FP&A Controller (Client Finance - Birmingham)

The role

The FP&A Controller is responsible for ensuring Budgeting and Forecasting for our Client(s) is managed in an effective and timely manner in accordance with Client requirements.

The objective of the role is to:

Ensure that all Client and property budgeting and forecasting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the Client;

Maintaining complete and up to date records and financial management, including applying accounting regulations, query management, service charge management, reconciliations, capex, opex and other Client specific procedures;

Working with surveyors, Clients, occupiers and other team members on the most appropriate actions to resolve queries;

Supporting the contractual compliance across the team, including performing within the SLAs and KPIs on behalf of BNPPRE; and

Assisting in continuously improving processes for market leading best practise financial management and in accordance with all relevant legislation.

Key deliverables

Processes

Processes are seen as essential to the operations of the team, department and wider internal stakeholders. It is key that this role will:

Develop, implement and continuously improve processes and procedures to ensure service delivery standards for internal and external clients are met;

Work with internal audit and compliance to ensure that all compliance and control requirements are met; and

Participate in controls of activities.

Service Delivery

The Client Finance department is a critical part of service delivery to many of the BNP Paribas Clients and the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting function is considered to be market leading. It is key that this role will:

Work with the management team to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and control of their day-to-day work;

Act as the principal contact point for Clients, surveyors, and other relevant parties on all aspects of accounting service delivery;

Monitor and produce client budgets and forecasts, including for delivery to occupiers, Provide commentary and analysis, build and maintain financial models and forecasts, reconciliations, service charge budgets, reconciliations, query response and maintaining and collating supporting information as required;

Ensure that services are delivered in accordance with the agreed contract;

Attend client meetings as required and work with clients to understand their needs, interpret requirements and respond as appropriate;

Work with team members on the structuring of accounting records and achievement of reporting goals;

Ensuring all necessary Quality Assurance reviews have been undertaken and signed off before issue; and

Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures and controls.

Responsibilities

Financials

Individual and team based targets; and

Assists the Manager to manage within budget and minimises overhead spend.

Clients and Business Development

Manages existing Client relationships;

Able to work on a broad range of projects, referring to senior colleagues/ external specialists on highly unusual or technical issues;

Specialist in one aspect of own discipline. Broad knowledge of principles and practices of related disciplines; and

Enhances BNP Paribas Real Estate‘s reputation through successful delivery.

Systems and Process

Evaluates, adapts and improves standards, techniques and procedures; and

Participates in the selection, testing and implementation of new systems features to support accounting operations and is a contributor to BNP Paribas Real Estate projects.