The role takes responsibility for specified annual, monthly, and weekly financial support activities, as well as providing direct assistance to the Financial Controller in the preparation of reports, returns and ad hoc activities as directed.
In the absence of the Financial Controller, the Finance Manager is expected to cover a range of accounting and reporting activities.
Key Responsibilities
Global Precision (The commitment to quality across all aspects of business, engineering, delivery, operations, and customer service.)
• Maintain the Contract / Legal documents database, ensuring it is kept up to date as required.
• Liaise closely with local auditors to ensure audit evidence is complete.
• Manage monthly balance sheet reconciliation process.
• Prepare VAT returns and reconciliations
Global People (The commitment to staff, customers, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate.)
• Proactively collaborates with peers and colleagues.
• Champion and drive the vision, and lead people through ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Demonstrate openness and trust and command respect, and value the opinions of others.
• Take full accountability for their actions and those of their team, valuing each individual contribution.
• Create a strong sense of belonging and pride in the team, partnering effectively with others.
Global Impact (The commitment to positive change to the world around us through environmental, social initiatives and commitments surrounded by strong governance.)
• Liaise with Group to implement real business insight and consistency.
Global Evolution (The commitment to continuous improvement throughout the organization ensuring we are a sustainable business.)
• Drive improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function.
• Improve the quality of the management reporting and facilitate real business insight.
• Production, analysis, and investigation of the monthly and quarterly management accounts for London.
• Production, analysis and investigation of annual budget and monthly re-forecast for London.
• Production, analysis, and investigation of weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts for London.
• Ensure power recovery is in line with business KPIs and perform close review of the billing process.
• Ensure business rates recovery and rebates are in line with business KPIs and perform close review of the billing process.
• Perform deferred revenue and straight-lining controls in Yardi.
• Monitor accruals and prepayments.
• Monitor capex expenditure.
• Prepare statutory accounts and corporation tax schedules.
• System administration (supplier and customer set-up).
• Assist with identifying KPIs, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on the results.
• Assist with the implementation of new initiatives, procedures, and policies.
Person Specification
Technical Knowledge and Experience
• Essential
o Educated to degree level of above
o Accountancy qualification – Qualified
o Post qualification experience in a similar role, undertaking similar tasks, or as an auditor
• Desirable
o Experience of ERP system
Personal Characteristics
• Competent with Microsoft suite, particularly Excel
• Excellent analytical skills & highly numerate
• High level business English
• Commercially aware
• Excellent attention to detail
• Problem solver
• Flexible
• Well organized
Job Criteria
Functional Knowledge
• Good understanding of procedures and concepts within own discipline and a basic knowledge of these elements in other disciplines
Business Expertise
• In-depth knowledge of how own organization function integrates within the business unit, and of direct competitors (products/services)
Leadership
• Supervisory responsibilities and leadership of people in all work activities. Responsible for training and coaching, and monitoring performance of team
Problem Solving
• Evaluates situations using multiple sources of information
Nature of Impact
• Through responsibility for delivery of end results, and contribution to planning, finances/ budget, and policy development
Area of Impact
• Primarily on closely related work teams
Interpersonal Skills
• Developed communication skills, ability to negotiate mainly internally and often at higher levels
