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Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant

£50,000-£65,000 + bonus

London

A Financial Accountant is required within a Property Investment and Development firm, and will be reporting directly to the Financial Controller, with involvement in commercial aspects of the company's projects. The Financial Accountant will focus on owning and managing the unique assets of the firm.

This Real Estate company is focused on maximising the value of land property through the planning focus, striving for completely environmental impacts from their projects in order to meet the highest environmental and sustainable standards.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare completed and accurate information on financial positions of the firm

  • Preparing monthly management accounts to include all financial results and KPIs, among other statistics

  • Ownership and management of project budgets and annual overhead budgeting process

  • Preparing and distributing variance reports for projects

  • Working closely with project managers to prepare monthly forecasts

  • Assist in preparation of year-end accounts and corporation tax computations/returns, as well as quarterly VAT returns, including Group

  • Involvement in maintaining cashflows and forecasts, including detailed sensitivity analysis of future cash requirements and funding commitments

  • Directly supporting the Financial Controller and Finance Director

Key requirements

  • Either a finalist or newly qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA individual

  • Financial accounting experience including audit or production

  • Some tax experience is a necessity, including VAT, Corporation and Deferred Tax

  • Good understanding of property finance

  • Analytically minded and strong technical skills, including using Excel, industry-wide software, QUBE and SAGE