Job Description

Reporting to the Finance Director, your core Finance Manager duties will include;
* Day to day management of a team of differing levels of experience to ensure service excellence is delivered at all times to our internal and external clients.
* To support the client accounting team with closure of year ends.
* To support the client accounting team with preparing and cleansing cash reconciliations.
* ensure delivery of all client financial reporting in accordance with agreed SLA. This includes income and expenditure management, VAT management, recharge management, rental transfers and client funding management.
* To discuss and present financial information to clients and to propose and develop alternative reporting options if required.
* Review all client reporting prepared by the client accounting team before delivery to the client. Ensuring appropriate balance checks, reconciliations and adherence to reporting SLA 's are met.
* Manage and close all service charge year ends in accordance with the 4-month RICS guidelines.
* To manage service charge, non-recoverable and direct recoverable cash flow and to support other team members with this task.
* Responsible for budget monitoring of own portfolio and that of the team and report exceptions.
* To ensure that all work within the team is carried out in accordance with the departmental procedures and that those procedures are maintained and reviewed annually by the team.
* Liaise with credit control as required to support recovery of all charges.
* Liaise with accounts payable on all issues they may have with the portfolio.
* Review of all bank account reconciliations for the portfolio and ensure that the reconciling items are dealt with correctly on a monthly basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for any experienced Management Accountant looking to step into a Finance Manager role, within a business that is robust and growing despite market conditions.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* Experienced qualified accountant with a minimum of 1-3 years PQE (ACA,ACCA or CIMA) * Experience in a Management Accounting role in a fast moving, high volume environment, such experience to include preparation of monthly management accounts at a detailed level of accruals and prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, KPI preparation and interpretation, budgeting and forecasting. * Excellent organisational and time management skills and attention to detail * Demonstrable experience of working in a fast paced, changing finance environment and driving through change * Proven ability to convey financial information to non-financial managers in a coherent, confident manner. * Proven analytical and reporting skills. * Proactive, self-motivated attitude with demonstrable experience of identifying issues and proposing and delivering workable solutions