Practice to Industry - Property Accountant

Are you a newly qualified ACA/ACCA accountant looking to make your first move from practice into industry? We are working with a large, well-established multi-site business operating across the UK and Europe, looking to appoint a Financial Accountant to join its growing finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad exposure across both management and financial accounting within a complex property portfolio of owned and leased sites. Working closely with senior finance stakeholders, you will play a key role in supporting month-end reporting, property accounting and financial control across a varied and high-volume estate. Key responsibilities: \n

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• Preparing monthly management accounts for a portfolio of UK and European sites
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• Supporting the production of statutory accounts and year-end reporting
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• Accounting for both owned and leased properties, including rent, service charge, lease costs and related balance sheet items
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• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations, journals and month-end reporting packs
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• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis across the property portfolio
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• Working closely with operational, property and finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting
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• Assisting with audit requirements and responding to queries from external auditors
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• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes, controls and efficiencies
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About you: \n

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• ACA or ACCA qualified, ideally trained within a Top 10, mid-tier or Big Four practice
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• Newly qualified or with up to 1–2 years’ post-qualified experience
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• Strong grounding in audit, accounts preparation and financial reporting
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• Looking to build a long-term career in a commercial, fast-paced industry environment
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• Confident communicator, able to work with stakeholders outside of finance
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• Strong Excel skills and a naturally analytical approach
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• Property, multi-site, lease accounting or retail/hospitality exposure would be beneficial, although not essential
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This role would suit someone ambitious, commercially minded and keen to move into a broad finance role where they can gain exposure to a large, international business and develop beyond traditional practice accounting.