Group Finance Manager

Savills Investment Management; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Savills Investment Management seeks a finance professional for the Group Finance team to manage UK and Jersey entities, covering financial reporting, statutory accounts, tax, treasury, and regulatory reporting.

You will collaborate with senior finance stakeholders across the UK and Europe, gaining broad, hands-on experience in a high-performing finance function, with structured training and exposure to a wide range of finance activities.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with professional accounting qualification.
• Experience in investment management, real estate or financial services is beneficial.
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare management accounts for UK and Jersey entities including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Coordinate regulatory, VAT and statutory reporting.
• Support year-end audit deliverables and IFRS reporting.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and board reporting.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

About The Company

Our purpose is to build prosperity by investing in resilient real assets. Our vision is to be a trusted investment manager, respected for our expertise in restorative real estate investment enabling people, communities and eco-systems to thrive.

Our purpose is to build prosperity by investing in resilient real assets. Our vision is to be a trusted investment manager, respected for our expertise in restorative real estate investment enabling people, communities and eco-systems to thrive.

We are a dedicated real estate and real-estate debt specialist managing €25.5bn on behalf of institutional investors globally. Our global platform of 15 locations enables us to combine a truly global perspective with local expertise to offer investors a range of compelling strategies.

The firm has over 30 years of experience delivering real estate strategies for investors, with over 380 staff dedicated to positive client outcomes. Our strategies span the office, logistics & industrial, retail, living and debt sectors, and have been designed with the flexibility to meet the needs of a wide range of investors.

Responsible investment is integrated into our investment‑management process to ensure that responsible investment risks and opportunities are not siloed, but recognised and acted upon throughout our business, as well as communicated to investors.

Savills Investment Management: Resilience. Responsibility. Results.

Job Purpose

We’re looking to hire a finance professional to join the Group Finance team with responsibility for a portfolio of UK and Jersey entities. The role offers broad exposure across financial reporting, statutory accounts, management reporting, tax, treasury, regulatory and board reporting, with ownership of key finance processes and involvement in the preparation of statutory and regulatory reporting for FCA-regulated entities.

The successful candidate will work closely with senior finance stakeholders across the UK and Europe on business‑critical reporting and decision‑making, while developing a strong understanding of the investment management industry. It’s an opportunity to gain broad, hands‑on experience in a high‑performing finance function, supported by structured training and exposure to a wide range of finance activities.

Role Responsibilities

Management accounting

• Prepare management accounts for a portfolio of UK and Jersey entities, excluding DRC.
• Review bank journals prepared by the Finance Placement Assistant.
• Monitor cash balances and maintain the ICARA liquidity monitoring tracker.
• Prepare and maintain intra‑group loan and interest schedules, working closely with Group Finance teams across multiple jurisdictions.
• Review purchase ledger transactions, VAT postings, sales ledger activity and evidence provided to Fund and Investment teams.
• Coach the Finance Placement Assistant across accounts payable, accounts receivable and credit control activities.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and month‑end intercompany schedules for UK entities, liaising with overseas finance teams to ensure timely reconciliation of balances.
• Maintain UK disbursement ledgers, including monthly recharges and collaboration with Investment teams on cost recoverability.

Management reporting

• Prepare and present monthly management reporting packs to the Group Financial Controller and key business stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts for UK entities.
• Prepare quarterly board packs for FCA-regulated entities and Board/Members Committee meetings.

Tax and VAT compliance

• Prepare and coordinate corporate, partnership and VAT filings for UK and Jersey entities, ensuring submissions and compliance obligations are completed accurately and on time.
• Liaise with external tax advisers and the Head of Tax on local tax matters, including preparation and review of supporting information, calculations and tax analyses.

Financial reporting and audit

• Play a key role in the year‑end audit process, including preparing audit deliverables and coordinating responses to audit requests.
• Prepare statutory financial statements for UK and Jersey entities.
• Deliver Group IFRS reporting requirements in line with Group reporting deadlines.

Budgeting and forecasting

• Participate in the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process, working closely with senior management and Heads of Country.
• Prepare variance analysis and reporting against budget and forecast assumptions.

Regulatory reporting and client money

• Prepare regulatory reporting requirements for FCA-regulated entities, including quarterly board reporting.
• Conduct monthly review meetings with the third‑party administrator responsible for client money operations.
• Contribute to the annual client money audit process.
• Perform annual due diligence reviews in accordance with FCA client money requirements.

Projects, systems and continuous improvement

• Take ownership of the UK travel system and support ongoing development of the global solution.
• Identify, document and implement process improvement initiatives across the finance function.
• Contribute to finance, procurement, treasury, budgeting, forecasting and wider UK/European finance projects.

Training and development

• Develop expertise in the Group's finance systems, processes and regulatory environment.
• Build knowledge of the investment management industry through exposure to a broad range of finance activities and stakeholders.
• Embrace the firm's culture, values and ESG objectives while collaborating effectively across teams.

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Investment management, real estate or financial services experience beneficial, but not essential
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience advantageous)
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across the business
• Well organised, able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• Proactive, self‑motivated and eager to learn
• Collaborative team player with a professional approach

We are a committed equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race and religion. We are focused on fostering a culture and environment that allows for inclusion and diversity throughout our business. Savills IM offers several employee led forums which provide support and guidance around Diversity & Inclusion, as well as ensuring our principles are built in to all of our processes, practices and expectations.