Group Accounts Manager (FTC)

• Department: Accounts
• Company: Canary Wharf Limited
• Reporting to: Associate Director – Group Finance
• Job Summary

Group Accounts Manager role within the Group Finance department. This wide‑ranging role covers various aspects of the Group’s financial reporting.

• Consolidated IFRS financial statements for the Group and sub‑Groups, including reporting to bond investors
• Quarterly Group management accounts and shareholder reporting to QIA and Brookfield
• Oversight of reporting from segment financial accounting teams, including joint ventures
• Balance sheet reconciliation process
• Working pattern: 4 days in office / 1 day working from home

Responsibilities

• Manage the review and preparation of consolidated IFRS financial statements and management accounts at the ultimate group and subgroup levels on a quarterly basis, including key disclosure notes and narrative disclosures.
• Draft technical accounting and accounting policy papers and liaise with Brookfield and external auditors to secure approvals ahead of reporting deadlines.
• Support the preparation of the Group’s quarterly judgments and estimates paper.
• Manage the reporting timetable for segment financial teams to ensure timely and accurate close.
• Review Brookfield quarterly reporting and liaise with shareholders on queries.
• Implement a group‑wide balance sheet review framework and oversee reconciliations, including working capital analysis.
• Work with the Group tax team on corporation tax and VAT balances for Group results and Brookfield reporting.
• Prepare quarterly analytical reviews for the Audit Committee and Board, identifying key transactions and movements.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of consolidation entries, supporting reconciliations and consolidated schedules.
• Identify process improvements, including technology solutions for financial control and efficiency.
• Manage the external audit process for year‑end and interim financial statements and perform other finance tasks as required.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA) with 4+ years post‑qualification experience, preferably in a Group reporting role in real estate or construction.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP, IFRS9, consolidations and financial statement disclosures.
• Experience with complex legal structures and financial close processes, including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and capable of handling large spreadsheet models.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with proven ability to meet deadlines and manage upwards.
• Demonstrated teamwork and communication skills across all levels.
• Leadership experience, with a track record of developing people and delivering outcomes.
• Ability to implement improvements in internal controls and processes, leveraging technology.
• Self‑starter with energy, passion, and willingness to challenge the norm and explore new approaches.
• High attention to detail, ownership of tasks, and responsibility for output quality.
• Experience in a partially manual reporting environment with rigorous data integrity and reconciliation.
• Experience with Yardi is an advantage but not essential.

Benefits

• Pension and insurance plans
• Health benefits
• Subsidised gym membership
• Store discounts
• Family leave
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