Job Description

Grafton Banks Finance are currently working with a commercial services company with offices in Brighton, East Sussex to recruit a Finance Manager. Working full time hours reporting into the Business Directors you will be responsible for managing the companies Accounts and small Finance team.

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

• Overall management of income and expenditure across the property portfolio, taking responsibility for full reconciliation of monies at all times.
• Overall responsibility for the preparation of annual accounting packs for review by external auditors, including profit and loss, balance sheets prepared to statutory format.
• Ensure full compliance of year end accounts in accordance with the 18 month rule.
• Liaise and manage 3rd party accountant/auditor relationships accordingly.
• Facilitating the process of expenditure budgets (set by the property team) for properties with periodic review and monitoring against actual expenditure.
• Periodic reporting to freehold clients including review calls, monthly reports and analysis and meetings.
• Overseeing a team of 4 property accounts staff. Including heading the department, leading the team, improving team members, managing appraisals, performance of team members, training, leading, guiding and developing team members. Task allocation and roles and responsibilities across the department. Ensuring pathway, development and growth for team members,
• Supervising the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
• Supervising client bank account reconciliations. Including the authorisation of payments using online banking systems.
• Updating data and financials resulting from lease extensions, legal completion, changes in tenancy, changes in client entity and liaising with internal legal completion team.
• Supervise credit control and cash collection processes, progressing to referral packs and subsequent liaison and collaboration with external litigation lawyers regarding arrears recovery.
• Support the businesses outsourced finance team on day to day accounting, including VAT, payroll, and audit queries as the main point of contact for external auditors.
• Oversee, action and account for companies\xe2\x80\x99 fees, with regards to billing, collection and reporting.
• Drive improvements via suggestions, innovation and opportunities in finance systems and processes.
• Build strong relationships with property management and surveying departments and provide full collaborative support to the Managing Director.

The successful candidate will have experience of working ideally in Property and or Real Estate and Accounts management and be either Part or Qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) OR Qualified by experience. You will have excellent IT skills including Excel and Microsoft packages and Accounting software ( TRAMPS, QUBE, XERO, SAP) You will also have solid communication skills to be able to effectively communicate both internally and externally.

This job is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to further develop their expertise within a young and fast paced environment. To take the next step in their career path, with regards to staff management, department leadership and a direct input into the daily operation of a growing business.

This job is working full time 8:45 \xe2\x80\x93 5:30. Hybrid working is an option. For your experience you will be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package.

Grafton Banks Finance