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We’re Landsec
At Landsec, we believe great things happen when we work together. We’re committed to high standards and creating outcomes where everyone wins. Nothing in our history has happened by chance. Every place we identify is for its potential to create lasting value. Every partnership we form with our communities and our customers is to create shared success. And every person that works at Landsec joins to bring their skills and talent to shape the next chapters of our story.
Our culture is shaped by our purpose and our people, led by the high performing leaders in high performing teams. It is this combination that allows us to achieve competitive advantage, powering our differentiators and ultimately driving our growth.
The Role:
- This is an exciting time for the Commercial Finance Team in terms of planning and performance management. Following successful implementation of new financial planning and reporting tools, we are undergoing a transformation of our planning and performance capabilities and processes, with the ambition to significantly enhance the value the Commercial Finance teams offer to the business. This role will report into the Finance Director – Commercial Planning & Performance and play a crucial part in supporting the Commercial Finance Managers of the Business Units. You will be responsible for leasing analysis, forecasts and budgets, providing valuable data insight and trend analysis to support decision making to enhance business unit performance whilst innovating and streamlining current processes utilising system technology.
- We’re seeking tech-savvy individuals to drive improvements and efficiencies in our monthly and external reporting, enhance performance analytics, and streamline the forecasting and budgeting process by optimising system capabilities. This role will collaborate and partner closely with the Commercial Finance Managers; Finance Directors of the Business Units; the Group Performance Management team and Group System’s expert.
- Salary: Competitive
The Location: The role is based in London, Victoria. The role offers hybrid working, with majority of the working week in the office. We recommend discussing arrangements with the hiring manager to find the best fit for both you and the role.
The Team:
- You will join the new Commercial Finance, Performance and Planning team, driving system led planning and reporting.
What you will be responsible for:
Leasing Insights and Reporting
- Monthly leasing analysis and insight for one of our internal business units (Retail or Workplace), investigating and highlighting key variances to the Commercial Finance Managers and informing of future risks and opportunities. Ability to use data led analysis and external benchmarks to identify trends and create opportunities to maximise income.
- Work closely with the Group Finance team to ensure the accuracy and integrity of our reported data and complete first reviews of month end financials highlighting any material variances.
External reporting
- Supports the production and understanding of operational statistics and business analysis included within half-year and year-end external reporting.
- Assist with the production of external disclosures and analysis, and manage audit queries relating to leasing.
- Provide JV Management reporting in accordance to agreed SLA’s in partnership with the Commercial Finance Managers
System led Budgeting and Forecasting - Leasing
- Own the monthly rolling forecasts for leasing working closely with the Commercial Finance Managers to understand key lease assumptions including maintaining R&O schedule
- Expert in the planning tool, OneStream, to efficiently model lease assumptions utilising statistical modelling and prepare concise and timely reports for the Commercial Finance Managers to agreed SLA’s
- Modelling of lease events for the annual budget process, utilising the rolling forecasts
System
- Super user of the OneStream system, efficiently navigating the system, maintaining suite of automated reports and build additional analysis as required by the business.
- Continuously challenge the status quo and use systems expertise to enhance all processes, reporting, analysis and insights.
- Stay at the forefront of system developments and builds, collaborating with the Group FP&A team in regards to system optimisation and roll outs to ensure full potential is realised
Other
- Customer appraisal support for the Commercial Finance Managers
- Ability to use other reporting tools such as PowerBi to analysis and integrate data effectively
- Identify and report any inaccuracies in lease data to the lease administrators / Portfolio team
Your skills, experience and qualifications:
Essential criteria
- Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA).
- Experience of leasing analysis and insight supporting decision making.
- Experience of analysing information from a variety of sources to monitor and track performance and to predict trends including PowerBI experience.
- Keen interest in Systems and proven ability to work with financial planning and reporting tools, ideally OneStream.
- Budget and Forecasting experience
Life and Benefits at Landsec
We have a great benefits package, there to support you with your work-life balance and in moments that matter. We offer fantastic Learning and Development opportunities to help you grow and reach your potential and we also play our part in supporting the communities where we live and work.
Below are some of our core benefits, make sure to visit our My Total Reward page for more information.
- Performance based annual bonus plan
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days each year. Enjoy an additional three-day December festive break on top of your leave and a special ‘My Day’ to take off for whatever you choose.
- Enhanced pension contributions – Landsec will contribute up to 10.5% subject to your contribution.
- Private medical insurance, Health Cash Plan, Life assurance and income protection.
- Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave policies (view our Family policies page for more details)
- Two different share plans enabling you to share in the success you will help to build
- Up to 4 working days to volunteer per year and 'Give As You Earn' programmes allowing you to donate to charities straight out of your pay and we top up by 20%
And when it comes to your health and wellbeing you will also have access to other benefits: our employee assistance programme, digital GP, cycle to work scheme, a mindfulness app and a health app supporting fertility and menopause.
