Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant – High-Growth Property Group (City of London)

Salary up to £70,000 + excellent career progression

Armstrong Knight is working exclusively with a fast-growing, highly entrepreneurial property investment and development group based in the City of London.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) to join a multi-faceted property business operating across investment, development and student housing, with exposure to a large and diverse portfolio of companies.

The role offers real responsibility, commercial involvement and genuine long-term progression within a business that continues to scale rapidly.

The Role

You will take a hands-on position within the finance team, responsible for statutory and management accounts across a large group structure, while supporting the wider business with reporting, compliance and forecasting.

Key responsibilities will include :

• Preparation of statutory and management accounts across a multi-company portfolio
• Quarterly consolidations with commentary
• VAT returns including partial exemption calculations
• Corporation tax review and support with tax planning
• Preparation of audit files and liaison with auditors
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Bank covenant compliance and payment authorisations
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Financial reporting for rental and investment properties

You will be working closely with senior finance leadership and operational teams, gaining broad commercial exposure.

The Ideal Candidate

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• Strong statutory and management accounts experience
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-moving environment
• Strong Excel skills
• Confident communicating across finance and non-finance teams
• Detail-focused with a commercial mindset

Property or group company experience is beneficial but not essential