Job Description

• Overseeing back-office functions covering multiple legal entities across our established portfolios in seven jurisdictions across Europe, including: Transaction Processing, Payments, Billing & Debt Collection, Legal Debt process, Expenses, Credit Card and Cash Flow management as well as General Ledger reconciliations.
• In conjunction with the Senior Finance Director as well as the Operations and Procurement Teams, maintaining responsibility for all Shared Services Controls, audit compliance, payment practice regulations and reporting.
• Partnering with the Operations and Finance teams to ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices, as well as overseeing comprehensive debt collection procedures and comprehensive monthly reporting.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement to process adherence or capability gaps at site and sharing with the Operations Standards Managers.
• Working with the Outsource Service provider to ensure accuracy of cash management and banking reconciliations, and completion of all reconciliations in a timely manner post month-end.
• Working closely with the Treasury Manager to facilitate the bank account onboarding process, as well as payment processing workstreams (including onboarding of providers such as Worldpay and Stripe).
• Ensure appropriate reconciliation and review of data pertaining to revenue and expenses included in the Entrata and P2P systems, fostering a high level of expertise within the team (including at the Outsource Service Provider) to manage data entry within these systems.
• Overall accountability for asset revenues will remain with the Operations team and therefore the Shared Services team will need to partner closely with them.
• Acting as finance project lead for any systems migrations / upgrades relating to Shared Services, particularly in relation to Entrata and P2P.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Group Private medical insurance.
• Hybrid working.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Class pass membership.
• Education assistance program.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge and experience of operating in and leading a Shared Services function, with responsibility for managing processes and developing relations across Finance and Operational teams.
• Extensive knowledge of best practice controls framework in relation to revenue collection and payment processing procedures.
• Ability to develop good working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong communicator with the ability to interpret and explain financial information to senior stakeholders.
• A positive team player, with an adaptable and flexible approach along with ability to work collaboratively to drive results and support the wider team and business objectives.
• Demonstrated willingness to be flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines and multi-tasking are essential, using initiative to priorities.
• Experience working within the real estate sector across European jurisdictions.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions.