Finance Analyst | Real Estate | Central London (Hybrid - 2 Days in the Office) | £50,000-£55,000 | Permanent Role
Robert Half are recruiting for a Finance Analyst to join a large, international real estate and professional services business on a permanent basis, based in Central London.
This role will initially be heavily focused on billing, cash flow, and process management in a complex, evolving environment, making it well suited to someone who enjoys improving processes, resolving issues, and working closely with operations.
This is a highly operational and commercially exposed role, sitting within a fast-paced environment currently undergoing significant transformation. You'll play a key role supporting financial processes, improving systems, and partnering with operational teams during a period of change and integration.
The organisation operates across the UK and globally, delivering high-value real estate and professional services solutions. With ongoing integration of project teams and major system changes underway, this is an opportunity to step into a role where you can make a tangible impact from day one.
📊 About the Position
Reporting into senior finance leadership, your role will initially focus heavily on billing, cash flow, and process management, before evolving into a broader finance position with forecasting and commercial responsibilities.
You will be responsible for:
1. Supporting a complex billing process via a Shared Service Centre, ensuring accurate and timely invoice requests.
2. Managing aged debt, working closely with operational teams to drive timely PO receipting and cash collection.
3. Owning timesheet tracking and compliance, building dashboards to monitor completion and improve accuracy.
4. Partnering with operations to resolve resistance and improve adoption of financial processes.
5. Identifying and resolving process inefficiencies during a period of systems and operational change.
6. Supporting system migration activities and helping embed new finance processes and controls.
7. Assisting with budgeting and forecasting, with the opportunity to take on more ownership over time.
8. Ensuring strong financial governance, controls, and accurate financial data across projects.
This is a hands-on role in a changing environment, particularly in the first few months, where billing, processes, and operational alignment will be the key focus.
📋 What We're Looking For
9. Part-qualified, finalist, or qualified by experience (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), including those who have chosen not to continue studying.
10. Strong grounding in finance fundamentals (debits & credits, revenue, cost control).
11. Experience in billing, revenue processes, or working with Shared Service Centres.
12. Exposure to budgeting and forecasting, with a desire to develop further in this area.
13. Advanced Excel skills, with experience building dashboards and improving reporting.
14. Comfortable working in a complex, evolving environment with process and system challenges.
15. Strong stakeholder management skills, confident pushing back and driving process adherence.
16. Proactive, resilient, and solutions-focused mindset.
💼 Here's What's Waiting for You
17. A key role within a globally recognised real estate and professional services environment.
18. The opportunity to step into a business undergoing significant transformation and system change.
19. High visibility across finance and operations, with real influence on process improvement.
20. The chance to build out dashboards, improve workflows, and shape how finance supports the business.
21. Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and commercial finance as the role evolves.
22. A collaborative and fast-moving environment with strong long-term development opportunities.
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.