Finance Manager

Grosvenor Group; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life cover

Monthly wellness contribution

Job summary

Grosvenor Group in Chester seeks a qualified Finance Manager to join our Finance team. You will lead trust reporting, overheads financial and management reporting, and deliver ad-hoc financial projects while managing one direct report.

A values-led organisation, Grosvenor offers a collaborative, long-term environment and strong developmental opportunities. The role combines technical accounting, planning and analysis, and stakeholder engagement in a hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Post-qualification accounting experience.
• Strong management and financial accounting experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence with financial systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Trust reporting: quarterly management accounts, year-end statutory accounts, budgets and forecasts.
• Overheads financial and management reporting for Main Fund.
• Ad-hoc financial projects and process improvements.
• Line management of one direct report: Finance Assistant; provide guidance and development.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Academic accounting qualification

Tools

Excel

Financial systems

Job description

Location: Eaton Estate, Chester

Contract: Full-time, Permanent, hybrid working

At Grosvenor, we are a values-led organisation with a long-term approach to creating lasting commercial, social and environmental benefit.

We are looking for a qualified and motivated Finance Manager to join our Finance team in Chester. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accountant seeking a varied role that combines technical accounting, financial planning and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and people management.

Main purpose of role

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, Overheads, Treasury, and Investments, working in a busy finance department the main areas of responsibility will include:

• Trust Reporting
• Overheads financial and management reporting
• Ad-hoc financial projects

This role involves the management of one direct report, a Finance Assistant. You will be required to provide day to day hands on support and guidance and will need to ensure that skills within the team are continually being developed.

Key responsibilities

Trust reporting

Responsible for preparation and review of inputs into quarterly management accounts, year-end statutory accounts, budgets and forecasts for a trust, ensuring a thorough review process is undertaken, and reporting deadlines are met at all times.

• Tasks undertaken include:
• Review of month end and quarter end journals
• Preparation of trust management accounts and budgets
• Preparation and review of inputs into annual trust financial accounts prepared under UK GAAP
• Preparation and review of monthly, annual, and 2 year-rolling cash flows to assess future cashflow requirements

Overheads Financial and Management Reporting

Responsible for the effective management and financial reporting of overheads for the Main Fund to ensure they are controlled.

• Tasks undertaken include:
• Support operational managers throughout the budgeting and planning processes to ensure managers are fully engaged and take ownership of their budgets and plans
• Take ownership of all financial and management accounting and reporting for Main Fund including preparation of inputs into year end accounts and annual budgets.
• Provide best estimate forecast cash flows for Main Fund
• Provide accurate analysis to the tax team to support the annual tax and quarterly VAT returns for Main Fund
• Prepare reports that are clear, engaging and contain insightful output

Other

• Undertake ad-hoc projects and assignments as required
• Challenge processes, ways of working and output and continuously introduce improvements
• Provide helpful, friendly and efficient service at all times and ensure information is provided to non-financial personnel in an 'easy to understand' format

About you

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical accounting expertise with a proactive and collaborative approach.

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Post-qualification accounting experience
• Strong management and financial accounting experience
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to tight deadlines
• A genuine desire to learn, develop and continuously improve

Experience of trust accounting would be advantageous but is not essential.

This is an opportunity to join a respected organisation with a long-term outlook, strong values and a collaborative culture. You'll be part of a high-performing finance team where your expertise will make a meaningful contribution, and where you'll have opportunities to develop professionally and broaden your experience across a diverse range of business activities.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a generous benefits package including:

• exceptional pension scheme

• enhanced annual leave

• single cover private medical insurance

• life cover

• monthly wellness contribution to be used towards various flexible benefits

• opportunity to get involved in a broad range of unique sports and social events throughout the year

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