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About the Role
Join the Group Finance team as a finance professional responsible for a portfolio of UK and Jersey entities. This role offers broad exposure to financial reporting, statutory accounts, management reporting, tax, treasury, regulatory, and board reporting. You will own key finance processes and be involved in preparing statutory and regulatory reporting for FCA-regulated entities, working closely with senior finance stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Prepare management accounts for a portfolio of UK and Jersey entities.
- Review bank journals prepared by the Finance Placement Assistant.
- Monitor cash balances and maintain the ICARA liquidity monitoring tracker.
- Prepare and maintain intra-group loan and interest schedules.
- Review purchase ledger transactions, VAT postings, sales ledger activity and evidence.
- Coach the Finance Placement Assistant across accounts payable, accounts receivable and credit control activities.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and month-end intercompany schedules for UK entities.
- Maintain UK disbursement ledgers, including monthly recharges and collaboration with Investment teams on cost recoverability.
- Prepare and present monthly management reporting packs to the Group Financial Controller and key business stakeholders.
- Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts for UK entities.
- Prepare quarterly board packs for FCA-regulated entities and Board/Members Committee meetings.
- Prepare and coordinate corporate, partnership and VAT filings for UK and Jersey entities.
- Liaise with external tax advisers and the Head of Tax on local tax matters.
- Play a key role in the year-end audit process, including preparing audit deliverables and coordinating responses to audit requests.
- Prepare statutory financial statements for UK and Jersey entities.
- Deliver Group IFRS reporting requirements in line with Group reporting deadlines.
- Participate in the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process.
- Prepare variance analysis and reporting against budget and forecast assumptions.
- Prepare regulatory reporting requirements for FCA-regulated entities, including quarterly board reporting.
- Conduct monthly review meetings with the third-party administrator responsible for client money operations.
- Contribute to the annual client money audit process.
- Perform annual due diligence reviews in accordance with FCA client money requirements.
- Take ownership of the UK travel system and support ongoing development of the global solution.
- Identify, document and implement process improvement initiatives across the finance function.
- Contribute to finance, procurement, treasury, budgeting, forecasting and wider UK/European finance projects.
- Develop expertise in the Group's finance systems, processes and regulatory environment.
- Build knowledge of the investment management industry.
- Embrace the firm's culture, values and ESG objectives while collaborating effectively across teams.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Investment management, real estate or financial services experience beneficial, but not essential
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across the business
- Well organised, able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
- Proactive, self-motivated and eager to learn
- Collaborative team player with a professional approach
Skills
- Excel
- Financial systems
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Stakeholder management
- Organization skills
- Time management
Location
- UK
- Jersey
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
About the Company
- Purpose is to build prosperity by investing in resilient real assets.
- Vision is to be a trusted investment manager, respected for expertise in restorative real estate investment.
- Dedicated real estate and real-estate debt specialist managing €25.5bn on behalf of institutional investors globally.
- Global platform of 15 locations combining global perspective with local expertise.
- Over 30 years of experience delivering real estate strategies for investors.
- Over 380 staff dedicated to positive client outcomes.
- Strategies span office, logistics & industrial, retail, living and debt sectors.
- Responsible investment is integrated into the investment-management process.
- Savills Investment Management: Resilience. Responsibility. Results.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race and religion.
- Focused on fostering a culture and environment that allows for inclusion and diversity throughout the business.
- Offers several employee led forums which provide support and guidance around Diversity & Inclusion.
- Ensures principles are built into all processes, practices and expectations.