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Assistant Financial Controller - Growing Boutique Real Estate Investment... at LH Partners
London, United Kingdom


Job Descrption
You will be involved in all aspects of the portfolio company network's financial management, from preparing cashflows, drawdowns and management accounts to acting as a key resource to the external preparation of financial statements and year-end audit processes for several SPV LLP entities. This position requires a team player with good written and verbal communication skills, someone who is confident working with senior managers / stakeholders, and can deliver while juggling multiple deliverables and timelines. Note: the firm offers hybrid working and can provide support towards a candidate looking to complete their ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification (if they are part-qualified or at finalist level).

Profile Criteria:
• Part-Qualified, Finalist or Newly-Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with ideally experience and training from a small or medium-sized chartered accountancy practice (due to the well-rounded experience one receives in these firms with accounts preparation, tax compliance... external auditing, etc.). If someone has practice experience plus a bit of industry experience, this would be nice to have (but is not essential and they are more than happy to move someone from practice into industry). If the individual brings relevant experience, they will also consider someone from industry.
• Good foundational of accounting knowledge and experience
• Ideally some exposure to real estate / property but open to industry coverage (either financial services or non-financial services)
• Good social skills / EQ and a confident communicator who can build relationships with the business (internal and external) and work in a social and collaborative environment
• Self-starter who is able to plan and organise their work effectively and work independently, as well as with a team, while having a proactive and conscientious work manner to own or take on various tasks
• Confident user of Excel (i.e., pivot table, sumifs and vlookups)

Responsibilities / Tasks:
• Reviewing and preparing monthly drawdowns
• Reviewing and preparing cashflow reports
• Compiling property SPV funding requests
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns and monthly CIS returns
• Production of monthly business performance packs
• Liaising with regional operating-partner staff and directors to gather information required to achieve reporting requirements
• Assisting the Finance team with monthly/quarter end reporting
• Working closely with Finance team members, and other internal and external contacts to contribute to the development of Finance processes that will improve the level of Finance support provided to the business and its Operating Partners
• Drive process improvement
• Reviewing yearly tax returns prepared by tax advisor
• Reviewing and reconciling all transactions in Xero regularly, with a particular focus on the working capital accounts (bank accounts, VAT account and intercompany loans)
• Preparing and posting journals each quarter for accruals, prepayments, deferred income and real estate agency billing to tenants (rental income and service charge)
• Preparing and posting journals at year-end to adjust stock and investment property to reflect the year-end external valuations
• Assisting in preparation of timely and accurate statutory financial statements in line with year-end timetables including providing fully reconciled and supportable year end packs to the external accountants for preparing the year end accounts. Assist in responding to any queries that arise
• Assisting with the year end audit processes including managing an information request list and responding to queries in a timely manner to ensure a smooth and efficient audit process
• Providing finance and business support re set-up of bank accounts, VAT, tax, etc.
• Contributing to ad hoc financial projects as required as part of the overall corporate finance function
• Creating and reviewing online payments (as and when required

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