This is a key role within the London Estate finance team. The London Estate is a c. £5bn property portfolio, with residential, retail, office and hotel assets located in Mayfair and Belgravia. The role is responsible for producing high quality management and financial information on the performance of the London Estate. This provides the senior leadership and Executive teams with the insight and understanding to inform decision making and enhance business performance.
With great access to senior individuals in the business, this role offers the opportunity to influence business outcomes through accurate and relevant analysis of past and future performance. The timely identification, interpretation and communication of key themes and drivers of business performance will be a critical success factor.
The successful candidate will have a full overview of the London Estate, with direct access to the asset, property and development management teams. This is an excellent opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in a large, multi-sector property investment and development business.
This role would suit someone who has accumulated >18 months experience working in a accounting/finance team and is now looking to start/complete the process of qualification as a qualified Accountant. Appropriate support will be provided to the successful candidate with this process.
Key Responsibilities
Analysis of segments and divisions of the portfolio and help produce insights
Assisting budgeting and quarterly forecasting process (P&L and balance sheet)
Producing inputs for dashboards, KPIs and other ad-hoc analysis as required by the business
Business process improvement projects and other projects as required by the business
Super-user of key reporting systems, including facilitating the successful transition to a new suite of reporting and FP&A systems
Preparing monthly reports (by location and sector), quarterly management accounts, and other management reporting as required
Work closely with the management accountants to share insights between forecast and actual performance
Support joint venture Investor reporting activities, including contributions to the preparation of the annual business plan and quarterly asset management reports.
Key Requirements
Excellent numerical and analytical skills, able to quickly manipulate and make sense of large datasets with strong attention to detail
Intermediate / advanced Excel
Ability to effectively communicate findings of analysis in both verbal and written forms
Strong system skills – has experience of working across multiple systems and confident in taking on super-user responsibilities
Proactive, able to work without supervision and evidence independent decision making and self-review in previous roles
Genuine interest in the property sector and specifically our London portfolio (previous experience in a property business would be useful but not essential)
Demonstrate experience or strong interest in leveraging technology, data, and emerging tools (including AI) to drive innovation, improve processes, and enhance decision‑making and efficiency
Sustainability - Implements more sustainable ways of working and encourages others to improve sustainability performance
Degree-level experience with a minimum of 18 months in a relevant finance or accounting role
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