This role sits within the Property Management Services Team - who are responsible for all estate management and service charge responsibilities.
Client Details
My client is a well established but continuously growing real estate business in central London.
Description
- Assist building managers in preparation of service charge budgets and input into Yardi system within expected time frames for Client & internal reporting requirements.
- Ensuring best practice with service charge guidelines.
- Preparation of Service charge reconciliations to ensure the accounts are issued in a timely manner in accordance with client expectations.
- Resolve queries raised by Landlords and Tenants
- Reviewing service charge expenditure and investigating variances.
- Attend monthly and quarterly budget meetings with building mangers.
- Liaising with the Managing Directors and Directors on monthly and quarterly accounts.
- Raise quarterly service charge demands in a timely manner.
- Reconciliation & recharge of tenant direct recoveries.
- Monthly reviews of balance sheet accounts.
- Preparation/ Reconciliation of trial balances.
- Reconciliation /calculation of landlord liabilities
- Liaise with auditors and the financial accounts team as required
Profile
- Experience with and a deep understanding of service charge accounting is essential - experience with large complex residential service charge or estate service charge is highly desirable
- Part qualified accountant or a desire to undertake an accounting qualification is highly desirable
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Experience with property management systems is essential.
- Experience with Yardi would be an advantage.Good Excel skills and an ability to work to a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to use initiative and work under pressure.
Job Offer
This role offers a salary of £50-55,000, an opportunity to earn a bonus and flexible working.