Property Accounting & Projects Manager Fixed Term Contract 18 month, end date 18th December 2027 Location: Dunstable Head office LU5 Hybrid working, 3 days a week in the office&n...
As a Property Accounting & Projects Manager you’ll play a central role in delivering best‑in‑class financial reporting and control for the Group’s evolving Property strategy—owning the accuracy, efficiency and integrity of fixed‑asset and lease accounting across key transformation projects. Working closely with the wider FR&C team, you’ll ensure robust reporting, strong controls, and clear insight on disposals, write‑offs, depreciation changes and strategic site activity.
With direct exposure to external auditors, responsibility for statutory compliance, and the opportunity to drive process improvements through Oracle Fusion, this role offers real influence over how the business manages risk, strengthens governance and unlocks value across major property initiatives.
What you'll be doing
- Financial reporting integrity — Own the accuracy, completeness and statutory compliance of all fixed‑asset and lease reporting for property projects, ensuring specialised transactions are correctly accounted for and reflected in the right entities.
- Financial control — Strengthen and operate robust controls under the Financial controls framework, delivering clean audit outcomes, monitored control status, and a well‑maintained, fully reconciled asset register.
- Process setup — Build clear, well‑defined processes for complex property transactions, ensuring end‑to‑end documentation, controlled workflows, and alignment with the target operating model.
- Process improvement — Drive continuous improvement across fixed‑asset and lease processes, reducing rework, enhancing automation, embedding “right‑first‑time” principles, and benchmarking against external best practice.
- Oracle optimisation — Advance the use of Oracle Fusion and Financial controls framework to clean, streamline and optimise asset registers and trial balances, enabling controlled accounting for disposals, Accelerated Growth Plan extensions, assets held for sale, adjusting items and sale‑and‑leaseback activity.
Why you'll love it here
Bonus potential 20%
Matched Contributory Pension up to 10%
Up to 60% off Premier inn and Hub stays
What you'll need
- Strong working knowledge of enterprise accounting systems and Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills
- Proven broad accounting knowledge, ability to talk through ideas & assess wider impacts
- Qualified Accountant - recognised accounting qualification
- Experience of managing teams
- Proven experience of driving process improvements
- Broad Finance experience, including period close, financial planning and reporting
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 183670-4492
Advertised: 01 Jul 2026
Application closed: 17 Jul 2026
