Financial Controller

Goodman Masson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus and additional ben

Job summary

Goodman Masson partners with an established real estate business in Central London to appoint a Financial Controller. You will own the finance function, manage two direct reports and influence strategic performance.

Reporting to the CFO, this hands-on role covers financial control, reporting, budgeting and commercial insight across property investments and asset management.

Qualifications

• Audit-trained and qualified accountant.
• Strong grounding in financial reporting and management accounts.
• Open to developing wider property and commercial aspects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quarterly management accounts and statutory reporting.
• Lead budgeting, reforecasts and variance analysis.
• Collaborate with property team to assess portfolio performance and business cases.
• Lead two direct reports and drive process improvements in controls and systems.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Education

ACCA/CA/CIMA qualification

Job description

I'm working with an established, privately owned real estate investment, development and management business looking to appoint a Financial Controller to join its finance team in Central London.

Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a broad, hands‑on opportunity offering ownership of the finance function, management responsibility for two direct reports and exposure to the wider commercial and strategic performance of the business.

The ideal candidate

An audit-trained, qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), ideally with one to two years' post‑qualification experience in industry.

A strong grounding in financial reporting and management accounts in particular is essential. Beyond this, the business is open-minded on sector experience and is happy to support the successful candidate in developing the wider property and commercial aspects of the role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Financial control and reporting: Oversee quarterly management accounts, group consolidation, subsidiary statutory accounts under FRS 102, year‑end audit preparation, financial controls and lender covenant reporting.
• Budgeting and commercial planning: Lead the annual budgeting process, reforecasts and variance analysis
• Property and portfolio performance: Work closely with the property team to assess portfolio performance, support investment business cases and provide financial insight into operational and asset management decisions.
• Team management and improvement: Lead and develop two direct reports, while identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve processes and enhance finance systems.

The package:

• Discretionary bonus and additional benefits