Finance Executives (CIMA Support)

At Bruntwood, we’re committed to offering more than just outstanding office, coworking, retail and lab spaces. Everything we do is tied into our vision of building vibrant communities, whilst providing businesses with the support and expertise they need to grow. We’re commercial property specialists operating sites across England.
Here are some examples of our properties which we develop from scratch and manage on an ongoing basis: Circle Square – a vibrant new neighbourhood for digital and tech businesses, Innovation Birmingham Campus – Birmingham’s leading digital tech campus, home to over 120 businesses, in the heart of the Knowledge Quarter and Alderley Park – A world-leading life science and innovation campus, home to over 200 businesses.
The roles are all based at our Manchester City Centre office – Union – where you’ll get to work and learn from a group of over 20 finance professionals at different stages of their careers, giving you excellent support and exposure to grow your career within finance at Bruntwood.
We offer full CIMA support with clear paths to progress within the business. Allowing you to find and carve your own path. We’re recruiting for five Finance Executives (3 Bruntwood Works and 2 Bruntwood Scitech roles) altogether, so you’ll have the opportunity to work and learn within your peer group, developing and supporting each other throughout your development.
The role will be varied, supporting our Asset Management, Project Management, Financial Reporting and Financial Accounting teams as you develop in your role. We’ve attached the full job description on our careers page for full details, however here’s a snapshot of what to expect:

Financial KPI reporting for our diverse property portfolio and identifying key trends linking to our non-financial KPIs such as lettings, occupancy and customer retention.
Forecasting the future performance of our portfolio through input into our financial models and discussions with internal stakeholders
Accounting for our wider financial performance on a quarterly basis
Assist in cash flow forecasting and variance analysis reporting
Production of balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly or quarterly basis.

What we’re looking for:
It’s incredibly important that you’ve got a real desire to progress a career within the finance sector. You’ll get all the support, training and development from us. But we need the passion from you.
On the application form there is a section to write a paragraph on why you’ve interested in a career with us and the finance sector – this will be taken into consideration when reviewing applications.

You do need a minimum of Maths Grade B/6 & English Grade C/5 to be considered for the interview stage.
The ability to use Microsoft to create Pivot tables/VLookUps will be advantageous but not essential

With consideration of the above we are keen to receive applications from all backgrounds. Our ambition is to make Bruntwood a truly diverse and inclusive place to work, reflective of the communities we live and work in so we particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled people, and those who are neurodiverse.

What happens next:

The closing date for applications will be Friday 17th November
All applicants will receive feedback by Friday 24th November
We’ll be holding an assessment day between 10am – 3pm on Thursday 30th November which is our way of getting to know you and your skills better, and time for you to get to know us as a business.
There’ll be follow up interviews on 7th December for those successful on 30th November – this will be for you to see the office environment and an opportunity to ask further questions to make sure we’re the right fit for you.
We’ll be looking to make offers by Tuesday 12th December
Start dates will be 8th January subject to notice periods

You’ll find a comprehensive list of benefits on our job description but here’s an insight in addition to CIMA study support.

25 days holiday plus you get your Birthday off work – and if that’s not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
24 hours a year volunteer time – there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
Sabbatical of up to 12 months so you can take a career break after five years with us
Free Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy. We also offer free private healthcare cover on an opt in basis too
Life assurance cover for all colleagues
Up to 8% matched pension scheme
Discounts & cashback at leading retailers
Enhanced maternity – 26 weeks fully paid leave