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Client Accountant

The Recruitment Lounge Ltd
Posted 20 days ago, valid for 4 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£50,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

Life Insurance

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  • The job is for a Client Accountant in Westend, London, offering a salary of £50,000 per annum.
  • The role involves supporting asset and client accounting, service charge management, reporting, and financial administration for properties.
  • Candidates should have 2-3 years of property management experience in a customer-focused setting.
  • Essential skills include strong communication, attention to detail, and proficiency in MS Word and Excel, while experience with Qube property management software is desirable.
  • The position offers benefits such as remote working options, life assurance, private healthcare, and a perkbox platform.

Client Accountant | Westend, London | £50,000 PA

Do you currently work in Clients Accounts but want to work for a company where you’ll be valued, respected & genuinely cared for? Look no further, we have an innovative, employee lead business who believes in going above & beyond for their team that deliver exceptional client care.

What would you be doing in this role?Support asset and client accounting, service charge management, reporting, and general financial administration for properties. Provide excellent customer service and ensure compliance with all relevant standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Accounting:

  • Manage asset-level bank accounts (rent, expenses, deposits, etc.) and perform bank receipting and reconciliations.
  • Prepare refunds, maintain transaction accuracy, and oversee monthly rent sweeps.
  • Ensure deposit reconciliations and compliance, review supplier invoices, and approve payments.

Service Charge Management:

  • Assist in annual budgeting, allocate costs, and raise quarterly service charges for tenants.
  • Handle tenant queries, process year-end adjustments, and reconcile accounts.
  • Close and advance service charge years after audits and adjustments.

Reporting:

  • Reconcile bank and deposit accounts, post charges, and ensure accurate service charge invoicing.
  • Conduct BVA analysis, investigate variances, and coordinate with finance on missing invoices.
  • Prepare accruals and prepayments, ensuring all reporting deadlines are met.

Ad Hoc Tasks:

  • Manage tenant ledgers, assist credit control, set up new tenants, reconcile dilapidation charges, and respond to audit queries.
  • Provide additional support to the Finance Team as needed.

General Duties:

  • Uphold company values, maintain confidentiality, and support community events for residents.
  • Participate in team projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Key Tasks (Weekly/Monthly/Quarterly/Annually)

Essential Skills:

  • Property management experience in a customer-focused setting.
  • Strong communication, attention to detail, organisational skills, and proficiency in MS Word and Excel.
  • Self-motivated, deadline-oriented, and committed to customer care and property services.

Desirable Skills:

  • Experience with Qube property management software and an accounting background.

Let us perk your interest even more…

  • Circa £48-50k PA
  • 2-3 days remote working
  • Life Assurance
  • Critical Illness cover
  • Perkbox platform
  • Private healthcare
  • Season ticket loans

Interested? Click the apply button and get the ball rolling.

If you’re not a Client Accountant but you know a Client Accountant, you should send this to the Client Accountant, and they should apply for the Client Accountant role…. Have we said Client Accountant enough times yet? Jokes aside, not only would we say thank you, but also some vouchers would be on their way to you if they are successful - T&C’s apply*.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.