Financial Controller (Property Development)

Marks Sattin; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the real estate sector is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee its property management function. This newly created role offers substantial responsibilities across finance, operations, and investment, providing an opportunity to shape core reporting and compliance processes in a fast-evolving environment. Applicants should have a strong background in financial reporting and compliance, ideally with experience in asset-heavy sectors. Competitive salary package offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in audit practice.
• Strong technical grounding in financial reporting and compliance.
• Exposure to PropCo or REIT structures.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of key financial functions including bank reporting.
• Oversight of statutory accounts and service charge control.
• Supporting the launch of internal property management function.

Skills

Financial reporting

Compliance

Bank reporting

Cross-functional communication

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, CAANZ)

Job description

Financial Controller (Property Development)

Financial Controller (Property Development)

This range is provided by Marks Sattin. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Our client, a privately backed and growing real estate business, is seeking an experienced and hands-on Financial Controller to support the launch of its internal property management function.

This is a newly created, standalone role offering broad exposure across finance, operations, and investment. It represents a unique opportunity to shape core reporting and compliance processes from the ground up within a fast-evolving mixed-use property platform.

Reporting directly to senior leadership and working closely with teams across asset management, development, and credit, the Financial Controller will take ownership of key financial functions including bank reporting, drawdown management, statutory accounts oversight, and service charge control.

Key Requirements:

• Qualified accountant with experience in audit practice (ACA,CAANZ)
• Strong technical grounding in financial reporting and compliance, ideally within real estate or asset-heavy sectors
• Experience working with lenders, covenants, and bank reporting
• Exposure to PropCo or REIT structures and understanding of operational property finance (rents, service charge, tenant billing)
• Confident working cross-functionally and communicating with senior internal and external stakeholders

Please get in touch if you're immediately available or on 1 month's notice!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

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