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Role Overview
A leading property developer is in the process of acquiring the Development Management company responsible for delivering the expansion development project on their site.
A Due Diligence exercise will be carried out and this role will take full ownership of the Financial Due Diligence, reporting to the Finance Director and ensuring reasonable rigour is adopted in this exercise, reviewing financial statements and reporting and setting up the Finance system to seamlessly transfer data and transactional accounting in the agreed timeframe.
Recommendations should be made for process improvements and to effectively transition the activities into BAU activities, as well as improving on these by leveraging AI and technology to improve efficiency in the team and output including management reporting.
Responsibilities
• Project manage, lead and carry out the Financial Due Diligence for the acquisition of the Development Management entity, to include but not limited to:-
o Tax & Governance o Banking o Reporting
o Systems assessment (COA, suppliers, customers)
• Ensure that the Finance system (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central) is appropriately set up for the transition, including migration of opening balances and transactions, onboarding of suppliers and customers and upload of budgets
• Make recommendations and implement process improvements for the Finance team
• Suggest and implement improvements to the MD365 system in accordance with existing and updated processes and procedures
• Lay the foundations for and roll out Power BI reporting capability
Qualifications & Skills
• Professional accountant qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) - preferred
• Extensive experience using and implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Project Management
• M&A experience preferred
