Job Description

We're LandsecWe are Landsec, we build and invest in buildings, spaces and partnerships to create sustainable places, connect communities and realise potential.We are one of the largest real estate companies in Europe, with a portfolio of retail, leisure, workspace and residential hubs. Landsec is shaping a better future by leading our industry on environmental and social sustainability while delivering value for our shareholders, great experiences for our guests and positive change for our communities.
Location:
This role is based in London, Victoria, and offers hybrid working, with three days in the office.
The Role: Responsible for managing a team of direct reports, including performance, providing mentorship and guidance, ensuring timely completion of tasks, and facilitating professional development opportunities.*
Responsible for Landsec's external reporting on a subsidiary and joint venture level, including the production of statutory accounts for subsidiary and joint venture companies and the management reporting to joint venture partners*
Responsible for company level accounting for specific transactions, joint venture accounting and cashflow forecasting*
Assist in the preparation of the interim and final 'glossy' accounts and month-end procedures.*


The Team:The Statutory Reporting team is part of the Group Finance team at Landsec. The team consists of two Financial Reporting Managers, reporting into the Head of Statutory Reporting, and six Financial Accountants. The team is responsible for the majority of the Group's financial reporting activities, with particular focus on subsidiary level accounting and reporting and being the key point of contact for the wider business for subsidiary level financial control. The team work closely with internal stakeholders such as the Tax, Company Secretary and Legal teams, and external stakeholders such as the auditors and joint venture partners.
What you will be responsible for: Managing a team of three Financial Accountants, overseeing daily operations to ensure reporting and tasks are completed in a timely and accurately manner, and coordinating the preparation of accurate financial information*
Responsible for the delivery of statutory accounts for subsidiary and joint venture companies. This includes acting as the key point of contact for the external auditor and internally with key stakeholders such as tax, asset managers, company secretariat, treasury, legal and service charges*
Financial reporting for company level transactions, such as share issues and dividends*
Responsible for the delivery of financial reporting to our joint venture partners, as well as facilitating joint venture transactions such as management fees and distributions*
Ownership of key monthly and quarterly reporting commitments*
Undertaking ad-hoc projects as required i.e., corporate rationalisation and simplification, transactions, working on a special project with another team*
The prime reporting responsibility will be to the Head of Statutory Reporting but on certain issues it will be to the Head of Financial Accounting, the Group Financial Controller or elsewhere across Finance*


Your skills, experience and qualifications:
Essential criteria Leadership skills and/or management experience*
Accountancy Qualification*
Good understanding of IFRS*
To take initiative to identify and resolve issues*
Ownership of work, delivering to tight deadlines and with completing priorities*
Proficiency in adapting to and utilising new technology and software*
Ability to implement change to improve financial processes and systems*
Ability to clearly convey financial information to stakeholders*
Working effectively with cross-functional teams*
Building strong relationships across the business*


Life and Benefits at Landsec
We have a great benefits package, there to support you with your work-life balance and in moments that matter. We offer fantastic Learning and Development opportunities to help you grow and reach your potential and we also play our part in supporting the communities where we live and work.
Below are some of our core benefits, make sure to visit our My Total Reward page for more information.Performance based annual bonus plan 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days each year. Enjoy an additional three-day December festive break on top of your leave and a special 'My Day' to take off for whatever you choose. Enhanced pension contributions - Landsec will contribute up to 10.5% subject to your contribution. Private medical insurance, Health Cash Plan, Life assurance and income protection. Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave policies (view our Family policies page for more details) Two different share plans enabling you to share in the success you will help to build Up to 4 working days to volunteer per year and 'Give As You Earn' programmes allowing you to donate to charities straight out of your pay and we top up by 20%

And when it comes to your health and wellbeing you will also have access to other benefits: our employee assistance programme, digital GP, cycle to work scheme, a mindfulness app and a health app supporting fertility and menopause
Diversity and Inclusion
At Landsec, we value diversity & inclusion. We work to better reflect the diversity of the communities we work within and empower everyone who works at Landsec to realise their potential.
We strive to ensure all our information, and services are accessible to and usable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with our recruitment partners by emailing recruitmentqueries@landsec.com
To find out more about our approach, visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.