Job Description

Budgeting and Financial Management

• Lead monthly departmental operational review meetings with Centre Management budget holders, in order to prepare a full year forecast and track on going progress against budgets, including the identification of risks & opportunities.
• Lead annual budget and quarterly forecast meetings with budget holders.

Accounting & Reporting

• Responsibility for preparation and analysis of centre-related profit and loss, financial and operational performance reports, and commentary for key variances to budget and forecast.
• Delivery of centre accounting and month end procedures, including monthly YTD operating expenditure and service charge expenditure accruals with a comparison to YTD budget.

Centre Management Activities

• Management of landlord business rates exposure and lead proactive pre-emption of mitigation opportunities including ongoing liaison with the local council.
• Maintain an adequate level of knowledge and training in relevant operating, risk management and health & safety procedures.

Service Charge

• Preparation of the annual Service Charge Budget and Retailer Packs.
• Work with Centre Management and Central Finance teams to keep tenant charges within commercially acceptable boundaries.
• Assist with annual service charge audit process.
• Assist in resolving queries from tenants regarding service charges and related matters as required.

Other Deliverables

• Preparation of VAT returns, CIS returns, and balance sheet reconciliations;
• Support the Operations Finance Manager with Joint Venture reporting as required;
• Assist internal and external auditors to resolve issues and/or provide information as required;
• Communicate and monitor Centre finance processes and procedures to identify opportunities for efficiency and increased operational and commercial engagement.

Values & behaviours:

Our values make us who we are. They are reflected in very concrete, day-to-day actions: how we work together, how we interact with each other, how we deliver together. Our values are the foundation of how we succeed together today, and how we will succeed together tomorrow.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Qualified accountant, with a strong academic track record. Experience working with operational stakeholders. Proficient level of IT literacy, including use of accounting systems. (JDE & AX experience desirable but not essential). Strong Excel skills. Demonstrates planning and organisational thinking in approach to their role to ensure accomplishment of objectives and maximum productivity. Analytical – can identify, understand and explain data trends and variances with a focus on attention to detail.