The Financial controller is responsible for the financial management of a portfolio of properties and companies. This involves the full financial function for these companies. The role incumbent is responsible to pay attention to the detail of the immediate task and decide the most efficient way of getting it done on time. The incumbent will be required to be flexible in order to switch from one specialised task to another. A critical success factor of the role will be the analytical ability to identify problem areas and ensure quick and effective problem solving for others in area of expertise. In addition to this, the incumbent will be expected to identify risks and implement actions to mitigate these

Duties:

Operational Financial Processing

• Manages the financial reconciliation process between operating and financial system (Broll and AX)
• Manages the financial reconciliation process between ledger and sub ledger.
• Manages reconciliation process between uploaded PPS and General ledger.
• Explains reconciled items and variances.
• Ensures that accruals are raised and reversed. (Complete and accurate utility revenue and tenant statements)
• Monitors and authorises journals. (Including monthly depreciation journals).
• Calculates property management fee as well as asset management fee
• Manages full debtors payment function.
• Preparation of financial information and schedules for monthly management packs and/or reporting. Ensuring all numbers are accurate and complete and reconciling back to general and sub ledgers.
• Guiding the property management team on all financial related issues.
• Review PPS and related draw request

General Ledger

• Collects information from various sources as input into the General Ledger (Property Manager, Management meetings and Financial Manager).
• Ensuring supplier and payment allocations are accurate and complete.
• Upload of monthly property financial information into AX, and quarterly recons confirming the accuracy of uploads and allocations.
• Process monthly financing transactions (Bond interest, interest rate SWAPS) 

Budget and Forecasting

Cash Flow Management and Payments

Reporting

Taxation

Risk Management