Senior Corporate Accountant

Job Summary

The Senior Corporate Accountant is responsible for managing the processing of day‑to‑day accounting transactions, financial administration, and overseeing the accounts receivable functions for all corporate entities.

• Preparation of the monthly corporate revenue tracker and liaising with the business and finance owners to ensure completion on a timely basis in line with the monthly reporting timetable.
• Monitoring and reporting of revenue on a monthly basis and providing monthly updates to the FP&A team on potential risk and opportunities.
• Reviewing and recharging the collection of all recoverable expenses to properties on a timely basis.
• Reviewing the monthly bank reconciliations and following up on outstanding items.
• Preparation of monthly P&L reports using Oracle and Excel and providing commentary on revenue variances.
• Maintaining accurate record keeping across corporate entities.
• Working with the corporate finance team to ensure accurate weekly cash‑flow forecasting.
• Preparation and review of statutory accounts.
• Taking ownership of monthly balance‑sheet reconciliations and working with the Shared Services centre team to monitor debt levels and collectability.
• Ensuring on‑time submissions of EU country VAT returns with the shared services team.
• Reviewing monthly revenue journal postings.
• Approving weekly supplier payments provided by the AP support team.
• Reviewing month‑end and year‑end reports and following up on queries.
• Assisting with the group and statutory audit process and responding to external audit queries.
• Working with the Finance Manager and Financial Controller to enhance and document Corporate Finance policies and procedures and put controls in place.
• Completing various financial, accounting, administrative, and other reports and analysis, and performing other duties as assigned or as necessary.
• Working closely with the FP&A team and relevant business and finance owners during the reforecast and Business Plan cycles.

This role, based in the London office, will report to the Finance Manager and support the Financial Controller with accounting for the European Corporate Finance function. It will work closely with our offshore shared services team in India.

Good level of general education with strong written and numerical skills;
Qualified Accountant of ACA/ACCA/CIMA;
Proven history of implementing financial processes and control improvements;
Accounting foundation background with thorough understanding of procedures and double‑entry bookkeeping;
Intermediate proficiency in Excel (VLOOKUP, SUMIF, pivot tables) and Word;
Understanding of VAT and company structures.

• Strong team player and ability to work with others within and outside Finance.
• Good interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Positive attitude with desire to learn, train and develop.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in work.
• Self‑starter with a methodical and organised approach.
• Ability to manipulate and sort large volumes of data in Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment.
• Relevant experience in a similar role.
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines and multi‑task, using initiative to prioritise tasks.
• Experience of working in a similar role within a fast‑paced multi‑jurisdictional business ideally within the Real Estate sector.

• Experience working with an offshore shared services team.
• Experience with Oracle ERP.