Job Opportunity
Financial Controller – Real Estate
Confidential | London, UK
Job Summary
Real estate investment and asset management firm. Monthly management reporting for numerous entities and business units, cover profit and loss reporting, cash flow reconciliation and forecasting. Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience. 5+ years post-qualified.
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The Firm
The firm is a highly entrepreneurial fully integrated real estate investment and asset management firm. It is a platform investor and looks to build sustainable value in high barrier to entry sectors. The team has successfully invested more than $7bn of capital in European real estate assets since inception and has a proven track record of successfully identifying and acquiring high quality real estate with stable underlying cash flows and asset management upside throughout Europe. The firm is a direct investor and vertically integrated manager. It has a strong on the ground presence which enables it to build strategic, long-term value through active asset management.
The Role
- Monthly management reporting for numerous entities and business units, covering profit and loss reporting, cash flow reconciliation and forecasting
- Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer to implement various refinements to the current management reporting and budgeting framework, in-line with the commercial objectives of the business
- Management of two junior accountants (one part- qualified, one recent graduate). Working closely with Group Treasurer on cash control matters
- Management of the month-end close process, (for instance cash reconciliations, overseeing month-end journals, prepayments and accruals and formation of reporting packs)
- Ensuring all intercompany recharges have been appropriately recorded and intercompany invoices raised, in-line with structuring and tax advice
- Managing the accounts payable/receivable process and associated controls
- Managing the travel and expenses approval and payment system.
- Preparation of annual consolidated financial statements under UK GAAP and management of audit process
- Oversight and management of preparation of all local tax filings and associated payments
- Ad-hoc operational and project work as required
The Candidate
- At least 5 years post-qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA
- Educated to degree level or equivalent Work Experience
- Good interpersonal skills with ability to communicate with management team and colleagues in other functions and other European offices
- Flexible with willingness to take on and influence new tasks, adopting change, and interest in learning new skills
- Experience of real estate investment management and/or family office financial control is desirable
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- Min Education: BA/BS
- Min Experience: 5 years