Senior Finance Business Partner

Welcome to Lomond, the UK’s leading network of lettings and estate agencies. We are not just a successful acquisitions company; we have established ourselves as a prominent player in the real estate industry. Our extensive network consists of 14 leading lettings and estate agencies, and we have made strategic acquisitions to date to enhance our portfolio of brands and properties under management.

We are looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to join our team in Liverpool Street, London

Responsibilities:

• Manage the regional finance team (e.g. Finance Business Partner and Finance Analyst) to ensure all duties and responsibilities are met across the team (see below). In doing so, ensure the team are: a) adequately resourced and supported, b) sufficiently skilled / trained / coached, c) aware of their individual objectives, and d) periodically appraised, including formally at least one a year.
• Ensure all duties and responsibilities of the regional finance team are delivered in line with agreed timeframes and expected standards.
• Support Regional Senior Management (e.g. regional CEO, MD, CRO, etc.) to ensure they are fully informed of their financial results and KPI’s, along with adhoc analysis and projects.
• Support Group Senior Management (e.g. Group CEO, CFO, COO, etc.) to ensure they are fully informed of the financial results and KPI’s, along with adhoc analysis and projects.
• Liaise appropriately with Central / Group functions to meet objectives across the wider Group.
• Regionally specific finance management – Month end delivery with ownership across P&L, Balance sheet and Cash flow analysis. Ensure that all routine management information is produced in line with agreed timetable.
• Ensure delivery of narrative packs to senior management and other relevant stakeholders. Challenge and raise key trends and variances where appropriate.
• Review and report accurate and consistent operational KPI’s, as defined by the business.
• Ensure integrity of financials for specific regions and entities is maintained. This includes accurate nominal postings, fully backed up Balance sheet reconciliations, monthly analysis and reporting of budget variances, appropriate accounting treatment across each category.
• Review and maintain data integrity across all systems, including data held outside of the primary ledgers (such as within a data warehouse).
• Manage key control accounts. Trade Debtors – work with local Sales and Lettings Directors to ensure each balance is being managed and collected. Aged Creditors – work with Accounts Payable team to ensure invoice management is up to date and managed within specific entities.
• Manage, review and submit specific entities quarterly VAT returns.
• Acquisitions. Manage post deal integration of financials. Includes Balance sheet review (passed across from Group Finance), review and update relevant budget template for consolidation, liaise (where applicable) with legacy finance team on handover.
• Work smartly and efficiently with other Group functions to help meet objectives across the wider Group.
• Embrace a culture of learning, development and improvement by regularly liaising with colleagues in the finance team and implementing and standardising best practice across the finance function.
• Internal / External audit support (Balance sheet recs / Income Rec / monthly schedules).

At Lomond, we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives.

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values you. Apply today!

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