FP&A Accountant

Posted 02 March 2020
Salary £35000 - £45000 per annum + study support
Location
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceCMFPA-0202_1583170616
Contact NameCelia Matkins

Job description

Our client is an exciting property business going through a period of substantial growth. The client embraces a vibrant, "start-up" vibe with state of the art offices in East London and are looking to employ a part qualified CIMA/ACCA who possess energy, curiousty and a serious head for numbers to join their growing team. If you have a knack for management accounts, have a sociable yet driven personality, and can see yourself working within commercial finance long term then this is the job for you.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Work closely across the Finance team (FP&A and Financial Reporting) and key operations stakeholders in trading and capital areas, to explain operating results and analysis, in a form that each area of the business understands for weekly and monthly reports
  • As part of Finance team, own month-end management reporting process for specific business areas; including the preparation of journals and revenue and cost analysis reports, and generating P&L summaries for Management Information packs
  • Produce regular reports on business performance KPIs for internal stakeholders and the investor group
  • Assist in providing regular business forecasts in asset performance
  • Support Senior Operations team members with financial expertise on a regular basis; providing accurate, trusted data and performing value-added analysis to facilitate decision-making
  • Support the Business Partner for Neighbourhoods in:
  • developing finance and business presentations on performance; related supporting materials
  • producing the annual budget and regular forecasts
  • preparing and delivering financial data & analysis for internal business cases e.g. capital projects
  • Identifying process and systems improvements, then work cross-functionally to develop.
  • Experienced and a effective communicator and team player

Qualifications Requirements & Preferred Skills

  • Strong experience in accounting, preferably in a fast-moving, consumer-focused business
  • Part-qualified accountant (CIMA ACCA)
  • Strong preference for prior experience in Management Accounting roles and experience in working as part of a wider high performing team.
  • Property industry experience not essential, but an advantage
  • Strong financial system & data analysis skills - utilising financial data systems (YARDI) & Microsoft suite
  • Experience in financial analysis
  • High attention-to-detail and task-orientated mindset required; essential in a fast paced, and growth sector
  • High energy, high ownership of work product and commitment to driving results
  • Strong organizational skills, with ability to multi-task and manage numerous simultaneous priorities, especially at month ends
  • Strong interpersonal skills; solid written and verbal communication skills
  • Consumer oriented, property sector would be preferred