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Head of Finance

Dove & Hawk
South West London Full-time GBP 60,000 – 75,000
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Head of Finance - Battersea - £60,000 - £75,000 DOE

Our client, a leading property investor specialising in companies with commercial and residential properties in London are seeking a Head of Finance, a newly created role to support the director with implementing processes and managing the finance team.

Responsibilities

  • Invoices - ensure all invoices are addressed to the relevant company to which the cost relates and they are uploaded to QBO via a dedicated email address

  • Supplier payment - preparing and processing supplier payments and ensuring that the director has signed all payments off

  • Invoice uploading - loading invoices to Auto entry software for accountants, which feeds into accounts software, using dedicated email addresses for each company

  • Bank payments - ensure all invoices are paid from the correct company to which the costs relate

  • Bank - transferring funds between various company bank accounts to ensure sufficient funds held to pay expenses

  • Dormant accounts - submission of dormant company accounts once agreed with the external accountants

  • Confirmation statements - submission of confirmations statements once agreed with the external accountants

  • Deal ledgers - property deal ledgers maintained on Excel to be updated on a timely basis, and to ensure all information is correctly detailed for accountants

  • Deal ledgers summary - maintain profit and loss summary for all deal ledgers

  • Completion statements - ensuring all sale and purchase completion statements are saved in the relevant company folders for accountants to access

  • Bank balances - prepare a bank balances summary of all bank accounts in the morning and afternoon for director

  • Communication - serving as the main point of contact to the external accountants to provide answers and information to help the accounting process

  • Incorporation of new companies - notifying accountants of all new incorporations

  • Companies list - maintain and update internal companies list for all ongoing deals

  • Reporting - producing various reports for the director on an ad hoc basis for various land and property projects

  • QBO - access to QBO to produce creditor reports for director sign of off of supplier invoices to be paid and to reconcile any supplier invoices and payments discrepancies

  • Credit control - rental income - ensuring rent is received for various rental properties per rental agreements

  • Review and submit tax returns

  • Oversee and manage a finance administrator


Skills and Experience Required:
  • Minimum 5 years' experience working in finance within property

  • Fully ACCA qualified - essential

  • Data entry skills and knowledge of spreadsheets especially Microsoft Excel

  • The ability to work in a team as well as individually

  • Trustworthy and discreet when dealing with confidential information

  • The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

  • Confidence to communicate effectively and accurately with a wide range of people, from senior management, customers, suppliers and accountants

  • QBO software knowledge would be preferred, however, training will be provided

Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 DOE
Working Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 6:30pm, office based - underground parking available

If you are a proactive individual who is keen to progress their career within an established brand, please contact Anisha on the Business Support team at Dove & Hawk Property Recruitment.

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