Project Group Accountant

Investigo are recruiting a Project Group Accountant for a highly respected and growing National Real Estate business, based in London. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your skills within a project environment, working with a strong development focused team, who have a fantastic company culture.

This is a 6-month FTC paying up to £65,000, commensurate with experience in a hybrid workspace.

Responsibilities

The FTC Group Accountant will be tasked with one off projects within the Group Finance team.

• The preparation of consolidated financial statements and consolidated management accounts at the group level and subgroup levels on a quarterly basis including preparation of disclosure notes and front half narrative and numerical disclosures.
• The preparation of quarterly analytical review board reports, identifying key transactions and changes from previous periods together with bridges to explain significant movements.
• The preparation of quarterly reporting and liaison with shareholders on queries on reporting.
• Itemising, posting and monitoring consolidation adjustments. Ownership of the "consolidation adjustment" book in Yardi with responsibility for ensuring all entries therein are accurate, completed and supported.
• Responsible for the preparation of supporting reconciliations and consolidated schedules.
• Liaison with segment (office, retail, residential) accounting teams as part of the financial reporting close process to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Drafting of accounting technical and accounting policy papers on issues as they arise.
• Analysing ledger costs by project with reconciliations to cost monitoring and valuation schedules.
• Reviewing the lease incentive and negotiation cost analysis and project allocations. Calculating and posting capitalisation of financing costs.
• Calculation of financial KPI's and ratios for inclusion in the financial statements and bond presentations working with the Treasury team to ensure accurate reporting and inclusion in the bond investor presentation.
• Reconciling and posting interest accruals, fee amortisation, fair value movements on derivatives and other adjustments for the group's financial liabilities, including reconciliations to the Financial Liabilities Excel Spreadsheet and the financial reports.
• Liaison with the Group's external auditors as part of the year end and interim financial statements.
• This role will work alongside the existing controllership team to give support/capacity where any project-based activities create conflict with business-as-usual performance.
• This role is very "hands on", is a key part of the team and requires a flexible attitude to ensure the finance deliverables are met.

Role requirements

• Qualified accountant - Strong technical accounting skills
• Good technical accounting knowledge (IFRS and UK GAAP).
• Experience and understanding of consolidations is essential.
• Strong team player who brings energy and passion to what they do.
• A self-starter that is prepared to challenge the norm and explore new ways of doing things.
• Ability to work independently and manage own time.
• Capacity to prioritise workloads and work accordingly to tight deadlines.
• Good interpersonal skills & communication skills.
• Strong Excel skills are required. Experience of Yardi would be advantageous.
• The candidate should have a strong desire to learn and develop.

If this role is of interest to you and you would like further information, then please send your CV to Liam Stubbs at Investigo on liam.stubbs@investigo.co.uk.