Job Title: Estate Operations & Finance Manager | £60,000 to £65,000

Location: London

Recruitment Agency: Invictus Group

About the Client

Invictus Group is partnering with the premier estate management organisation responsible for overseeing one of the UK’s most iconic, high-density commercial and residential financial districts. Managing millions of square feet of world-class office space, luxury retail, residential towers, and public realm, our client ensures this world-renowned urban estate operates at peak efficiency for its international corporate tenants, residents, and millions of annual visitors.

Known for setting global standards in estate operations, sustainability, and urban management, they are seeking an experienced Estate Operations & Finance Manager to join their senior leadership team.

The Role

Reporting to the Associate Director of Estate Operations & Finance, you will play a pivotal role in driving the strategic financial management, service charge operations, and commercial governance across the managed estate portfolio.

This is a high-visibility position bridging operational property management and commercial finance, requiring a strong handle on multi-million-pound service charge budgets, tenant utility recharge models, business rates, and estate-wide communications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Service Charge & Financial Governance: Coordinate the preparation, allocation, monitoring, and reconciliation of complex service charge budgets across managed assets, ensuring complete auditability and compliance.
• Operational Finance & Reporting: Deliver robust financial analysis, monthly general ledger reviews, purchase order management, and variance commentary for executive stakeholders, directors, and shareholders.
• Tenant Services & Utility Recharges: Oversee operational reporting for tenant services, waste management, tenant utility billing, and charge-out rate calculations in coordination with building services.
• Stakeholder Communications: Lead, coordinate, and standardise group-wide operational communications delivered to occupiers, tenants, and residents across the managed portfolio.
• Commercial & Tender Support: Manage tender documentation, review service provider contracts alongside legal teams, and support business rates administration.
• Team Leadership: Line manage, mentor, and allocate workloads for assigned team members, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture across finance, legal, and estate ops.

About You

• Experience: Significant background in service charge management, operational property finance, or estate management within large-scale commercial real estate portfolios.
• Qualifications: Strong numerical and analytical background; holding or working towards a relevant professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, RICS, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities with extensive experience in financial modelling, general ledger oversight, and operational reporting.
• Communications & Governance: Exceptional stakeholder management skills with proven ability to lead group-wide operational communications and explain complex financial data clearly.
• Standards & ESG: Familiarity with ISO 9001 quality management systems and an understanding of embedding ESG principles into estate operations.

What’s on Offer

• Highly competitive executive salary package + corporate benefits
• Hybrid working model based at a landmark East London estate
• Opportunity to lead finance and operational strategy for one of Europe’s largest managed private estates
• Clear trajectory for career advancement within a prestigious property institution

How to Apply

If you are a commercial property finance specialist looking to lead operations across a premier UK estate, submit your CV directly to Invictus Group.