Finance Executive - Manchester, United Kingdom - Bruntwood

Bruntwood

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are commercial property specialists operating across the UK. At Bruntwood, we're committed to offering more than just outstanding office, coworking, retail and lab spaces.

Everything we do is tied into our vision of building vibrant communities, whilst providing businesses with the support and expertise they need to grow.

The team:

In the day to day you'll work in a team of three on our retail proposition; supporting key decisions across our portfolio that includes: Hatch, Afflecks, Stamford Quarter and Stretford Mall.

However we have finance teams across the business who you'll also collaborate with.

Career development:

We appreciate you'll want to know how you can progress.

We'll support all your CIMA study:

- paving the way for you to become a fully qualified Accountant within the business. How vast portfolio will give you multiple avenues to progress and within this role you'll get the opportunity to take responsibility of accounts to learn and grown.

Job purpose:

As a Finance Executive at Bruntwood, you will have a varied role across our retail portfolio, supporting our: Asset Management, Project Management, Financial Reporting and Financial Accounting teams.

What you'll be doing:

Produce and present monthly Management Accounts for Hatch and Afflecks for the Finance Business Partner to review
Arrange and attend weekly meetings to discuss the financial performance of Hatch and Afflecks with each of the Site Managers
Financial KPI reporting for our diverse property portfolio and identifying key trends linking to our nonfinancial KPIs such as lettings, occupancy and customer retention.
Business partnering with our other teams outside of finance including Asset Management, Surveying, Development and Marketing
Prepare analysis to support management meetings in which key decisions are discussed and agreed such as new developments or disposals
Assist in assessment of new prospective customers' financial information and other sources to decide if they are viable and a suitable fit to join our Bruntwood community
Assist in cash flow forecasting and variance analysis reporting to our Group Finance team

What we're looking for:

Have a basic understanding of bookkeeping and be familiar with P&L/Balance sheets.
Knowledge of transactional finance systems desired, but not essential
Basic understanding of debits and credits flow
Driven, with a hunger to learn & develop as you'll have opportunities to progress
Experience in posting journals
Ability to prioritise your workload whilst maintaining a flexible and proactive approach.
Excellent communication skills and a desire to build strong working relationships with members of the wider Bruntwood team.

_ We really believe that if you're brilliant to work with, you deserve brilliant things in return:_

Flexible hours either side of our core business hours of 10am3pm
Agile working, up to 40% of your working week wherever it suits you or your role
25 days holiday plus you get your Birthday off work and if that's not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
24 hours a year volunteer time there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
Sabbatical of up to 12 months so you can take a career break after five years with us
Free Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy. We also offer free private healthcare cover on an opt in basis too
Life assurance cover for all colleagues
Up to 8% matched pension scheme
Discounts & cashback at leading retailers
Enhanced maternity 26 weeks fully paid leave

There's more to discover on our website as well as all the pioneering developments and projects we have ongoing.

In addition to what to expect within the role and your benefits, it's good to know that you'll be working for a business that gives back - The Oglesby Charitable Trust has donated more than £25m since it started out in 2001.

Supporting charities across Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Medical Research and Social & Health Inequality