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Tammy Thomas

Experienced Investment Management Finance Professional
London,

Summary

Dynamic Fund Finance Director with extensive experience at Savills Investment Management, excelling in financial reporting and stakeholder management. Proven leadership in developing high-performing teams and ensuring compliance with governance standards. Skilled in budgeting and treasury management, driving successful investor relations and enhancing operational efficiency in real estate fund structures.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Fund Finance Director

Savills Investment Management
2011 - Current


Financial reporting and analysis

  • Reporting and analysis: Supervise the preparation of management accounts and statutory financial reporting, providing high quality information for stakeholder use.
  • Budgeting: Develop, review and maintain budgets for a range of Fund products and operating entities.
  • Governance & compliance: Ensure adherence to financial regulations, reporting standards and internal controls.
  • Investor relations: experienced in presenting financial performance to shareholders.
  • Stakeholder management: Built trust with investors, auditors, tax and depository providers.
  • Committees: Core member of the UK and Luxembourg valuation committees.


Leadership and team development

  • Head of the London Fund finance team, consisting of c.20 accountants, implementing and leading on key initiatives to drive high performance.
  • Providing mentorship and performance development to a diverse team.
  • Served as Vice-chair of the Savills IM Diversity and Inclusion Steerco and chair of the Savills IM Gender committee, leading initiatives that increased awareness, engagement, and company-wide participation in D&I programs, strengthening workplace culture and inclusitivty.


Specific Real estate fund experience

  • Manage fund structures (open ended/ closed ended) operationally by leading the treasury/ cash flow, third party relationships and day-to-day fund administration. Taken a lead role on the recently launched Simply Affordable Homes open ended fund, designing and implementing operational processes, particularly around the REIT structure.
  • Engage regularly with external auditors, tax and legal advisors, and fund administrators to maintain compliance and ensure high calibre output. Took over the lead project role to address performance issues during the transfer of fund administrators on a UK flagship fund and drove significant improvement.
  • Work closely with internal asset managers and external property managers to ensure accuracy of reporting.
  • Prepare and execute investor capital calls, distribution, management/ rebate fee calculations, and other fund-related activities.
  • Experienced in reviewing and interpreting partnership and fund agreements, SPAs and debt facility agreements to ensure accurate accounting treatment.
  • Experienced in asset acquisitions, disposals, fund liquidation processes and leading the internal/ external project teams.

Audit Senior

KPMG
2009 - 2010

Audit senior within the KPMG, Structured Finance department. Key client Citi.

Audit Senior

Deloitte
2005 - 2008

Qualified within the Deloitte, London Real Estate department. Key clients British Land and Annington.

Education

Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales
London
01-2008

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Corporate Finance

University of Western Australia
Australia
04.2001 -

St Norbert College
Australia
01-1999

Skills

Financial reporting & analysis

Budgeting and forecasting

Treasury and cashflow management

Corporate governance and compliance

Leadership & team development

Internal and external stakeholder management

Timeline

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Corporate Finance

University of Western Australia
04.2001 -

Fund Finance Director

Savills Investment Management
2011 - Current

Audit Senior

KPMG
2009 - 2010

Audit Senior

Deloitte
2005 - 2008

Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales

St Norbert College
Tammy ThomasExperienced Investment Management Finance Professional