Commercial Finance Manager

Commercial Finance Manager - Owned Assets

• Full ownership of the month-end reporting process, as well as the specific portfolio related responsibilities detailed below, the collation of analysis from the finance team and the production and presentation of Asset Management perspective to internal and external stakeholders.
• Produce timely management information for inclusion in the monthly asset management information pack. Amongst other items, this will include a full property level review of portfolio rental income and costs, fully explaining variances to budget to stakeholders and to the wider finance team for inclusion within the monthly management information.
• Specific responsibility for reporting commercialisation across the portfolio, including reviewing with the portfolio managers on a periodic basis and understanding progress.
• Full ownership of the budgeting and forecasting process for your portfolio, preparing 5-year forecasts on properties and working closely with the asset managers to understand lease assumptions and forecast property level inputs. Fully model all developments within portfolio in the budgeting tool, using the development appraisals.
• Provide high quality finance support to asset managers and development managers, pro-actively explaining variances to budget and identifying the financial impact and risks of commercial decisions. As the finance counter-part during the budget, review inputs and offer appropriate challenge when required. Play a key part in finance deliverables for Board papers. High quality communication with stakeholders, both verbal and written, is crucial.
• Year end and quarter end reporting, Responsibility for all disclosures relating to your portfolio.
• Management of a number of specific reporting responsibilities (e.g. lettings, ERVs, valuation etc.) to be completed to a tight deadline and to a high standard, to include managing inputs, ensuring review and back-up, and reporting to Group.