Corporate Commercial Controller

A well respected property developer is looking to recruit a Corporate Commercial Controller, managing a team of two and working closely with the COO and other high profile stakeholders across the company.

We are looking for a finance professional with 4 + years post qualified finance experience and with a proven track record to lead commercial, statutory, financial reporting and systems aspects across several critical areas.

These focus areas comprise leading corporate finance team, with overall accountability for managing, preparing analysis and reporting in support of the group’s objective of achieving a balanced corporate platform (the services business). Further, the role will be responsible for the management of the group’s material outsourced service provider and working with them to adopt best practise and technologies to realise both efficiencies and strengthening of the group’s processes and controls in this area. The third core area is to develop knowledge of key investment entity arrangements and use knowledge to support return of funds and distributions as they begin to be made.

• Oversight of all Corporate finance activities
• Ownership of resourcing forecasts, service agreement profitability and leading updates as required.
• Having detailed knowledge of service agreements and supporting the business in the setting up of new service agreements and fee structures. Subsequently ensuring billing and processes align with commercial agreements reached.
• Ensure fees are being maximised where possible
• Understanding the interfaces between corporate platform and projects and being proactive in advising on finance issues/opportunities that will have meaningful consequence at the corporate level
• Preparation of Board reports required
• Leading on annual corporate budget preparation and periodic reporting/updates thereon
• Line management of Corporate focussed team members with review and oversight of their supporting corporate function activities
• Support the tax team on queries and requests for information for the relevant entities
• Help maintain key external stakeholder relationships (where external fee arrangements in place, auditors, advisors)

Shared services lead (financial control)

• Key point of contact for outsourced service provider
• Monitoring and reporting thereon that the service provider is performing in accordance with the Services Agreement in place and meeting all KPIs/SLAs etc.
• In collaboration with with Senior Financial Controller, Financial Systems Accountant and service provider, identify and implement further system improvements and efficiencies including through innovation and technology
• Have strong understanding of and provide support to Senior Financial Controller to ensure a robust and effective control environment is in place across all processed operated by the Finance team and across multiple projects, thereby maintaining financial stability, reducing risk and ensuring Finance supports the wider business effectively.

Investment entity lead

• lead from a financial reporting perspective investment vehicles (RAPLP/ARILLP/RAL interaction) and understand commercial basis for each, and to provide direction on allocation of returns and profits and distributions as they begin to flow from projects.

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