Financial Controller - Real Estate Asset Management -London

Ref: (Ref: D21D825 )
Salary: £ 85,000 - 90,000 + BONUS
Specialist Area: Finance Manager
Type: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP

OUR CLIENT is an asset and estate management arm of entrepreneurial real estate investor and developer with a vision for transforming assets. One such project is a sizeable and thriving iconic landmark site and our Client has instructed us to help them appoint an experienced Financial Controller to help set up and run the property accounts function. The Financial Controller will conduct detailed reviews of tenant obligations under the leases and management agreements focussing on establishing processes to ensure all outsourced partners are aware of their reporting responsibilities and are accountable for delivery. This is a commercially focused role and will require strong interpersonal skills to build strong working relationships with partners and monitoring their performance.

THE ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES for Financial Controller will include:

Strategic Responsibilities:

• Providing direction and guidance on accounting treatment to the Outsource Partners at the PropCo and OpCo level.
• Implementing and maintaining appropriate controls and processes and constantly developing to ensure that financial information is reliable and fits the needs of the business.
• Contributing to finance systems implementation, with a focus on efficiency and automation.

Operational Duties:

• Overall responsibility for the review financial information across the partner companies ensuring that the information is robust, timely and subject to appropriate internal review.
• Monitoring, reviewing and reporting on the financial performance of the estate operating businesses, maintaining close contact with the finance teams of each business.
• Assisting in the corporate accounting, tax and relationship with auditors.
• Ensuring delivery of accurate management accounts, VAT /CIS returns and outsourced services are provided on a timely basis and comply with statutory deadlines.

Engagement and Communication:

• Working collaboratively with operational management teams to review performance against budget and developing / setting annual budgets.

Reporting and Evaluation:

• Developing internal management reporting to enable improved analysis of business performance and that suitable financial information is available to operational team.
• Quarterly segment management accounts in accordance with relevant timetables to operational management, group finance, commercial finance and external auditors.
• Delivering the annual audits within the required timeframe.
• Reviewing Operational budget variance analysis, partnering with the Operations teams on the preparation, delivery and timeliness of variance commentary.

Team Management & Leadership:

• Assisting in the management of a small finance team to run the estate rent and service charge demands, credit control and purchase ledger management.

THE PERSON and SKILLS REQUIREMENTS for Financial Controller:

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified with a minimum of 5 years post qualified experience or 10 years of Commercial Property / Shopping Centre / Venue Finance experience.

• Must have experience with reading complex leases and partner management agreements.
• Understanding the complexities of managing mixed-use properties and venues.
• Experience of leading and coaching a small team.
• Proven ability to implement in internal controls and processes through the use of technology.
• Very organised with exceptional time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail, must be able to take ownership of tasks and responsibility for work produced.
• Experience of working and communicating with a range of stakeholders.
• This a start-up environment and so a self-starter with the ability to drive change and bring energy and passion for what they do.
• Experience with Yardi / MRI Qube or similar would be an advantage but is not essential

BENEFITS:

• Hybrid – 3 to 4 days in office.

• Bonus, pension etc.

• Exceptional opportunity to set up processes and systems and grow an asset.

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