Head of Finance

Objectives:

• Oversee and ensure financial control for managed properties.
• Demonstrate excellent financial knowledge and technical skills.
• Lead finance for large, complex luxury schemes for high-level clientele.
• Set up Qube for reporting on VAT and voids.
• Create cashflow and budget forecasts/projections for client reporting.
• Present and communicate effectively to clients.
• Deal with customer queries verbally and in written form to a high standard.
• Ensure the financial control of internet banking.
• Ensure all reconciliations are up to date and accurate.
• Manage the finance team and develop talent.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the finance department with a focus on client accounting for large, complex and luxury schemes.
• Oversee the accurate reporting of year end accounts and service charge budgets.
• Maintain excellent relationships with external accountants and auditors.
• Develop and monitor accounts team performance targets.
• Ensure clear communication with property management and administration departments.
• Lead on complex service charges, client reporting, client meetings and forecasting of service charge expenditure.
• Work with company external accountants and payroll administrators.

Duties:

• Ensure compliance with RICS Client Money Rules and proficiency with MRI Qube and Microsoft applications.
• Prepare complex service charge accounts, handle new management handovers, and provide necessary information to property managers for budget production.
• Ensure accurate nominal transfers in MRI Qube, balance client statements, and collate service charge reports.
• Manage pre-payments/accruals, expenses, year-end credits/debits, and client account reconciliations.
• Help colleagues with journals, authorize bank payments, and update tenants with rent reviews and lease information.
• Action lease assignments and terminations, create new tenancies, prepare financial reports, troubleshoot accounts, monitor cash flow, and identify savings and efficiencies.
• Improve working practices, liaise with staff, guide and train the finance team, and deal with year-end preparations, escalated queries, and budget and accounts WIP.
• Review and implement processes for service charge voids.