Client Accountant
- Recruiter
- Page Personnel Finance
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- benefits
- Posted
- 08 Dec 2016
- Closes
- 15 Dec 2016
- Ref
- 13781136/001
- Contact
- Charlotte Croker
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Property / Housing
- Experience Levels
- Part Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client is looking for a Client Accountant to take on the responsibility for financial management and regular financial reporting to clients within a designated property portfolio.
Client Details
My client is the UK's leading residential and commercial property consultancy based in Central London.
Description
Objective Of Role:
Accountabilities:
- Trial Balance Reporting, VAT Reporting and any other additional reports or requirements to clients, surveyors and solicitors where appropriate.
- Be the main point of contact for the client for day to day queries on the portfolio.
- Full knowledge and accountability of your portfolios including client accounting reports and monitoring completeness of the tasks performed by accounts administrator.
- Ensure the smooth running of the portfolio including timely and accurate accounts reporting to clients, monitoring of funding and completing balance sheet reconciliations.
- Ensure KPI's for the portfolio are identified and resolved in a line with the procedure to ensure these are kept to a minimum.
- Liaise with Surveyors on the portfolio, acting on and providing information in a timely manner.
- Work with the team to ensure there are no backlogs of work.
- Attend regular Accounts and Surveying meetings and work with them to ensure client expectations are achieved.
- Attend client meetings when required and work with clients to understand their needs, interpret their demands and respond appropriately.
- Understand the management in and out process of clients and properties.
- Liaise with service charge analysts to ensure all service charges in the portfolio are closed within the contractually agreed deadlines.
- Any other duties necessary to ensure the efficiently running of the portfolio.
Profile
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Preferable, recognised accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA or CIMA) or substantial accounting and/or management operations experience
- Strong Excel skills, to pivot table, VLookup level
- Working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint and Outlook required and knowledge of Client Systems (Yardi/Qube) would be advantageous
Job Offer
Between £35,000 - £45,000 + benefits