Financial Controller (Client Finance – Birmingham)

The Financial Controller is responsible for leading a team which manages Client Accounting and Financial Reporting for our Client(s). The primary objective of the role is to ensure that the property accounting matters of the properties are managed in an effective and timely manner in accordance with Client requirements.

The Financial Controller supports the Finance Director by:

• Ensuring that all client and property accounting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the client.
• Managing and building relationships with all external clients, acting as a point of contact, ensuring agreed SLAs are met, defining and improving processes and developing value added analytics.
• Supporting internal stakeholders, managing relationships, providing relevant analysis and business advice.
• Leading Reporting teams, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and proficiently.
• Leading and completing client budgeting and recharges.
• Monitoring funding levels and initiating payments to clients and/or funding requests from clients to ensure appropriate funding levels are maintained, including bank account verifications.
• Co-ordinating work of the team and resolving all queries arising from the financial management of the portfolio.
• Designing, improving and implementing the control frame, coordinating with Risk and Internal Audit teams when required.

Responsibilities:

• Individual and team based targets
• Manages within budget and minimises overhead spend

Clients and Business Development:

• Manages existing client and key stakeholder relationships
• Able to work on a broad range of projects
• Enhances BNP Paribas Real Estate‘s reputation through successful delivery
• Builds own network internally and externally

People:

• Manages Client Accounting and Reporting team
• Recognised senior specialist who shares knowledge and advises others
• Works with and develops junior employees
• Coaching/mentoring of others

Systems and Process:

• Evaluates, adapts and improves standards, techniques and procedures
• Is a contributor to BNP Paribas Real Estate projects

Person specification:

• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Considerable practical experience in client monies management, financial operations and associated processes and controls
• Committed to the provision of excellent customer service and to meeting deadlines
• Commercially astute, innovative and solutions oriented

Essential Qualifications:

• Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACMA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)

Essential skills:

• Good technical accounting background with experience in a commercial financial environment.
• Experience of managing or supervising others effectively.
• Experience of dealing regularly with senior management.
• Fully competent in all UK Accounting Standards.
• Experience of having developed a financial budgeting and reporting system.
• Proficient in MS Office
• Experience of using Microsoft Excel and Access to an advanced level.
• Experience of leading property management and accounting packages for managing agents
• Experience of accounting techniques, internal and external reporting, finance operations and processes

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Private medical cover
• 27 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits)
• Health screening
• Gym discounts
• Wellbeing support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care voucher
• Travel & retail discounts
• Travel insurance
• Concierge service
• Kids pass
• Open fairways golf card
• Great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass)
• Perks at work

Financial:

• Pension
• Company car allowance
• Life assurance at 8 x basic salary
• Group income protection (long term disability insurance)
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Bonus scheme – you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme
• Share incentive plan
• Financial and mortgage advice

BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.