Interim Management Accountant Ilford London Part Qual Real Estate Private Equity £55,000-£60,000
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£65,000 Per year
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London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: An interim Management Accountant is needed urgently, with potential for a permanent position as the firm relocates to Mayfair. The role involves managing a significant portfolio of income-yielding rental properties, transitioning accounting in-house, and reporting to a dynamic CFO. Candidates should have part qualification and experience in real estate financial management, particularly with SPV structures. The position offers growth opportunities into a finance manager role over the next few years.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the accounting for a portfolio of income-yielding rental properties.
- Transition accounting processes from external accountants to in-house management.
- Report directly to the CFO and support financial management functions.
- Handle end-to-end financial management of SPV structures.
- Oversee bookkeeping cycles including purchase/sales ledger, bank reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close.
- Compile entity-level accounts from scratch using Xero.
- Ensure compliance with payroll, VAT, and corporation tax obligations for UK property-holding entities.
Key Skills:
- Part-qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
- Strong experience in Xero.
- Experience managing bookkeeping cycles end-to-end.
- Prior exposure to real estate, SPV structures, or property finance.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Strong work ethic and self-starting attitude.
- Desirable experience in family office or asset management.
- Working knowledge of Sage.
Salary (Rate): £65,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
An interim is required asap and then may go perm when the firm moves to Mayfair. My client has a significant portfolio of income yielding rental properties with no debt, The portfolio is currently managed by external accountants, but to give greater control the accounting is now being brought in house and will be dealt with by the Management Accountant. The Management Accountant will report to a very entrepreneurial and smart CFO We seek someone part qualification and decent early period experience in real estates side, large volume of SPV financials maintenance with end to end process, Over 3-4 years we would expect this person to grow into a finance manager it's simply real estate SPV end to end financial management and taking care of planning function of Friday vertical too – Part-qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA – Demonstrable strong experience in Xero; confident building and compilation of entity-level accounts from scratch – Experience managing bookkeeping cycles end-to-end: purchase/sales ledger, bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and month-end close – Prior exposure to real estate, SPV structures, or property finance preferred – Highly organised with strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to figures – Strong work ethic: self-starting, dependable, and comfortable in a lean, high-accountability environment Desirable – Experience in a family office, asset management, or multi-entity holding group – Working knowledge of Sage (for transition purposes) – Understanding of payroll, VAT and corporation tax obligations for UK property-holding entities Please note. At Alexander Charles we take the protection of your data very seriously and I would draw your attention to our GDPR statement which can be found on our website under the heading “legal” By sending us your details, you will have deemed to have considered and accepted these terms.