Senior Finance Manager

Cobalt Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Healthcare

Wellbeing benefits

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Cobalt Recruitment is seeking a Senior Finance Manager in Central London to oversee reporting, FP&A and financial control across its management-company structure. You will review regional outputs, own budgets and cash-flow forecasts, and present concise financial information to directors and the Board.

The role involves leading audits, supporting asset budgeting, and managing the regional team, with four days in the Central London office and one day remote.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with at least four years post-qualification experience.
• Strong management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow skills.
• Experience reviewing financial statements and managing audits.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management-company reporting and service-company reporting.
• Lead annual budgets, rolling forecasts and business plans for the group.
• Develop financial models for cash flow, dividends and performance across entities.
• Maintain compliance with accounting standards and internal controls.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Cash flow

Financial reporting

Audit management

Team leadership

Management accounting

IFRS 16

Executive presentation

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Job description

An established UK real estate investment and operating business is hiring a Senior Finance Manager to oversee reporting, planning and financial control across its management-company structure. The organisation operates through multiple investment, property and service entities and has finance teams located in London and a regional hub in Northern England.

Role overview

This permanent role combines management-company reporting, FP&A, financial control and senior stakeholder engagement. The successful candidate will review reporting produced by the regional finance team, own budgets and cash-flow forecasts, and present clear financial information to directors, founders and Board-level stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

Management company reporting

• Review financial reporting packs for the group's management and service companies.
• Prepare quarterly Board reporting and papers for senior finance committees.
• Review management, advisory, property and development fee calculations.
• Oversee management-company audits and review financial statements prepared by the regional finance team.
• Respond to financial queries from directors, founders, investors and other stakeholders.

Planning and commercial analysis

• Lead annual budgets and business plans across the management companies.
• Own financial models covering cash flow, dividends and longer-term business performance.
• Deliver forecasts, variance analysis and decision-support information to senior stakeholders.
• Maintain appropriate staff and shared-cost allocations across assets and management entities.
• Support annual asset budgeting and ad hoc analysis for the senior management team.

Financial control and wider responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with financial policies, statutory requirements and relevant accounting standards.
• Review and improve finance processes and internal controls to reduce risk and improve efficiency.
• Support cash management, bank-account governance and selected lender covenant reporting.
• Track equity commitments and capital calls in partnership with investment stakeholders.
• Support accounting-system change projects, investor queries and wider group reporting when required.
• Line-manage a Finance Manager and provide indirect oversight to an additional member of the regional team.

Candidate profile

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with at least four years of post-qualified experience.
• Strong management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow experience.
• Experience reviewing or preparing financial statements and managing audit requirements.
• Confident presenting financial information to directors, founders and Board-level audiences.
• Previous team-management or senior review experience.
• Exposure to management-company, service-company or holding-company reporting would be advantageous.
• Property or real estate experience is helpful but not essential.
• IFRS 16 knowledge would be advantageous.
• Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable working across London and regional teams.

Permanent role with a salary of £70,000 to £80,000.

Four days each week in the Central London office, typically Monday to Thursday, with Friday working from home.

Monthly travel to the organisation's regional finance hub, normally involving one overnight stay.

Competitive pension, life assurance, healthcare, wellbeing benefits and discretionary bonus.