Quintain Overview:
Quintain is an award-winning mixed-use property developer in the UK and most famous for Wembley Park, one of Europe’s largest and most exciting transformation projects where we have already delivered thousands of homes, shops, offices, restaurants, hotels and cultural venues as well as supporting a growing community of residents and workers.
This world-famous north west London neighbourhood will be the UK’s largest single site of Build to Rent homes, with over 6,000 apartments to be operated by Quintain Living by 2027. Our team already manages over 3,650 exceptional homes to rent across nine unique developments. The benefits of renting with Quintain Living includes no deposits or fees, utilities set up and ready to go lifestyle-led amenity spaces, flexible leases, app-based tenancy management, resident events and a 24-hour service.
At Quintain we operate in accordance with our five company values: Creative, People-First, Pioneering, Sustainable and Proud and the associated behaviours foster a sense of respect, awareness and belonging across the business.
Job Purpose:
To work with the Finance Manager in ensuring that statutory accounts are prepared in an accurate and timely fashion and that a smooth audit process occurs, maintaining an excellent relationship with auditors. To assist the Group Financial Controller with key aspects of the Group control framework and own the budgeting process for various P&L lines. To support the Tax team with iXBRL tagging and queries relating to filing of tax computations.
Key Accountabilities:
Statutory accounts
- Produce statutory accounts using CaseWare Working Papers
- iXBRL tagging of accounts once all have been signed
- Accurately maintain the Group statutory accounts tracker
- Promptly respond to auditor and tax queries on statutory accounts
- Ensure that statutory accounts are promptly filed with Companies House
Budgeting
- Business partner with various teams to ensure that annual operating budgets are prepared accurately and in line with agreed timetables
- Ensure that budgets are robustly supported in time for challenge during Group budget review processes
- Provide timely and relevant commentary against actuals for the quarterly management accounts review process
Quarterly reporting
- Take responsibility for a variety of elements of the quarterly reporting process
- Responsible for investigating and correcting intercompany balance mismatches
- Ensure all postings and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations are prepared accurately and in line with Group timetables
- Assist the Group Financial Controller in the production of the Group’s annual report and accounts, dealing with tight timetables and challenging deadlines
Controls and other
- Assist with other day to day activities of the finance function and ensure the integrity of the ledgers and associated systems.
- Fostering key relationships between the finance team and other areas of the business
General Accountabilities:
- Undertake additional relevant duties which fall under the general scope of the role, as directed by your Manager, raising any issues with capacity so they can be properly managed
- Participate in the full year and half year Performance Development Review process as reviewer and reviewee, meeting the standards and timescales required by the Company
- At all times ensure that your understanding and skill level regarding the Company’s IT systems are up to date, as applicable to your role. Undertake IT training as required to ensure full and proper use of the available technology
- Demonstrate commitment to and align actions with the Company’s values: Creative, People-First, Pioneering, Sustainable and Proud
- Work within the Company’s policies and procedures, governance framework and standards, as detailed on the Company’s intranet
- Remain knowledgeable about Group activities, benefiting from all forms of internal communication provided and acting as a positive ambassador for the Company at all times
- Use materials and resources effectively and efficiently to minimise waste and always consider the impact of potential actions alongside our Sustainability policies and goals before taking business decisions
Qualifications/Experience/Skills:
- Previous experience using Caseware desirable
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA)
- Previous Real Estate experience advantageous
- IT literate with intermediate to advanced Excel skills
- Excellent communication skills