Client Accountant - Residential Real Estate

Client Accountant - Residential Real Estate. Our Client is an established property management company. They currently manage a significant residential property portfolio consisting of new build developments and existing blocks. They are on the search now for a Client Accountant to join their prestigious property accounting team.

The Role will include (but will not be limited to) the following duties:

• Preparing year-end service charge accounts for allocated portfolio.
• Preparing year end pack including extended trial balance, expenditure to date, debtors and creditors listings.
• Submitting the draft accounts to client for approval and to answer any queries they may have.
• Providing support to Estate Managers in the preparation of the service charge budget for each financial year.
• Raising annual insurance charges as per calculations when not billed through the service charge.
• Preparing financial reports at the request of the client and any subsequent ad-hoc billing.
• Preparing closing reports, closing trial balance, bank reconciliation and answering any queries that may rise from the new agent when handing a property over.
• Completing the year end accounts within 4 months of the year end.
• Billing any void charges to the developer.
• Identifying any accruals and prepayments.
• Investigating any suspense items on the trial balance.
• Checking the coding of invoices for the previous month and re-allocate as necessary.
• Reviewing actual expenditure and preparing a variance report on an accruals basis in line with company SLA's.
• Administering quarterly payments of ground rent, insurance, etc. to landlords where required.
• Ensuring that all debtors and creditors listings agree to the trial balance.
• Analysing set up information and preparing and implementing an opening Trial Balance.
• Reviewing opening balances and reconciling to previous set of accounts.
• Raising balancing charges and issuing accounts to leaseholders.
• Raising one-off tenant demands such as recharges and CHP as and when required.

The Person must have recent / current experience of working as a Client / Service Charge accountant within a residential block management company. Having an understanding of balance sheets and being able to deal with any suspense items arising on the Balance Sheet is essential. The incumbent must have a working knowledge of double entry book keeping. Experience of using a property management system such as QUBE, TRAMPS, YARDI (or similar) will be advantageous.

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