Commercial Finance Analyst

Robert Walters UK; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst for a property company in Central London. This role involves preparing financial reports, managing accounting activities, and supporting budget preparation. Ideal for candidates making their first move out of practice. Salary is £60,000 plus benefits. The position is primarily on-site, with some work from home options.

Qualifications

• Ideally suited for someone making their first move out of practice.
• Ability to start end of Sept/beg of October.
• Experience in finance or accounting roles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management report inputs and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Account for sales activities including invoice raising and cash receipts monitoring.
• Administer project reporting and closure of completed projects.
• Facilitate reporting activities and prepare weekly Cash Committee reports.
• Assist in setting the annual budgets and prepare quarterly tax forecasts.
• Produce and review individual accounts for statutory reporting.

Job description

Overview

I am recruiting a Commercial Finance Analyst for a property company in Central London. The role is ideally suited to someone who might be making their first move out of practice and who wants a varied role. The candidate needs to be able to start end of Sept/beg of October at the latest. Salary £60,000 + bens, 3 days in office 2 days WFH.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management report inputs, journals and balance sheet reconciliations for project activity.
• Accounting for sales activities; raising invoices, monitoring cash receipts, cash allocation and managing completion statement approvals.
• Administration of project reporting; setup of new users and new budgets, closure of completed projects in the finance system, preparation of the monthly budget analysis & project forecast.
• Facilitation of reporting activities; time allocation recharges, ad-hoc recharges, supporting lender reporting requirements.
• Preparation of weekly Cash Committee reports, setting up payments within the banking system, reconciliation of credit card spend to the finance system.
• Involvement in setting the annual budgets in the finance system.
• Preparing quarterly tax forecasts for your area of responsibility.
• Reconciliations of the VAT returns to the finance system.
• Statutory reporting - production and review of individual accounts. Liaising with auditors, taxation team, company secretariat and senior management to delivery accounts efficiently.

Other information

Key support to Director of Finance - Reporting, assisting with scoping, development and preparation of various Exec and non-Exec level reports.