Finance Integration Manager

Job Title: Finance Integration Manager
Reports To: Group Financial Controller
Team: Finance
Direct Reports: 0
Location: London
Travel Required: Limited

Finance team, property team, Head of Management Accounts, Group Reporting Manager

Unite Deputy FC, Unite Treasurer

This is a broad role to provide additional resource to the finance team during the acquisition of the Empiric Student Property Group by the Unite Group. The departure of the CFO will put additional demands on the Group Financial Controller, and the Finance Integration Manager will help to support the Group FC and the rest of the finance team.

The detailed responsibilities are as follows:

1. Year end delivery
2. Group financial reporting requirements
3. Integration planning

• Year end delivery
• Preparation of workings to support disclosures in the annual report
• Reviewing, drafting and finalising the annual report (including the strategic report and related reports)
• Responding to audit queries
• Providing assistance to the group reporting team on complex audit, accounting and disclosure matters
• Providing ad hoc assistance across the finance function to complete deliverables for year end reporting
• Problem solving for complex areas to ensure resolved prior to delivery deadlines

• Group financial reporting requirements
• Completion balance sheet workings (where required)
• Bank facility compliance
• Subsidiary financial statements review (if applicable - likely to start April/May)
• Liquidity forecasting
• Assistance with tax related matters, focused on review

• Integration planning
• Discussion with Unite employees to identify opportunities for smooth integration
• Assisting the Group Financial Controller with a broad range of processes, systems and controls that can be prepared for integration
• Liaising with the Unite team on integration related matters

Essential

• 8 years PQE ACA or ACCA
• Strong analytical skills and an eye for detail
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Hard working
• Willing to carry out detailed work with sleeves rolled up
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Desirable

• Previous experience with Yardi
• Operational real estate experience

• Proactive with 'can do' approach
• Good teamworking skills
• Good communication skills
• Collaboration
• Accountability & ownership
• Professionalism

These are the main requirements of the role and are not an exhaustive list of duties. It is intended to reflect the nature, range, and context of the work, which will change over time.