Financial/Management Accountant

Financial & Management Accountant – Corporate | London | Permanent A leading, privately owned UK property and urban regeneration business is seeking a Financial & Management Accountant to join its corporate finance team in London. This is a broad and commercially focused role, offering responsibility across financial reporting, management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial controls. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the financial planning and reporting of a number of group entities and will work closely with senior stakeholders across the wider business.

This is a broad and commercially focused role, offering responsibility across financial reporting, management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial controls. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the financial planning and reporting of a number of group entities and will work closely with senior stakeholders across the wider business.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare year-end management accounts and statutory financial statements.
• Lead audit processes and act as a key contact for external auditors.
• Support quarterly management reporting and monthly financial dashboards.
• Oversee financial ledgers, including journal review and approvals.
• Support annual budgets, budget journals and reporting for budget holders.
• Manage monthly cash flow, fees and capital call processes.
• Prepare cash flow budgets and financial analysis.
• Support payroll, tax and finance systems processes.
• Work collaboratively with People, Tax, Finance Systems and project teams to improve processes and controls.
• Line manage and oversee the work of a Corporate Accountant.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and the flow of information across the business.

About you

You will be a qualified accountant , ideally with a background in financial and/or management accounting. You should have strong experience across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting, together with statutory accounts preparation.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Highly numerate with excellent Excel skills.
• Commercially aware and confident working with stakeholders.
• A proactive, self-starting “can-do” individual.
• Strong in project and process management.
• Confident improving financial controls and processes.
• Comfortable working across multiple entities and priorities.
• A clear communicator who enjoys working collaboratively.
• Curious, adaptable and willing to challenge existing ways of working.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant to join a high-profile property and regeneration business, taking on a varied corporate finance role with genuine exposure to senior stakeholders, financial planning and commercial decision-making.

Location: London
Type: Permanent
Level: Qualified Accountant / c. newly qual - 2 years PQE

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates