Senior Finance Manager UK and Ireland Investment Accounting London

Mileway Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics real estate leader is seeking a Senior Finance Manager based in Greater London. This role involves leading the Investment Accounting team for the UK and Ireland portfolio. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of finance and accounting experience, strong expertise in Lux GAAP and IFRS, and a proven ability to manage and develop a high-performing team. The position offers a chance to play a key role in shaping the financial landscape of a rapidly growing company with a collaborative culture.

Benefits

In-house learning & development program

Flexible approach to work

State-of-the-art technology package

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of Finance-Accounting experience.
• Strong expertise in Lux GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience with direct real estate investments and consolidation is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the work of a team of Finance Managers and accountants.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and reporting obligations.
• Monitor liquidity and cash management for all entities.

Skills

Finance-Accounting experience

Expertise in Lux GAAP and IFRS

People management experience

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Career Opportunities: Senior Finance Manager UK and Ireland (2561)

Requisition ID2561-Posted -Investment Accounting-London City-5+

We offer an opportunity you simply won't find anywhere else. In less than six years, Mileway has grown into Europe's leader in last mile logistics real estate, with a 550-plus team across twenty six offices in eleven countries.

Based in London and reporting to the Regional Finance Manager UK & Nordics, the role will play a key role in leading the Investment Accounting team responsible for the UK and Ireland portfolio.

Working at Mileway:

Mileway has rapidly grown into Europe's leader in last-mile logistics real estate, with a team of over 550 across more than twenty offices in 11 countries. From the start, Mileway set out to be a different kind of real estate company, with a cloud-based IT infrastructure and a team that combines local expertise with the pooled strengths of a pan-European presence.

Our culture is fast-paced and highly international, with team members from more than 50 countries, bringing diverse perspectives and a "can-do" attitude to everything we do. While we have already achieved a lot, we're only just getting started - our purpose is to be Europe's leading provider of last mile logistics real estate, enabling businesses to thrive, driving sustainability forward, and shaping the cities of tomorrow. To get there, we live by our values: Drive, Trust, Grow, Together.

At Mileway, we believe company growth comes from supporting the growth of our combined capabilities. That's why we offer an in-house learning & development program where personal, professional, and business development go hand in hand, helping you carve out your own unique career path. You'll be based at our London office. While we embrace a flexible approach to work, our policy requires working from the office three days a week. To support this, we provide a state-of-the-art technology package to keep you connected at all times.

Your responsibilities

• Reporting to the Regional Finance Manager, the role responsible for the work organisation and its operations within the defined region.
• Manage and oversee the work of a team comprisingFinance Managers and different seniority of accountants.
• Monitor professional development and jurisdiction staff productivity to ensure meeting of the operations needs and professional development.
• Together with the Finance Managers, lead performance management activities, mentoring and offering career development opportunities.
• Build and maintain a high performing culture with a high-level engagement
• Responsible for all the relevant jurisdiction's entities and assets bookkeeping from A to Z to ensure accuracy of the books.
• Demonstrate full control over the financials, especially during the quarterly presentation meetings.
• Increase level of controls and accuracy across bookkeeping, design reports that will enable proper accounts reconciliation and investigation.
• Accompany and develop the daily work of the team, including process optimisation and new project development/implementation.
• Cooperate with all internal and external parties and provide timely answer to queries raised or information requests.
• Plan and organize the work with internal and external parties to ensure timely filing of audits, annual accounts and tax returns filing.
• Ensure compliance with all local regulations or other parties (ex: banks) in terms of reporting obligations.
• Properly set priorities and track progress.
• Provide proactively regular update on matters that can have a financial impact for the Company in the jurisdiction under responsibility. Flag those regularly, even if requiring actions from other teams (Asset Management, ).
• Support in monitoring liquidity and cash management for all entities under the SFM ownership.
• Maintain close and regular relationship with Country Directors.
• Assist with continuous improvement initiatives for all financial reporting processes.
• Ad hoc activities with participation to projects where Investment Accounting involvement is required.

Your profile:

• Degree in Accounting/Finance
• Minimum 10 years of Finance-Accounting experience
• Strong and proven expertise in Lux GAAP and IFRS (UK GAAP would be an asset)
• Ability to understand the big picture and maintain the overview while processing at a detailed level
• Previous experience with direct real estate investments and consolidation is required
• Experience in budgeting, financial reporting and other related financial processes
• Excellent oral and written communication English skills
• Strong people management experience with good coaching and mentoring skills
• Solid leadership, analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Dynamic personality with a desire to lead, learn, mentor and drive processes but also with a can do and hands on attitude
• Collaborative and hands‑on approach
• Flexible, resistant to stress with good organizational and prioritization skills
• Sense of ownership, accountability and urgency
• Ability to deal efficiently with people at different level of hierarchy

Our vision is to be the number one gateway to urban communities. To get there, we live our values: Drive, Trust, Grow, Together.