Management Accountant - Property & Real Estate | London | Contract
3 months initially - strong potential to extend or go permanent
About the Business
Our client is a well-established real estate investment and asset management business with a diverse UK and European portfolio spanning industrial, logistics, retail, and strategic land assets. Working alongside institutional partners on high-value opportunities, the business is growing quickly and now needs an experienced Management Accountant to support the next phase.
The Opportunity
This is a hands-on, high-impact role at a genuinely pivotal moment for the business. You'll step into a period of financial transition and stabilisation, with real scope to shape how the finance function runs going forward.
- Clear the management accounts backlog - bring reporting fully up to date and establish a reliable base to build from
- Wind down a legacy management entity - manage reconciliation, closure, and a clean handover of financials
- Embed a newly operational management company - get reporting processes running smoothly from day one
- Support the build-out of financial controls - help design and document processes that don't yet formally exist, ready to scale with the business
If you enjoy getting into the detail, bringing order to complexity, and leaving a finance function genuinely better than you found it, this role was built for you.
What You'll Bring
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Essential: experience in property or real estate
- Strong experience in management accounts, group/consolidated reporting, and reconciliations
- Confidence working across multiple entities and unpicking legacy financial structures
- Exposure to developing or documenting financial controls, ideally in a scaling or restructuring business
- Xero and Spotlight Reporting experience highly advantageous
- A proactive, self-starting mindset, comfortable creating structure where none currently exists
- Audit background a strong plus
If you are interested, please apply with your up-to-date CV
Management Accountant employer: Deverell Smith
Join a dynamic property business in London that values its employees and fosters a collaborative work culture. As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you'll enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team. With a focus on employee well-being, the company offers generous holiday allowances and a commitment to work-life balance, making it an excellent place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
