Estate Management Accountant

Estate Management Accountant – OUR CLIENT is an established real estate investor and developer with a vision for transforming assets with local communities. One such project is an iconic landmark site, and our client is now seeking a qualified accountant to join their in-house estates finance team. Our Client has instructed us to help them appoint an Estate Management Accountant (on a contract or permanent basis) to help set up and manage the financial accounting and reporting for the company's services. This is a commercially focused role and will require strong interpersonal skills, building working relationships with the partners and monitoring their performance.

THE ROLE responsibilities for the Estate Management Accountant will include:

Strategic Responsibilities:

1. Provide direction and guidance on statutory accounting treatment at Opco level for a number of group companies.
2. Implement and maintain appropriate chart of accounts, controls and processes to ensure that financial information is fit for purpose.
3. Contribute to finance systems implementation, with a focus on efficiency and automation.
4. Constantly develop improvements in quality of information and working practices, within the organisation.

Operational Duties:

1. Review financial information across the partner companies ensuring that the information is robust, timely and subject to appropriate internal review.
2. Responsible for the AP, AR, bank reconciliation processing as well as supporting the finance team at both group consolidation and corporate finance activities.
3. Assisting in the corporate accounting, tax and relationship with auditors.
4. Ensure delivery of accurate management accounts, VAT/CIS returns and outsourced services are provided on a timely basis and comply with statutory deadlines.

Reporting and Evaluation:

1. Develop internal management reporting to enable improved analysis at Group Level. Quarterly segment management accounts in accordance with relevant timetables to group finance, commercial finance and external auditors.
2. Deliver the annual audits within the required timeframe including managing the relationships with the external auditors.
3. Review Operational budgets, requesting funding for partnering companies. Review Partner budgets.

THE PERSON and SKILL REQUIREMENTS for the Estate Management Accountant role are:

1. An ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified accountant with a minimum of 3–5 years post qualified experience with real estate exposure in Commercial Property Finance.
2. Must have experience with managing Opco companies with both Landlord and partner management agreements.
3. Proven ability to implement internal controls and processes through the use of technology.
4. Ability to critically challenge financial results, analyse trends and prepare commercial commentary on the results.
5. Very organised with exceptional time management skills – able to work under pressure, prioritising and meeting competing deadlines.
6. Strong attention to detail, must be able to take ownership of tasks and responsibility for work produced.
7. Experience of working and communicating with a range of stakeholders.
8. Able to build and maintain relationships with a strong sense of teamwork.
9. A self-starter with the ability to drive change and bring energy and passion for what they do.
10. Happy to work 5 days on site, with 1 day WFH in the future.

BENEFITS:

1. Life and Health Insurance.
2. Disc bonus.
3. Hybrid working model over time.