Finance Manager & Financial Analyst – Commercial Property

Are you an ACA qualified Finance Manager with strong Financial Analyst skills, looking to work for a boutique London-based commercial property investment and development advisory business? Are you looking to utilise your analytical and financial modelling skills in a newly created and high profile role in an entrepreneurial and boutique consultancy business which advises its clients on how to maximise returns on investments in the UK commercial property market? Are you also looking for a role with strong progression? Based in a small yet growing team and reporting directly to the CFO and Senior Management Team, your role will include the following duties: assessing systems, internal controls, processes and procedures and recommending and implementing improvements, prepare and monitor budgets for various areas of the business, preparing MS excel-based financial models to enable financial decision-making, assist with investment evaluations including assessing the merits and risks of investments, understanding the tax implications of any transactions, maintaining good relations with the external firm of accountants including the review of the statutory accounts, management accounts and cashflows prepared by the outsourced accountants and assisting the CFO with the financial structure of the business including any internal changes and future business restructuring. Overall your role will be varied and challenging with ad hoc projects regularly undertaken. The firm also offer flexi / hybrid working, allowing staff to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. The firm are based in modern offices in an easily accessible location in Zone 1 Central London.

To be considered for this new role (November 2022) you must be a qualified ACA, ideally with at least 3 to 5 years (or more) post qualification experience. You must have experience of the above duties and have a strong track record of financial planning, internal controls, reviewing work and financial modelling. It is likely you will currently be working as a Finance Manager, Financial Controller or Financial Analyst and be looking for your next challenge in a growing and entrepreneurial business. Experience working in a real estate related businesses including development and / or investments would be an advantage although not essential. It would also be desirable if you had experience of advising on changing corporate structures and the various implications of these changes. You must be a team player and have an eye for detail.

This boutique and entrepreneurial London-based commercial property investment and development advisory business is growing at a rapid rate and has very strong expertise in the UK commercial property sector. They manage a large value of property investments, and due to their success over the years have a number of exciting plans going forward, hence the need to expand their high quality team to cope with projected rapid growth in 2023 and 2024. This new role includes a combination of financial analysis as well as overseeing operational aspects of finance (the day to day finances are handled by the external accountants). Overall this new role is exciting, challenging, interesting and highly rewarding, with progression expected. Overall this is an exciting opportunity to work as a Finance Manager / Financial Analyst in a Boutique Commercial Property Investment Advisory Business and carry out a high profile role with great progression on offer.