Professional, Accounting

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Job title: Professional, Accounting

Company: Jones Lang LaSalle

Job description: JLL supports the Whole You, personally and professionally.Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology to our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people in our industry; and we support them through professional growth, flexibility, and personalized benefits to manage life in and outside of work. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades, and technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, we empower you to shape a brighter way forward so you can thrive professionally and personally.We are looking for a Commercial Finance Manager for our Work Dynamics business line.About JLLWe’re JLL. We’re a professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We help organizations around the world achieve their ambitions by owning, occupying, and investing in real estate.If you’re looking to step up your career, JLL is the perfect professional home. At JLL, you’ll have a chance to innovate with the world’s leading businesses, put that expertise into action on landmark projects, and work on game-changing real estate initiatives. You’ll also make long-lasting professional connections through sharing different perspectives, and you’ll be inspired by the best. We’re focused on opportunity and want to help you make the most of yours. Achieve your ambitions – join us at JLL!UK, exact location not specific – candidate could work remotely with periodic travel to client sites and / or JLL officesRole PurposeAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Finance Manager to join JLL’s Work Dynamics business in a specific client account which offers professional services to UK government.The finance elements of the role will involve:

• Responsibility for month end accounting.
• Responsibility for the budget process.
• Working with the central finance team, who are responsible for financial administration.

The commercial elements of the role will involve:

• Review of supplier invoicing to confirm the invoices submitted follow accepted practice.
• Support in the compilation of contract variations.
• Retention of value add and continuous improvement trackers to demonstrate the value to the government.
• Supporting the transparency information required for this type of contract.

The role will report into the commercial director, as the finance function demands are relatively simple. However, this presents the manager with an opportunity to step into a role where they are mostly responsible for budgeting, month end reporting and leading on finance business partnering – this is a role for a person who has developed the hard skills of finance and now wants a good stepping stone role towards being a finance manager in a large multinational company.What this job involvesMonthly Accounting

• Compile month end accounts for submission to JLL group.
• Compile accruals and complete the journal process with JLL group.
• Present month end performance to account and commercial director.
• Complete all returns and information required as part of month end processes.

Budgeting

• Maintain final outturn forecast file to explain movement each month.
• Complete annual budget and reforecast data for submission to JLL group.

Invoice Review (Client Task)

• As part of value for money reviews for UK government, review sample of invoices to confirm that the invoices are correctly compiled as financial invoices (GL codes, VAT, etc).
• Compile monthly analysis for use by our client.

Contract Variations

• Compile cost data and cost variation files on direction of the commercial director for client agreement.
• Support in the administration of the contract as required.

Continuous Improvement / Value Add / Gain Share

• Manage continuous improvement, value add and gainshare valuations and files.
• Manage the trackers associated with these activities.
• Manage the annual and quarterly processes to ensure value for money to the UK taxpayer and the financially monitoring constant evolution of our services.
• Prepare presentations and provide support to these processes.

Sound like you? To apply you need to be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Essential – 4 or more years’ experience in a finance role.
• Qualification in an accounting discipline.

• Strong analytical ability and ability to present detail to senior managers appropriately.
• Solid understanding of financial systems and processes.
• Strong communication in written English, as this role will include some client reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple work assignments simultaneously, manage multiple or conflicting priorities, and handle a high-pressure working environment.
• Familiar with MS Office, specifically MS Excel.
• Positive, solution-oriented communications with a willingness to take responsibility and a talent for getting things done
• Focus on personal development and desire to learn

What you can expect from usA high degree of autonomy and opportunity to work as the business partner for the account.You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career, recognition, wellbeing, benefits and pay.Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences. Keep those ambitions in sights and imagine where JLL can take you…Apply today at jll.com/careers.Location:Remote –Birmingham, GBR, London, GBRIf this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table! If you require any changes to the application process, please email or call +44 (0)20 7399 5010 to contact one of our team members to discuss how to best support you throughout the process. Please note, the contact details provided are to discuss or request for adjustments to be made to the hiring process. Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our page
I want to work for JLL.About JLL –For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500® company with annual revenue of $20.9 billion and operations in over 80 countries around the world, our more than 103,000 employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit .JLL Privacy NoticeJones Lang LaSalle (JLL), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services. We take our responsibility to protect the personal information provided to us seriously. Generally the personal information we collect from you are for the purposes of processing in connection with JLL’s recruitment process. We endeavour to keep your personal information secure with appropriate level of security and keep for as long as we need it for legitimate business or legal reasons. We will then delete it safely and securely.For more information about how JLL processes your personal data, please view our .For additional details please see our career site pages for each country.For candidates in the United States, please see a full copy of our Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action policy .

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