Management Accountant / Finance Manager

Anthony Cole Associates are proud to be once again partnering a unique and prestigious Property business based in Central London, who seek a high calibre qualified Management Accountant / Finance Manager to manage the business' accounts in an broad-based ‘cradle to grave' role.   

Reporting directly to the General Manager, the Management Accountant / Finance Manager will be responsible preparation of management accounts and statutory reports which satisfy all legal and management requirements and reflect the company's true financial position.

The successful candidate will provide accurate and timely preparation of weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly/ad hoc management accounts and reports including financial statements, maintaining accuracy by reviewing, reconciling and double checking all reports.

You will meet with management on a regular basis to discuss results and financial matters of the business, conduct all financial and data analysis comparing and identifying trends, past period results and comparing to budgets, in addition to financial modelling and forecasting. The VAT and Statistics reports will fall under your remit, preparing quarterly VAT returns and other HMRC returns in accordance with general compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Preparation and documentation of year-end audit, compiling supporting documents to the balance sheet and P&L accounts and assisting the auditors with completion of the audit and year end sign off would also be your responsibility.

The postholder will oversee the production of the annual budgets in consultation with the owners (and/or their representatives) and Heads of Department, monitoring and forecasting of cash flow to ensure that there are sufficient funds available for the Companies to be able to secure the upkeep of their assets and meet their liabilities as they fall due. Finally, ongoing improvement of processes, integration of systems (Micros/Opera/Qube etc) and automation of reporting will be expected in this challenging role.

To be considered for this opportunity, you will be a qualified accountant with experience in the Property/Real Estate sector, is familiar with the ECS/QUBE, Excel and ideally Access systems. You will be seeking a broad role with a wide scope of responsibilities, and enjoy the challenges this will bring - no 2 days will be the same! Without saying, you will have excellent interpersonal abilities, developed Analytical ability and excellent accuracy/attention to detail.