Financial Controller

Job Description and Requirements
The Role
Prepare the annual budget, strategic plan and any necessary re-forecasts.
Support the senior management team in the development and monitoring of the strategic plan and milestones, producing Monthly/Quarterly Reporting as necessary.
Drafting of business cases, development and challenge of forecasts for the core businesses and new product or geographical expansion
Ability to manage and calculate UK service charges for properties is imperative.
Prepare and present financial performance reviews to the leadership team, proactively challenging performance and providing analytical insight to support exceeding objectives
Improve financial performance; including product profitability, comparison, benchmarking and analysis for our competitive set.
Full ownership of the monthly Property Board investment proposals.
Candidates should have experience in the UK market and start-up experience is highly desirable.
Managing an Accountant for reporting and will have responsibility for the property CAPEX co-ordination and business cases.
Business partner with a number of stakeholders including the operational teams and will be the finance team link to budget and planning.
Strong focus on building cohesion with the other management team functions in order to drive revenue performance and creative impact.
Lead the development and analysis of the financial elements of business planning
Development of standardised and detailed financial and operating models.
Help the group take their most advantageous form, being a leader in business modelling and using this to shape every decision we make.
Consolidate weekly and monthly financial performance and review to identify trends from which both opportunities and challenges may arise.
Responsible for analysis of Management Financial reporting, including completion of or collaboration to ensure P&L;reporting, Budgeting, regular forecasting and KPI Reporting.
Owns divisional financial model and business plan.
Working with team members to review and approve monthly accounts before finalisation and provide commentary on Performance, and OPEX playbacks, e.g. marketing or HR ROI.
With reference to the commercial models, and using current performance as a guide, you’ll be expected to identify ways to improve performance and/or save money, and therefore improve profitability.
Review and consolidate the operational and capital budgets prepared and work with key stakeholders to develop capital business plans and ensure that the budgets are managed by stakeholders.
Work with team members across boundaries, as required to ensure multi-channel projects and initiatives are reviewed regularly to monitor the delivery of approved financial plans, supporting and escalating accordingly any variance.
Provide financial and planning expertise to project teams to develop strategic initiatives, notably the international workstream of the group’s growth strategy and any transformation programme.
Highly analytical approach to analysing new market opportunities and present SWOT and recommendations at a deep level Knowledge, Skills and Abilities § Enjoy commercial business management, with a strong understanding of the digital, property, business and finance eco-systems § Qualified accountant - ACA through to CIMA.
Proven experience of managing FP&A;matters within UK.
Business Strategy qualifications or experience - Post Grad/MBA Preferable § Navigating amongst ambiguity and pace, within the role is an absolute necessity.
Agile experience beneficial.
In-depth understanding of business and financial planning processes.
Strong mathematical understanding, with analytical and logical problem-solving skills.
Outstanding communication and presentation skills with an ability to synthesise and explain complex financial information in a clear way to others who are not specialists.

The Candidate

Candidates must have an accountancy qualification, strong modelling and analytical skills gained from a Property Management and Property Development background.
Highly capable in use of technology and software with emphasis on MS Excel and financial modelling and expert level in PowerPoint to create graphs, charts and exceptionally professional pitches.
Property, Investment Management and start-up modelling experience are imperative.
Proven leadership skills and be able to present to and influence senior management.
Positive, go-getter attitude and a hard worker with a strong work ethic.
Loves a challenge, willingness to work beyond job scope and consistently strives to achieve results.
Excellent relationship building skills, a team player and fun to have around

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