performance rather than reporting the numbers. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus, • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance, • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees, • Up to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • 2 Volunteering days per annum, • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover, • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice, • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary, • Share save and share incentive schemes, • Christmas company shutdown, • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…, • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality, • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification) with significant PQE, • IT literate including MS Excel/Outlook., • Significant experience of working in Commercial Finance and/ or FP&A roles., • Strong Excel and report building skills., • Experienced in monthly management accounts – including telling the story to senior stakeholders, • Comfortable working cross-functionally and building relationships with stakeholders founded on openness and challenge., • Effective communicator both with finance and non-finance professionals., • Impact, influence and gravitas, able to tell the story and drive value creating action, • COINS finance system., • Construction / Housebuilding industry., • Lead and manage on all aspects of forecasting and management reporting, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting actuals vs plan, risks and opportunities, • Lead the FP&A and Commercial team, being accountable for ultimate delivery and line manage a team of two, • Develop and coach a Finance Manager and Assistant Finance Analyst direct report, • Drive continuous improvement throughout all aspects of the FP&A and Commercial Finance activities – Be those improvements to Management Information and data driven insight, underlying processes and controls, wider Governance with the business or improving cross-functional collaboration, • Deputise for the Regional Finance Director where required – for example in Board meetings or meetings with Division, • Collaborate closely with the Commercial team in the preparation of site cashflows, and through the monthly CVR meetings, insuring finance input and challenge, • Collaborate closely with the Controllership team in the preparation of monthly flash and month end actuals, • Develop insightful reporting which presents actionable data driven insight, for example on the payment run process, private sales rates, • Business partner key stakeholders across Build, Commercial and other Departments to ensure risks and opportunities to plan are fully understood and mitigated/unlocked and hold the business to account for delivery against agreed plans, • Support with the management of Joint Ventures, • Be a leader and mentor within the wider finance team, role modelling the behaviours and values of the team Join us in making Vistry. #LI-HA1

Job Type: Full time We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Treasury Assistant to join our team within Vistry Services, at our Kings Hill office. As our Junior Treasury Assistant, you will support the Treasury Manager and Treasury Assistant in the managing the Group’s daily banking operations. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus, • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees, • Up to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • 2 Volunteering days per annum, • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover, • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice, • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary, • Share save and share incentive schemes, • Christmas company shutdown, • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…, • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality, • 5 GCSE’s / GCE’s, including Maths and English, • Good understanding of Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, • Excellent analytical skills and organisation skills, • Good Maths and IT skills, • Ability to work to high degree of accuracy, • Experience working with a finance ERP system, • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, • Accuracy and attention to detail, • Excellent communications skills, • Good team working skills, • Time management skills, • Experience of processing payments on bank platforms, • Cashbook and bank reconciliation experience, • Ensure smooth processing and accurate recording of the Group’s daily banking operations, including:, • Weekly reconciliation of cashbook transactions, • Processing payments on banking platforms, • Bank reconciliations, • Processing trade ledger payment runs, • Issuing daily net cash reports to management, • Raising Sales ledger invoices, • Bank liaisons, • Month end reconciliations, • Help establish better processes within the Treasury Team including assisting with projects, • To work with regional teams including finance and external bank relationship teams to ensure all daily activities are carried out accurately and any discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner, • To maintain productive relationships with counterparts within the Group’s core banks Join us in making Vistry. #LI-WS1

Job Type: Full time We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our team within Vistry Kent, at our West Malling office. As our Senior Quantity Surveyor, you will will work within our wider Commercial, Estimating and Buying team, you will be responsible for supervising, managing and advising on the financial and contractual aspects of multiple construction projects. You will take responsibility for the execution of the Quantity Surveying function on allocated contract/s, in order to fulfil the requirements of the Company in maximising quality of service and profitability. You will provide a range of cost control and financial reporting duties across all aspects of construction work undertaken by the company. