Financial Accountant - Property Reporting

WE ARE LANDSEC

We identify and shape places that create opportunity, enhance quality of life, and bring joy to the people connected to them.

This is how we have created the UK’s leading portfolio of urban places and one of the largest real estate companies in Europe.

Our £10 billion portfolio is built around premium workplaces, the country’s pre-eminent retail platform, and a residential pipeline that will redefine urban life.

We have honed this ability over 80 years. Spotting the opportunities, building the partnerships, and continually adapting to shape the places that meet the needs of a changing world.

Places where life happens. Where businesses grow. And where cities are defined.

Location

This role is based in London, Victoria and offers hybrid working, with a minimum of three days in the office.

The Team

The Group Property Reporting team sits within Group Finance and is responsible for the accounting, control and reporting of Landsec’s property portfolio. Working closely with Commercial Finance, Asset and Portfolio Management, Property Records, Tax, Treasury and external advisers, the team supports monthly reporting, statutory reporting, transactions and audit requirements. The culture is collaborative, delivery-focused and committed to continuous improvement.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Group Property Reporting, the Financial Accountant will take ownership of key property accounting and reporting processes across Landsec’s portfolio. The role combines month-end and statutory reporting with the application of technical accounting judgement to property valuations, capital expenditure, leases and other property-related transactions.

Working with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, the postholder will ensure balances and movements are accurately recorded, controlled and clearly explained. They will also support junior colleagues and contribute to improvements in processes, systems and reporting efficiency.

What makes this role unique?

- End-to-end exposure to property accounting across valuations, leases, capital expenditure and external reporting.
- Regular interaction with senior finance stakeholders, commercial teams, external valuers and auditors.
- Opportunity to improve highly visible finance processes through stronger controls, automation and reporting.
- Broad exposure to the reporting cycle of a listed UK REIT and the opportunity to develop specialist real estate accounting expertise.

Principal Accountabilities

Property Accounting & Financial Reporting

- Take ownership of key property accounting processes across Landsec’s investment and trading property portfolio, ensuring transactions and balances are accurately recorded and reported.
- Prepare and review journals, reconciliations and supporting analyses, maintaining strong financial controls and audit-ready documentation.

Valuations, Capital Expenditure & Lease Accounting

- Manage accounting and reporting for property valuations, capital expenditure, property-related assets and liabilities, leases and provisions.
- Analyse movements and provide clear explanations of financial performance, valuation changes and accounting impacts.

Financial Control & Month-End Close

- Deliver accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting activities, ensuring balance sheet integrity and robust control over assigned processes.
- Identify, investigate and resolve accounting issues, reconciling items and reporting risks on a timely basis.

Statutory Reporting & Audit

- Support statutory reporting, external audit and regulatory requirements through the preparation of high-quality disclosures, analysis and supporting evidence.
- Apply accounting policy and technical judgement to property transactions and reporting matters, escalating complex issues where appropriate.

Stakeholder Management & Continuous Improvement

- Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider business to ensure accurate, timely and well-controlled reporting outcomes.
- Drive improvements in processes, controls, systems and reporting efficiency, while supporting and coaching junior team members where required.

Essential Criteria

- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or in the final stages of qualification.
- Relevant experience in financial accounting, group reporting, audit or property accounting, including ownership of month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Strong technical accounting foundation and the ability to apply accounting policy to transactions, balances and reporting judgements.
- Advanced Excel skills, with experience of working confidently with large and complex datasets, structured reconciliations and controlled reporting workbooks.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to trace differences across source systems and explain the accounting impact clearly.
- Ability to manage several recurring and ad hoc deliverables, prioritise effectively and meet demanding reporting and audit deadlines.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the confidence to challenge data, explain issues to non-specialists and present conclusions to senior stakeholders.
- A proactive, accountable and improvement-oriented mindset, with sound judgement over when to resolve an issue independently and when to escalate.

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

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