Financial Accounting Manager (18 month fixed term)

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

Job summary

A leading property management firm in Greater London is seeking a Financial Accounting Manager for an 18-month fixed-term opportunity. The role involves managing a team of qualified accountants and ensuring high standards in financial operations and reporting. The ideal candidate will have strong management skills, attention to detail, and a passion for developing talent. The company offers a hybrid working model and is committed to inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualified experience or qualified by experience.
• Strong people manager passionate about developing junior staff.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team responsible for financial accounting and control processes.
• Support team members' performance and career development.
• Delivery of statutory accounts and liaise with external auditors.

Skills

People management

Attention to detail

Innovative thinking

Process assessment

Communication

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Purpose of Role

The Finance Centre is Grosvenor’s UK centre of excellence for financial operations. Within this framework, the Financial Accounting Manager is responsible for ensuring the general ledgers of the Group Team, UK Urban Property and Diversified Property Investments businesses are well‑maintained and provide a solid foundation from which the Finance Centre can report to its stakeholders.

More broadly, the role of the Financial Accounting Manager is to ensure that key areas of accounting are performed with diligence and consistency, while ensuring that the financial control environment around the general ledgers remains robust. The role is expected to work closely with the Head of UK Reporting and Head of Group Reporting to ensure that high‑quality accounts are produced at the year‑end and that high‑quality financial information is available to the Finance Centre’s stakeholders throughout the year both within the holding company accounts for which the Financial Accounting Manager is ultimately responsible, and on the property company accounts for which the Head of UK Reporting is responsible.

In addition, the Financial Accounting Manager is responsible for ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of overheads across the Group as well as supporting the Finance Business Partner with annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting cycles for overheads.

To support these goals, the role has three direct reports (2 permanent, 1 on a fixed‑term contract), two of which are qualified accountants. A key requirement of the role is to train and develop these individuals with the dual aims of creating a high‑performing team and facilitating great career opportunities. The successful candidate will demonstrate true passion for the development of talent, with an understanding of agile training techniques.

This role provides an opportunity for a diligent and innovative finance leader to establish and improve processes which support the Finance Centre’s mission statement of being a genuine centre of excellence for financial operations at Grosvenor.

The Financial Accounting Manager is expected to take a leading role in instilling the Finance Centre’s culture of continuous improvement. This will be achieved through constantly looking for and implementing innovative ways to deliver efficiencies so that the team’s focus is on value‑add activities, working closely with the Head of Financial Control and Operational Finance teams to achieve this.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of a team of three responsible for financial accounting and control processes, for example balance sheet reconciliations and day‑to‑day bookkeeping.
• Development of a team of three people, two of whom are qualified. The role will involve supporting these individuals not only with the performance of their roles but with the development of their careers.
• Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations for key account balances, including bank reconciliations, across the UK Urban Property, Group Team and Diversified Property Investment businesses.
• Ensuring account balances for which the role is responsible are consistently of a high standard, such that the business can be provided with impactful reporting and generate insight which supports business performance.
• Working with the Head of Group Reporting and Head of UK Reporting to ensure that the Group Accounting Policies manual is followed at all times.
• Delivery of statutory accounts and pension scheme accounts at the year‑end, liaising with the external auditors to ensure that these are delivered to timetable.
• Finding ways to improve efficiency or automate repetitive tasks performed by the team. This will include interactions with the Property and Financial System transformation project, to help deliver quick wins to The Finance Centre during design and implementation.

Key Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with some post‑qualified experience, or qualified by experience.
• Strong people manager, with a passion for developing junior staff members.
• Ability to quickly understand and critically assess processes and procedures.
• Excellent attention to detail, instilling the same skill in junior staff members.
• Innovative thinker with a track record of delivering process improvements, operating with a growth mindset.
• Operates with an open mind, working with a diverse team and stakeholders in a manner which is inclusive.
• Property experience desirable but not essential.

Flexibility and Working

We know flexibility is important and take a hybrid approach to working, please contact us for further details.

Disability Confidence

Grosvenor is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you would like to speak with us for more detail, please contact [e-mail]

Equity and Access

We want you to have every opportunity to show us your strengths. There are adjustments available for our process, please contact us on [e-mail] to discuss.

Contract Length

18 month fixed‑term opportunity

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