Finance Controller

Finance Controller | Cheltenham - after training fully hybrid | Permanent | £55,000 - £70,000

The Comany

My client is in the property sector

They are a group of 5 trading companies, specialising in the provision of shared accommodation in the London area for working professionals. Their mission is to revolutionise the way professionals live in the city.

Role

Main Purpose of The Role: Full responsibility for all finance matters for the business including liaising with the external accountants on various matters. Lead the small finance department and ensure that the company financial records are maintained and up to date whilst complying with current legislation, both industry-specific and general. You will be accountable for budgets, management accounts and forecasting for the four trading companies. You will work with senior leadership in all departments to develop budgets and forecasts and ensure there is understanding and accountability for departmental costs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the creation of monthly management accounts pack, with commentary, variance analysis and ratios for presentation to the directors.
• Profit & Loss and cash flow forecast.
• Creation of weekly budget reports for directors.
• Monthly overhead analysis with trend analysis.
• Control of all business spending.
• Review of rental property utility and service costs to ensure all cost savings are obtained while maintaining required service levels.
• Work with departmental heads to prepare budgets, review spend and variance analysis and identify cost savings for the business
• Review and reconcile data from CRM system to accounting system to ensure all income and costs are correctly accounted for including for changes during a contract period
• Calculations for tenants rents for start, end and change of rental periods
• Check any refund calculations and process payments as required
• Review of data in CRM system, landlord payments made and accounted for
• Bank system rules maintained for link in to accounting systems
• Accountable for the reconciliation of Balance sheet accounts monthly
• Review of detailed aged debtors and aged creditors report for presentation to the directors. Raise any queries on a timely basis and raise amendments where required
• Ensure correct coding of expense information and correct importing in to the accounting system
• Import payroll cost information in to the accounting system
• Management of the asset register
• Preparation of information required for corporation tax calculations
• Review of systems and future developments
• Oversee and train finance team ensuring tasks completed

Personal Profile

• CIMA qualified or similar - will look at QBE
• Hands on accountant able to prioritise varied workload
• Experienced with Xero accounting software (requirement)
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Experienced with using Microsoft Excel
• Ability to manage their own workload and work independently and as part of a team
• Experience working within a property company

For further information, please contact Rhian Mountjoy

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