Finance Manager, Process Lead

We're looking for a talented individual to join our Finance Team as the Finance Manager, Process Lead.

Key Objectives

Acting as the Finance Lead for the Edinburgh asset, you will oversee nine entities with full ownership of financial reporting, forecasting, statutory compliance, and stakeholder engagement. You will also serve as a Process Lead for key accounting activities across the UK portfolio, driving consistency and best practice. In addition, you will partner closely with Asset Management, Leasing, and Development teams, providing clear financial insights, performance analysis, and decision support to drive commercial outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Deliver quarterly reporting, including variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, budgets, and forecasts.
• Manage CAPEX and development finance activities, including forecasting, spend tracking, cash flow modelling, and supporting development submissions.
• Prepare statutory accounts, tax packs, VAT and CIS returns, and coordinate internal and external audits.
• Oversee financial governance, ensuring strong internal controls and adherence to corporate policies.
• Act as the main finance liaison with JV partner APG as well as other key stakeholders, ensuring alignment on billing, collections, service charge matters, and reporting expectations.
• Support the external Savills team on service charge reviews, budgets, and reconciliations, collaborating with Centre Management and tenants as needed.
• Provide high-quality financial analysis to internal teams, corporate finance, and joint venture partners to support decision-making and transparency.
• The Process Lead Accounting is the UK owner of Record to Report (R2R) processes, ensuring consistent, compliant, automated, and efficient accounting operations across URW's UK assets.
• The role acts as the technical expert and process harmonisation leader, supporting the Head of Asset Finance in implementing standardised accounting processes and controls across the assets.
• Group reporting routines, collaborating closely with the Paris consolidation team for quarterly and annual closings.
• Improvements in the use of SAP S/4HANA for R2R, including testing, configuration input, and super user support.
• Harmonisation of documentation, SOPs, RACI definitions, training material and control frameworks across the region.

What skills, experience, and knowledge will you need to be successful?

• Relevant Accounting qualification.
• 5-10+ years working in accounting, financial control, audit, or R2R operations.
• Strong IFRS expertise + deep knowledge of UK GAAP.
• High proficiency with SAP ERP (SAP S/4HANA preferred) and advanced Excel.
• Strong analytical skills, structure, and attention to detail.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting.
• Strong documentation and process design skills.

Benefits

We offer a fantastic pension plan, bonus scheme, and plenty of other incentives. We also prioritise your health and wellbeing, training employees as mental health ambassadors to support and educate our team. Plus, you can sign up for medical and dental insurance, gym discounts, health check-ups and more.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity Statement

We are proud to promote equal opportunities and embrace diversity in profiles, experiences, and skills. At URW, we believe that diversity is the cornerstone of our success, and we are dedicated to fostering an environment that respects, values, celebrates, and leverages individual differences to their fullest potential. We evaluate each application with fairness and without discrimination based on disability, age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristics. Our commitment is to provide equal access to our services for everyone. If you require any adjustments for your interview, please let us know in advance, so we can support you accordingly.

Security Checks

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and trustworthy working environment, we conduct comprehensive security checks on all employees prior to their start date. These checks may include identity verification, employment history, and criminal record screening, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.