Senior Accountant, Development (12 month FTC)

Description

This role is primarily responsible for the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to monitor development accounting (project job costs) and provide the related internal and external reporting. This role will act as a key business partner to the Development, Operational, Property Management and Investment teams, as we acquire, develop and operate new assets.

• Reviews completeness and accuracy of accounting completed by 3rd party administrators, where applicable.
• Liaises with external partners and lenders, providing additional data and information as requested, and answering questions necessary to facilitate the funding process in a timely manner.
• Provides direction and guidance on accounting treatment to the Outsourced Accountants at the PropCo and OpCo level ensuring consistency.
• Provides cost to complete information for input into quarterly desktop valuation and annual 3rd party valuation. Reviews valuation from a financial perspective.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Responds to questions regarding the projects, provides support, and ensures timely completion of accounting processes for reporting.
• Reviews budgets, invoices, and other accounting documents and researches and resolves discrepancies as necessary.
• Acts as the first point of contact with external auditors e.g. to explain journal entries and financial transactions, providing research data and information as requested, and answering questions necessary to complete the audit in a timely manner.
• Completes various financial, accounting, administrative, and other reports and analysis, and performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.
• Reviews bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy.
• Reviews Development and Operational budget variance analysis, partnering with the Development and Operational teams on the preparation, delivery and timeliness of variance commentary.
• Reviews monthly/quarterly VAT returns.
• Business Partners with all the relevant stakeholders on a portfolio of projects, providing financial analysis of key decisions, review of actual costs versus budget and providing the financial perspective on the projects where appropriate.
• Maintains and reports on project budgets to include compilation of draw packages and necessary approvals, ensures accurate coding of invoices, charging of Management Fees, and submission of payment requests to third party administrators.
• Works alongside the operational finance team to standardise processes and ensure a seamless transition from the development team to operations team when completed assets are transferred.
• Reviews and abstracts development and lender agreements for projects assigned, understanding reporting requirements, deadlines and fee calculations.
• Compiles and analyses the financial information in preparation for entry into various financial statements and accounting reports and makes appropriate journal entries for recording in the general ledger by checking calculations, reviewing basis for figures, and balancing and reconciling figures.
• Reviews monthly financial reporting packages for distribution to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

You're a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with post qualified experience, preferably within the real estate sector. You bring a deep understanding of GAAP, IFRS, and audit processes, along with hands-on experience in debt compliance, investor reporting, and acquisition/disposal accounting. Detail-oriented and highly organised, you’re confident working with financial data, explaining complex numbers clearly, and managing multiple tasks with precision.

Benefits

We include a range of benefits for our corporate team members, including competitive pension, healthcare, and holiday allowance, amongst others as standard. Please reach out if you are keen to know more.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance