Senior Client Accountant

Role Overview

This is a new role to further support the growth of the department following a recent client win, increasing our turnover by 6%. This is your opportunity to make an impact within a high performing team.  

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to clients (standard and client specific reporting) ensuring all SLAs and KPIs are adhered to
• Principal point of contact for client queries, providing support and advice
• Carry out Balance Sheet reviews and remedial work, with full narrative
• Management a small team responsible for managing resource levels, performance management and development
• Compliance with Savills’s policies and procedures

Key Skills

• Excellent Communication and organisational skills
• Client and result focused
• Ability to work to strict deliverable deadlines
• Strong Analytical skills

Additional Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the property and tenant (lease) database for all clients under remit
• Instruct Treasury department (following the relevant approvals) of the following;
• Demand Rent, Service charge and other monies from Tenants
• Collection of monies
• Transfer of Rent monies to client
• Amendments to Client Accounts
• Payment of client property related transactions
• General maintenance of client funds i.e. tenant refunds etc.
• Responsible for understanding, preparing and reviewing property take on and handover information

Team Overview

The Birmingham client account team consists of the head of department, 2 senior managers at associate director level and 3 team leaders of an associate grade and a team of 17 client accountants/apprentices. The working environment is thriving as we continue to grow the best performing team within Savills.

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