Head of Client Accounting and Financial Reporting

Description

• Delivery of all service charge related and client reporting group tasks, accurately and on time.
• Drive forward the effectiveness of controls of activities performed by the team.
• Manages existing Client and key stakeholder relationships.
• Work with internal audit and compliance to ensure that all compliance and control requirements are met; and
• Leadership of the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting teams, acting as an escalation point for all people matters and ensuring effective client service delivery for a variety of clients.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders within the wider business lines to ensure a ‘one-team’ approach, through developing strategic advice to enable clients to deliver on their key goals
• Act as an escalation point for clients, surveyors and other relevant parties
• Work with the Senior Management and Senior Leadership teams and other members of Client Finance to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and control of the operations;
• Evaluates, adapts and improves standards, techniques and procedures.
• Ensuring all necessary Quality Assurance reviews have been undertaken and signed off before issue; and
• Ensuring contractual compliance across the team, including SLAs and KPIs are achieved on behalf of BNPPRE;
• Ensuring all statutory, legislative and internal process requirements are always met, including the requirements of HMRC, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and internal and external auditors.
• Working with the Senior Leadership and Senior Management Team to continuously improve the Client Finance capabilities and service offering, to ensure the department is recognised both internally and externally as a leader in its field
• Identifying and driving opportunities for cost savings and fee generation for the Client Finance Department
• Act as a mentor and role model to team members, providing coaching and support to the team to ensure appropriate levels of performance and technical skills are maintained
• Developing and driving a culture of high performance and success across the Client Finance department
• Provide guidance and motivate the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting teams to ensure they obtain results and achieve client and team KPIs
• Develop, implement and continuously improve processes and procedures to ensure service delivery standards for internal and external clients are met and in accordance with all relevant legislation and regulations
• Works with and develops junior employees; and
• Leading, managing and working on key strategic projects
• Ensure all queries are responded to in good time
• Effective line management and development of the team leaders
• Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures and controls.
• Design and implement the departmental control framework and delegation policy relevant to their areas.
• Manages within budget and minimises overhead spend.

Requirements

• Considerable practical experience in client monies management, financial operations and associated processes and controls.
• Recognised senior specialist who shares knowledge and advises others.
• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional property accounting experience
• Able to work on a broad range of projects; and
• Experience of property management and accounting packages for managing agents e.g. Trace Tramps would be desirable
• Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACMA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent) or;
• Good skills in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, and Outlook).

Benefits

• Financial: Pension, company car allowance, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme - you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice
• Heath & Leisure: Private medical cover, up to 30 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance