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Our diverse, passionate team of experts works on some of the most ambitious, innovative and sustainable projects in the country – from our high-quality campuses across central London, to some of the top retail schemes in the UK – providing a rewarding career journey where you can shape how you grow.

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THE ROLE

We are looking for a motivated, technical and numerate individual to join our Financial Reporting team, taking ownership of financial reporting for two joint ventures: 2 Finsbury Avenue and Paddington. This is a financial accountant position and involves working closely with the Financial Reporting Management and commercial teams, as well as stakeholder management, contribution to business analysis and decision-making and relationship building both externally and across the wider Finance team.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As part of this role, you will gain excellent professional development through exposure to different elements of the group finance function and financial cycles and have opportunities for attending in-house learning sessions providing insight and exposure to other aspects of the business:

Reporting – responsible for the day-to-day finance matters and reporting for the joint venture

Stakeholder management – act as a reliable first point of contact for a number of people within BL, as well as external JV partners regarding financial aspects of the venture

Management information – preparation of JV management accounts and delivery of the finance elements of quarterly board packs, including coordination of inputs from internal teams (e.g. Treasury, Tax) for presentation and discussion at quarterly board meetings.

Performance – analysis and forecasting, including analysis of actual results versus budget/forecast and preparation of operating forecasts for the annual business plan.

Cash management- cash and funding management, including close monitoring of cash balances, preparation of quarterly cash flow statements (direct method), and calculation, accounting and processing of funding requirements and quarterly dividends/distributions to shareholders.

Accounting memos- preparation of technical accounting memos to support the accounting treatment of various transactions that occur in the JV.

Statutory accounts – preparation of statutory accounts, including disclosures and ensuring reviews from stakeholders within the Tax and Treasury teams, Company Directors and auditors.

Strong technical understanding of the complex corporate structure and ability to articulate this to the wider financial reporting team.

Ad hoc – Covenant and transaction support, including assessment of financial covenant strength for new and existing customers, and working alongside Tax, Treasury and Capital Markets teams on corporate transactions and restructures.

ABOUT YOU

DEgree (2:1 or above) or equivalent qualification.

Newly qualified Accountant (ICAEW or equivalent) with strong technical skills.

Experience working in top accounting firms.

Ability to work independently and solve problems.

Ability to communicate confidently with accountants and non-accountants, managing a number of stakeholders, including senior members.

Comfortable taking on ownership and responsibility, whilst being effective working collaboratively.

Demonstrating commercial awareness.

Comfortable working on a “big picture” or highly detailed basis; able to manage a portfolio of responsibilities, prioritise and meet tight deadlines.

Confident analysing complex transactions and distilling into salient features.

Experience with production of audit or statutory accounts.

Ability to produce well thought through, clearly laid out and expressed schedules and papers.

Excellent Excel and data analysis skills.