1.Financial & Statutory Reporting (75%)
•Assisting with financial reporting responsibilities including the month end close and provision of weekly and monthly management information and performance indicators to the Board and other stakeholders.
•Support the Head of Financial Reporting and wider finance team to manage and deliver the Group’s interim statement and full year statutory accounts including:
oDrafting/reviewing key financial reporting position papers and back half disclosures
oProvision of high quality and timely information to auditors and working with them to close audit questions out efficiently
oReview of other disclosures and supporting workpapers produced by other members of the financial reporting team
oOwn the project management of the audit from our side
oVerification of front half and back half of financial statements
•Assisting the Head of Financial Reporting on technical accounting matters under IFRS, including drafting papers for the Audit Committee presentations.
•Owning IFRS15 accounting, reporting requirements and analysis
•Acquisition accounting and support:
oFinance lead on integration of acquired companies into the Foxtons Group (own the finance relationship, review business operating costs to identify and realize synergies)
oAcquisition accounting and liaison with auditors
oAssisting with future budgeting and forecasting
•Business partnering the Foxtons IT development team to understand projects they are working, assess the ability to capitalize projects and ensure correct support is kept and produce clear analysis ensuring the team is fully utilized.
•Individual entity statutory accounts preparation and liaison with auditors.
2.Coaching Finance Team & Continuous Improvement (25%)
•Reviewing, implementing, and enhancing reporting processes and key controls across the broader business, including managing the integration of acquired businesses into our existing controls framework and systems.
•Support the Head of Financial Reporting in review and coaching of wider financial reporting team (3 people, not direct reports of this role).
Stakeholders
•Head of Financial Reporting (direct report to)
•Director of Finance
•Investor Relations Manager
•Commercial Finance Team
•Lettings Accounts director and lettings accounts team
Location
•Based at the Group’s Head Office in Chiswick, W4 5BE
•Flexible working offered with 3 days office / 2 days WFH (flexibility around auditor office time required at interim and year end)