Accounting and Financial Reporting Associate Director

RSM UK Group LLP.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is seeking an Outsourcing Associate Director to join its Real Estate outsourced accounting team in London. This role involves managing a portfolio of clients, overseeing compliance services, and developing strong relationships for new opportunities. The ideal candidate is a fully qualified accountant with at least 5 years of real estate experience, strong technical skills, and a proven ability to oversee teams and deliver insights. The company offers a hybrid working model and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid and flexible working

27 days holiday

Health and wellbeing benefits

Access to a suite of courses

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with significant experience in real estate.
• Experience leading client meetings and presenting financial reports.
• Strong understanding of fund structures and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Real Estate clients and deliver compliance services.
• Promote the Outsourcing business through networking activities.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly management information production.

Skills

Fully Qualified Accountant – ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Real Estate experience

Strong technical skills in IFRS reporting

Client relationship management

Team management and mentoring

Education

5+ years post-qualified experience

Job description

We are looking for an Outsourcing Associate Director to join our team in London. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Real Estate (RE) outsourced accounting team. We work with REIFs and private equity investors through various SPV structures to provide an outsourced finance function as an extension of their team. We will complete the month-end process, prepare monthly or quarterly management accounts, undertake bank reconciliations, manage the AP function and, in some cases, set up regular payment runs for the client’s approval and release. Through our involvement in the daily transactions of our clients, our team will gain a depth of understanding of the client’s systems and operations, enabling us to understand trends, provide a comprehensive actual‑vs‑budget analysis along with knowledge of the markets, giving clients added‑value industry specific insights and reporting. You’ll make an impact by:

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of Real Estate clients across various asset classes, overseeing the delivery of compliance services, building strong client relationships, and actively driving new service opportunities.
• Promoting the Outsourcing business through networking and active promotional activities within and outside the firm.
• Overseeing and reviewing the production of monthly and quarterly management information, VAT returns, CIS returns and other deliverables as required by each client.
• Managing and overseeing the team, ensuring that all outsourced accounting functions are completed accurately.
• Assisting and supporting the team in providing quality accounting services to clients.
• Developing and maintaining strong client relationships by understanding our client businesses, including their goals, challenges, and opportunities, and providing added value with real estate insights and analysis on their management reporting.

Qualifications

• Fully Qualified Accountant – ACA/ACCA/CIMA with 5+ years post‑qualified experience.
• Real Estate experience essential, including a strong understanding of fund structures and experience in both commercial and residential real estate.
• Experience in presenting monthly financial reports and leading client meetings with senior management teams.
• Strong technical skills, including experience in IFRS reporting, consolidations and completion accounts.
• Experience of managing and developing team members through coaching, training, and mentoring to enhance their skills and facilitate their professional growth.

As one of the world’s largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle‑market businesses thrive. We are a fast‑growing firm with big ambitions – we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

RSM UK’s Finance Function Support team is a leading market‑focused business, providing corporate accounting services to national and multinational corporations, with a focus on helping them remain compliant and providing insights to their operations.

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client’s needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That’s why we’re working together to ensure our firm’s principles and processes support a culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have a fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working.
• 27 days holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days).
• Lifestyle, health and wellbeing, including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our in‑house talent development team.