Job Description

We are looking to recruit a Head of Finance into this senior finance position who has a strong record of delivering client accounting and service charge finances to the residential property industry. They will oversee a team of Finance Support Analysts who provide support to our property managers.
Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing positive and proactive team management, developing Finance Support Analysts’ skills and knowledge to deliver a best in class property finance service.
• Monitor the performance of the team and ensure that all service level agreements, KPI’s and compliance is adhered to.
• Take the lead on the delivery of excellent customer service by providing a positive influence and ensure the companies values and vision are promoted.
• Ensure the team delivers concise and complete information to their audience both internally and externally.
• Lead on complex financial issues and queries and ensure that at all times we work to the lease, management terms and both legislative requirements and industry best practice guidelines.
• Attend client meetings to provide/discuss financial reporting, service charge accounts, void contributions etc.
• Provide robust oversight and contribute expertise on key client service charge accounts

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• Company Gift day on your Birthday
• Complete a calendar year without any sickness absence and receive - 2 days additional leave in the following year.
• Flexible working
• Life Assurance - auto 4 x basic salary during death in service
• Pension - generous pension scheme
• Free and confidential access to full Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual salary review
• Employee Well-being initiatives - monthly calendar
• Corporate Social Responsibility events throughout the year
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 5 study days)
• Eye Care discount
• Group portal to a whole host of discounts

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Minimum of 24 months people management experience having touched on all aspects of the recruitment/performance appraisal process.
• Minimum of 24 months in a senior finance position within the residential real estate sector.
• Demonstrable knowledge of service charge finances in residential block management.
• Advanced Excel and data manipulation skills.
• Advantageous to be qualified to in IRPM.
• Advantageous to be ACCA/CIMA Qualified
• Demonstrable experience in managing financial teams within the block management sector.
• Excellent leadership and influencing skills with demonstrable experience in developing, coaching and improving team delivery.
• Confident decision maker with the ability to make both independently and collaborative decisions after reviewing all relevant information
• Strong and polite communicator who can clearly and concisely convey ideas and information both to internal teams and to client and customers
• Demonstrable experience of the finance and compliance issues associated with the management of residential block management
• Technically competence in all aspects of block management such as leases, services charges, Landlord & Tenant legislation, ARMA, IRPM