Client Finance Manager

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government agency is seeking a Client Finance Manager to oversee financial operations and client relations. The role involves delivering accurate budgets and forecasts, improving financial reporting processes, and ensuring high client satisfaction. Ideal candidates will have strong Excel skills, experience in client finance, and a background in property management. Join a dynamic team focused on sustainability and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Experience in client finance and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Delivering budgets and forecasts for clients using complex data.
• Maintaining financial control and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Leading service delivery alongside management accountants.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Data Analysis

Client Finance

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerBI

MRI Horizon

Yardi Voyager

Job description

Client Finance Manager

(SEO)

£41,055 - £44,415 (National)

+ £5,000 Accountancy Allowance or £2,500 Part Qualification Allowance

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 50% of the government’s office estate. We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. We are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK His Majesty’s Government, we are leading ground-breaking programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme, and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern and cost-effective real estate service solutions.

Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged, and we are dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, but also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose—improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help shape our future direction.

The responsibilities of the Client Finance Manager will include:

1. Delivering budgets and forecasts for each client, property, and tenancy, using complex data from the MRI Horizon general ledger and other systems, Hyperion, and Excel tools to provide accurate and meaningful financial information.
2. Being accountable for financial control over property services accounting, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction by providing accurate forecasting, explanations, and billing.
3. Maintaining a focus on process improvement, including planning and establishing new systems and processes for quarterly financial reporting to ensure clients understand their costs and bills, delivering an ongoing service that meets and exceeds expectations.
4. Being the key liaison between senior finance and property staff for client meetings, involving being acutely aware of the customers’ needs and acting upon them, and being proactive in problem solving and finding solutions.
5. Leading the service delivery to clients alongside management accountants and other colleagues, supporting the growth of the GPA, and matching resources to client demand.
6. Managing due diligence exercises on estate-related financial information provided by the client, interrogating to identify material financial risks to GPA, and ensuring correct account treatments are applied.

Key Skills & Experience

1. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to manipulate complex data sets.
2. Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data.
3. Experience in client finance, including reporting to clients, managing systems and processes, and working in partnership with clients to deliver results.
4. Experience with property management systems such as MRI Horizon, Yardi Voyager, or similar systems, in addition to Excel and PowerBI (or similar) for financial reporting is desirable.
5. Experience in the property industry within medium to large organisations where customer service is a priority.

For more information, please apply using the link or contact Emma Fuller at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion part of everything we do. We particularly invite applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.