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus, • Company car, car allowance or travel allowance, • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees, • Up to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • 2 Volunteering days per annum, • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover, • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave (, • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice, • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary, • Share save and share incentive schemes, • Christmas company shutdown, • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…, • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality, • HNC / HND in Surveying or equivalent, • Proven experience as a PQS / SQS / Commercial lead working within a residential house builder (dependent on position level), • Experience maybe gained from a similar position or promotion, • A good understanding or building regulations and legal obligations, • A good knowledge or construction methods and materials, • Strong mathematical and IT ability, • Ability to assess and analyse information, • Good business sense, • Good understanding of budget management, • Negotiating and networking skills, • Excellent communications skills, • Able to work under pressure, and accept criticism of work, • Good team working skills, • Accurate with an eye for detail, • A methodical approach, • Degree in Surveying or similar, • Working towards being a Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), • Lead, support and coach your direct reports and the wider team to support their growth and development, • Be active in the recruitment of new starters to the team and then throughout the employee life cycle, including holding development reviews and succession planning exercises, • Working closely with other departments, including Land, Development and Construction, you will attend design meetings to advise on all areas that may have a cost implication, • Recognise and advise Site Managers on delays, extensions of time and loss and/or expense and ensuring relevant notices are issued., • Attend development meetings when appropriate, contract pre-start and subcontract package review meetings, • Upon receipt of Contract Documentation, you will be responsible for checking all contract drawings to identify errors, omissions, anomalies and areas where unnecessary cost may arise, • Receive initial tender information and assist in the preparation of the proposed tender lists and updating of subsequent procurement programmes, • Distribute design information packages and tender drawings, whilst preparing all tender documentation and letters including carrying out preliminary checks on subcontractors, • Preparing construction cost analysis, which includes analysis of quotations resulting from the tender enquiry, requesting additional and outstanding information as required, • Assess site staffing levels and build programmes with the Construction Director to ascertain preliminary costs, including collating all cost information and preparing the start on site budget, • Arrange and adjudicate budget settlement meetings, with the support of the wider Commercial team, • Prepare stage payment schedules to assist in the financing of the works, • Carry out pre-order meetings including all necessary Health & Safety requirements, finalising a tender sum and agreeing a stage payment schedule for payment purposes before preparing all contract documentation and placing the order, • Place subcontractor orders, including interviews and checking references on selected subcontractors. You will then negotiate the contract sum within the budget, including finalising costs to cover all late variations, • Issue variation orders and development changes alongside providing cost advice on major variations prior to issue. You will issue revised contract drawings to subcontractors; negotiating the cost of variations including liaising between Buyers and Build Managers. You will provide a full range of pricing information for purchaser’s extras, • Check all costs posted to each contract, collate and reconcile all costs resulting from subcontract works, variation orders, site instructions, material order and preliminary / running costs. This will include providing monthly analysis of costs and identify possible areas of over expenditure at future dates, • Check and arrange subcontractor payments, obtaining necessary authorisation for passing payments for all elements of subcontractor works. You will agree final accounts with subcontractors, ensuring all works have been carried out within budget and analysing costs to assist on future estimates, • Take responsibility for the preparation of documents for the basis of external valuation with the client’s agent (CSA, Stage payment schedule, Tick offs), • Keep the RAMS schedule updated and issued to all relevant parties, • Preparation of financial reports including:, • Internal Valuations/CVRs and subcontract liability reports in accordance with schedule of accounting period end dates and deadlines, • Margin Analysis reports., • Commercial Analysis (final margin) forecasts and Cost to Complete forecasts, • Cash Flow forecasts, • Turnover forecasts, • De-brief reports, • Compile and present CV2 tender summary sign-off in accordance with parameters determined in the Commercial Best Practice Manual. Compile and present CV1 tender summary sign-off in accordance with parameters determined in the Commercial Best Practice manual. Coordinate the activities of the Material Buyer and Company Estimator to achieve CV1 and CV2 sign-off., • Obtain authorisation to ‘let’ all sub-contract orders valued over thresholds as noted in Commercial Best Practice Manual., • Place and issue sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy and Commercial Best Practice to budget and within programme requirements., • Attend and minute all sub-contract order adjudication meetings., • Compile reports on contract letting vs. estimate for each site periodically, as required., • Liaise with build department on sub-contractors’ performance and compliance with order conditions., • Ability to deal with complex consortium sites and attend relevant meetings., • Attend and project team meetings as required., • Complete sub-contract orders to accord with site programmed build requirements in accordance with Group Policy and Group Rebate schemes and fully adjudicate prior to issue of documentation., • Set up and regularly review with the site management team the PPQA tick sheet to facilitate sub-contract contract work payment., • To liaise with company management and provide all necessary forecast and site budget information to meet the business’s reporting requirements., • Control and report post contract cost movements per development every month. Update CV1 and CV2 site specific reports and provide details of all “unscheduled” and “scheduled” order revisions i.e. Site Instructions and site purchase orders. To provide such monthly reporting as required by the Commercial Manager., • Review professional fee provisions and statutory service cost, and credits, with the technical department., • Ensure invoices/applications for payments are processed in accordance with Vistry Group Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract., • Maintain a half yearly site reserve list., • Issue Payment Withhold Notices, where a contractor application, or part thereof, is in dispute in accordance with Construction Act., • Immediately advise management of notification of impending claim or legal action arising from a disputed claim or payment