Gateway is a privately owned company with a diverse portfolio of real estate assets and successful businesses which have developed strong footholds in their respective markets.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the consolidation of the monthly Management Accounts and Management Information for all Group companies, together with the presentation of financial results and key performance indicators to the CEO and senior leadership team. They will manage and report on the Group's cash flow, budgets and forecasts, providing commercial insight to support strategic decision-making.
In addition, the Financial Controller will oversee all aspects of property management accounting, ensuring the accurate accounting of service charge funds, client monies, reserve funds and property-related transactions.
They will contribute to organisational improvement by gathering and analysing data, preparing reports, reviewing company performance, and recommending process improvements throughout the reporting process.
Your responsibilities will include:
Financial Management
- Ensure timely and accurate production of monthly Management Accounts and Management information for Group Companies for presentation to the CEO
- Assisting the Chief Financial Officer to prepare budgets and cashflow forecasting
- Ensuring reporting requirements are met, on time and to a high standard
- Ensure completion and filing of all quarterly VAT returns
- Undertake Year End procedures and prepare and collate Year End files for external accountants
- Liaise with external accountants regarding Group matters and queries arising
- Ensure all Corporate fees are raised correctly and paid on a timely basis
- Responsible for gathering and maintaining a wide array of data-related processes and system generated reports.
- Analysing and interpreting said data ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and usefulness for the completion of the written monthly business report
- Liaising actively with all departments throughout the company to ensure reporting information is fed back on a timely basis and understood by all users
- The provision of training to users of the reporting information to ensure reports are comprehensible and action points easily communicated
- The day to day running of the Corporate team ensuring adequate cover of tasks, training needs identified and addressed, and deadlines met.
- Other analysis and reporting as required by business needs
Property Management Accounting
- Oversee accounting for multiple property management companies and client bank accounts.
- Ensure compliance with RICS Client Money Protection requirements.
- Review service charge accounting and annual service charge reconciliations.
- Monitor reserve fund accounting.
- Ensure accurate recording of landlord and tenant transactions.
- Oversee leasehold accounting where applicable.
- Review client accounting procedures and controls.
- Monitor trust and designated client bank accounts.
Job location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Annual leave: 23 days plus bank holidays
Extras: Company pension scheme, company membership programmes, employee referral incentive, seasonal company events, training and relevant qualification sponsorship
Job Type: Full-time
Application question(s):
- What is your salary expectation?
- To ensure you are suitably located for the role, please confirm your postcode.
Experience:
- Accounting: 3 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
