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Finance Graduate
at Berkeley Group London in London (Published at 16-11-2023)
To support to the Finance Team through assisting with the provision of a professional and timely accounting service in respect of payments of invoices and expenses, and the production of accurate reporting and management of company accounts, while completing an accredited accountancy qualification.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting with the preparation of monthly board reports to Executive Management Team
- Preparation of weekly reporting to senior management on Key Performance Indicators including sales rates, secured cash flows, build spend and programme dates
- Maintenance of the Profit & Cashflow Forecast system (PCF) - database of current and future year costs, revenues and cash flows
- Maintenance other finance databases (e.g. Xpedeon, Coda)
- Supporting the preparation, analysis and communication of the annual budget & monthly management accounts
- Preparation and posting of journals
- Completing the bank reconciliations for all relevant bank accounts in a timely manner
- Assisting with financial reporting obligations (e.g. VAT & CIS reporting)
- Assisting with weekly checks & updates to sales reservations
- Providing general administrative and secretarial support to all areas of the Finance department to ensure effective, accurate and timely delivery of financial reporting to aid key strategic decisions
- Supporting the Senior Finance Team in any ad-hoc projects and/or implementation of strategies to improve operations performance
- Providing ad-hoc support to the Accounts Payable team including assistance with processing invoices and subcontractor valuations, and distribution of invoices to departments on weekly basis
- Liaising with suppliers and staff to resolve invoice queries in a timely manner
- Assisting with ensuring all relevant documentation related to payment of invoices is accurate and attached, such as bank details and company addresses
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- Completion of an undergraduate degree, preferably in Finance
- Eagerness to complete an accredited accounting qualification (e.g. ACA)
- Experience using an accounting system preferred but not essential
- Outstanding attention to detail
- Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Excel preferred
- Experience working with Microsoft Word and Outlook preferred
Person Specification
- Proactive, self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook
- Keen to deliver exceptional customer service
- Flexible and reliable
- Credible, and comfortable in dealing with a wide variety of stakeholders
About Berkeley Group
Berkeley Group builds homes and neighbourhoods across London, Birmingham and the South of England. We revive underused land, creating welcoming, sustainable and nature-rich places where communities thrive and where people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy a great quality of life.
We specialise in long-term brownfield regeneration, focusing on challenging and complex sites that are beyond the scope of conventional homebuilders. We are highly collaborative, working with councils and communities to create a shared vision and to unlock a mix of social, environmental, economic and commercial value that benefits all of our stakeholders.
Our passion for quality and design underpins everything we do. All Berkeley homes are created with care, expertise and relentless attention to detail.
