Lead Accountant

CBRE; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Lead Accountant to join their UK Investment Accounting Team. In this pivotal role, you will utilize advanced accounting principles to create and review complex financial statements and management reports for a diverse portfolio of clients. Collaborating with a dedicated team, you will ensure timely delivery of tailored reports, develop standalone and consolidated financial statements, and support clients with financial analysis. This opportunity offers a competitive salary, professional development, and a collaborative work environment that fosters growth and innovation.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Broad range of employee benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing financial statements in accordance with IFRS and FRS 102.
• Ability to analyze solutions using technical expertise and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary client contact for timely reporting.
• Prepare customized financial statements and management reports.
• Identify and recommend process improvements.

Skills

Financial Statement Preparation

IFRS Compliance

Financial Analysis

Microsoft Office Proficiency

Organizational Skills

Education

Accounting Qualification (CA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

About the Role:

We are looking for a skilled Lead Accountant to join our UK Investment Accounting Team responsible for providing high-quality financial services to a diverse portfolio of clients. In this critical role, you will utilize advanced accounting principles to create, review, and organize complex financial statements and management reports.

Our Investment, Accounting, and Reporting Solutions division operates globally, with offices in the UK, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Germany, and Poland. As a Senior Accountant, you will collaborate with a dedicated team to deliver exceptional services that meet the needs of our clients.

Responsibilities:

- Serve as the primary client contact, ensuring timely delivery of all reporting for your allocated client portfolio.

- Prepare customized monthly and quarterly management reports tailored to client specifications.

- Develop annual and interim standalone and consolidated financial statements in compliance with IFRS and FRS 102 for UK and Channel Island Limited

- Partnerships, Unit Trusts, Limited Companies, and Limited Liability Partnerships focused on property investment.

- Identify and recommend potential process improvements, collaborating with the Director to implement enhancements.

- Support the team through financial analysis and provide tailored financial reporting based on client needs.

- Prepare investor reports, VAT returns, and CIS returns.

- Conduct due diligence and NAV calculations related to the acquisition and disposal of entities.

Qualifications:

- Working towards accounting qualification (e.g., CA, ACCA, or CIMA) is preferred, but not essential.

- Experience in preparing financial statements and accounting for transactions in accordance with IFRS and FRS 102.

- Ability to analyze potential solutions using technical expertise and sound judgment.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.

- Excellent organizational skills and a detail-oriented approach.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to advance your career in a reputable organization that values professionalism and teamwork. If you are ready to contribute to a high-performing team and support our clients' financial success, we encourage you to apply.

What We Offer:

- Competitive salary and benefits package

- Opportunity to work with a global team of experts

- Professional development and growth opportunities

- Collaborative and dynamic work environment

Working at CBRE

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.

Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do-from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing. At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills. To discover more about what it's like to work at CBRE, visit Life at CBRE

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits
• Competitive salary and a broad range of employee benefits