from a Sub-Contractor/service provider., • Where necessary, determine a sub-contract order in accordance with Standard Terms and Conditions of Employment and liaise with Build Department in this respect., • Diligently use the Vistry Group construction system to manage site project administration, including orders, variations, valuations, etc., • Assist in the regular review of materials on-site and material valuations., • Agree and process all sales variation requests, including works to show homes, stock plots and sales incentive works in accordance with group procedures., • Properly categorise on the construction system “unscheduled” and “scheduled” order amendments., • Settle all variation invoices/applications for payment in accordance with Vistry Group Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract., • Process groundwork’s payments/applications for payment using the Vistry Group AGA payment system as outlined in Commercial Best Practice Manual., • Ensure the collection of retention against all sub-contract orders in accordance with Group Policy. Manage and certify retention releases on completion of the development., • Complete and agree sub-contract final accounts within 6 months of the last legal completion on-site and prior to the first release of retention to the individual sub-contractors., • Maintain final account schedule., • Maintain completed development provision on CV1., • Maintain CV2 reserves as part of the ‘Old Site Reserve’ central file., • Liaise with the technical department to secure site adoptions and tender, let and administer maintenance orders, as required., • Complete formal site closedown procedure in accordance with Group Policy., • Assist the Commercial Director / Manager to ensure:, • correct financial controls of sites is maintained at all times., • all sub-contract payments are recorded and processed through the surveyors and payments clerks in accordance with the general terms and conditions of purchase orders., • Inform the management team of any abnormal cost or circumstances which will have a significant effect on cost or have long term cost implications., • Ensure Quantity Surveyors are pro-active on sites within their daily control, advice and discuss any operation or method where cost savings could be achieved., • Mentor, manage and develop assistant/ junior surveyors and ensure the efficient running of the surveying team., • Ensure you keep up to date with legislation changes and attend training and technical training as and when require by the Company. 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Job Type: Full time We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Sales Consultant to join our team within Vistry Kent, at our West Malling site (ME19 5EY). As our Trainee Sales Consultant, you will support the Sales Consultants in the day to day running of the regional sales hub/development in accordance with the customer journey. Working with the Sales Consultants, you will give support to all stages of the sales process with customers, maintaining necessary records and documentation across a number of sites and housing ranges. You will assist with the delivery of successful continual sales at all sites within the designated hub/development. We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated. • Competitive basic salary and annual bonus, • Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees, • Up to 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays, • Mileage allowance, • 2 Volunteering days per annum, • Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover, • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, • Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice, • Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary, • Share save and share incentive schemes, • Christmas company shutdown, • Employee rewards portal with many more benefits…, • Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality, • Experience working in a customer facing role., • Proven track record of achieving sales targets, • Good planning and organisational skills, • Excellent communication skills, • Excellent IT skills with demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, • Excellent administration and organisational skills, • A friendly, trustworthy and professional attitude, • Patience and ability to remain calm in difficult situations, • The ability to work under pressure and meet sales targets., • Willing to be flexible in respect of day to day duties and hours worked, • Willing to travel to all sales sites, including regional offices, • Full driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle., • 5 GCSEs / GCE including Mathematics and English (at C grade or above)., • A Levels in any discipline., • Experience in generating leads and sales through telephone based business development., • Proven sales and negotiation and sales skills with an ability to handle complaints and difficult situations, • Ensure all relevant Standard Operating Procedures, sales and all other policies & procedures are understood and adhered to, and that mandatory training requirements are kept up to date., • Implement Vistry’s continuous drive to deliver excellent customer service by advocating the customer journey and consistently exceeding customer expectations., • Assist with internal or external audit as required in line with Vistry Values of ICQ., • Use Vistry systems to perform and execute your role requirement to drive excellence and ensure clarity of information records for business needs and demands., • Conduct yourself with internal and external stakeholders as ambassadors of Vistry., • Assist the Sales Consultants to follow up all enquiries with telephone communication and marketing literature to optimise the business opportunity for sales on your designated development(s)., • Build an awareness of local market and economic conditions., • Travel to all designated developments to undertake pre booked customer appointments., • Build a detailed knowledge of all relevant Vistry house types, availability and build progress within the designated developments, to ensure each customer is given every opportunity to purchase a new home., • Work with the Sales Consultants to understand all relevant purchase assistance schemes, alternative site’s and house types to ensure every customer is offered a bespoke choice of purchase options., • Proactively sell customer extras and manage implementation across all reservations to drive additional profit for the Company., • Assist the Sales Consultants with responding to all cancellations making every effort to ‘save’ and if necessary, re negotiate the reservation, identifying the reason for cancellation and offer any suitable alternatives on other Vistry developments. Join us in making Vistry. #LI-HA1