Head of Property Finance - FTC March 2026
London/City
£95k - £110k
The role: To be responsible for all aspects of accounting for the operation of the mixed use developments, ensuring that the highest standards of service is provided to all leaseholders and the Client.
Duties:
- Ensure service charge and ground rent demands are raised on time and correctly.
- Ensure commercial lessees are invoiced appropriately.
- Assist in any legal action taken for service charge/ground rent arrears.
- To the focal point for all outgoings from the service charge accounts.
- Ensure development cashflows are monitored and early warning of any issues is highlighted.
- Handle the timely preparation of actual vs budgeted expenditure on a quarterly/monthly basis and provide explanations on variances.
- Prepare annual service charge accounts, certificates of expenditure, and balancing charges/credits and endure they are issued to leaseholders on a timely basis.
- Engage with with all stakeholders on the budget cycle process and annual accounts.
- Provide VAT return information to the freeholder ensuring that the development VAT is correctly accounted for.
- Maintain transparent records and books of account.
- Ensure historical outstanding matters are resolved.
Requirements:
- Be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
- Have worked in property finance
- Ideally educated to degree level (or equivalent), a high level of computer literacy (Advanced MS Excel skills, preferably to Macro level); will be numerate; able to perform reconciliations / financial analysis and identify data errors and take corrective action
- Some travel between developments and out of hours meetings may be required.
Why should you work for this company?
- An opportunity to work for one of Europe's large urban regenerators
- Room for development
- A highly visible role within the business
Interview process:
- Two stage process
- 1st stage on Teams/Zoom
- 2nd stage held face to face in the office
If you would like further information on this opportunity please apply online with your updated CV.
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