Commercial Finance Manager

at  The Arch Company

ABOUT US

The Arch Company is the UK’s largest small business landlord, serving thousands of business owners who make a unique and vital contribution to the UK economy. Backed by TT Group and Blackstone Property Partners, the company purchased Network Rail’s former commercial property estate in early 2019 and have a portfolio of more than 5,000 railway arches, business estates, former station buildings and other properties. We are proud to work with a diverse, passionate group of small businesses, entrepreneurs and community organisations across England and Wales.
We’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace, so if you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every aspect of the job description, we’d still encourage you to apply. You might be the ideal candidate for this role or other positions within The Arch Company.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Reviewing the relative financial strength of tenants prior to lettings activity (new lets, rent reviews, concessions, assignments, etc) and of suppliers prior to appointment
• Taking ownership of key financial reporting line items, partnering with the relevant parts of the business to ensure reports and analysis are produced accurately and on a timely basis to both aid and challenge the relevant operating teams
• Reviewing and commenting on actual performance against budget and assessing the impact of current trading on the year-end forecast
• Extensive input in the annual budgeting process, working with the operational and commercial parts of the business to model, challenge, and agree forecasts
• Input into, and development of, the various management, operational, and shareholder reporting packs and other key financial data, identifying opportunities to improve current methodology and processes
• Involvement in financial month-end processes, highlighting and correcting errors, and proposing necessary accounting system transactions and journals
• Other ad hoc reporting and analysis as required
• Communicating with all levels within the organisation and being able to present financial and numerical information to finance and non-finance members of staff.

You will need to be a qualified accountant with strong commercial and technical skills. You will play a crucial role within our commercial finance team, involved in preparing and reviewing tenant and supplier covenant assessments, assume primary responsibility for specific line items within The Arch Company’s financial and operational reporting, business partnering with relevant operating teams, and assist with the production of monthly management accounts and other regular and ad hoc reporting for the business’s lenders and shareholders. You will support the existing commercial finance team and collaborate with senior management and other staff including Management Accounting, Business Modelling, the Property / Asset Management / Facilities Management teams, Treasury, and Accounts Payable & Receivable. Good communication and influencing skills are essential, along with broad knowledge of financial activities, which will require a keen eye for detail, strong analytical skills, a commercial outlook, and a proactive mindset.