Finance Business Partner - Real Estate - 6 months FTC

A Finance Business Partner Role - 6 months FTC within a Real Estate Company in London has arisen due to the company growing in both size and complexity through recent acquisitions, redevelopments and the move towards offering more flexible serviced space. This has driven a need for increased commercial finance support for the team and specifically a finance business partner within their commercial segment.

Responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the main financial support for the Commercial business, managing relationships across the team and with external agents/partners.


• Working closely with the Commercial team to ensure they have the information and analysis required to run the business effectively and efficiently.


• Advising on all finance, tax and accounting queries for the internal Commercial team and external agents/partners.


• Assisting with the cash flow management of a rental stream of approximately £35m,


• including liaising with Commercial managing agents and downloading/reconciling of monthly/quarterly managing agents' transaction data.


• Preparation of monthly/quarterly property reports to assist the Group with its internal


• reporting requirements.


• Support forecasting and business planning processes for both the traditional Commercial portfolio and Flex operations.


• Support the ongoing evolution of management reporting to provide more timely, commercial and decision-useful information to senior leadership.


• Preparing quarterly management accounts for the Commercial business.


• Work with operational teams to identify opportunities for cost savings, margin improvement and operational efficiencies.


• Key involvement in valuation process.


• Play a key role in supporting the transformation of the Finance function following the implementation of the new system, helping establish more automated, data-driven and commercially focused reporting, forecasting and business partnering processes to serve the Commercial and Flex businesses.


• Hands on maintenance of the financial records of the subsidiary undertakings, including


• a full understanding of the general corporate structure and accounting systems.


• Assisting with the production of annual statutory accounts, preparation of full audit


• working papers and drafting of the statutory accounts for each entity. Liaising with the


• auditors during the process.


• Ad hoc project work related to the Commercial property portfolio.

Real Estate Experience strongly preferred.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

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