REF: ZB53911 Job Title: Temporary Property Accountant Industry: Property Employment Type: Temporary - 6 Months Location: London Salary Guide: £350 - £450 Per Day, Depending on Experience Our client, a global property group, is looking for a temporary Property Accountant to join their London team for an initial period of 6 months. The successful candidate will have worked in a similar role previously and have demonstrable experience in property accounting, service charges and transformation. Description The responsibilities of the Temporary Property Accountant include, but are not limited to: Point of contact for property accounting across the portfolio. Support on all monthly, quarterly and annual service charge related accounting including budgets, forecasts and annual reconciliations. Support on service charge reporting to drive daily processing and business insight. Manage irrecoverable service charge and internal service debt. Review and support legacy cash reconciliations of service charge accounts and review all year-end service charge packs. Review bank reconciliations including resolution of variances. Compliance and audit support. Provide business partnering to wider finance teams. Skills The skills of the Temporary Property Accountant include, but are not limited to: Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with demonstrable post-qualified experience. Experience in property accounting and knowledge of UK property sector regulations. Previous experience in service charge accounting. Expertise in cash reconciliation. High attention to detail and accuracy in identifying and resolving discrepancies in financial records. Strong Excel skills and familiarity with property management systems such as Qube, MRI or Yardi essential. Process improvement mindset and proactive in problem solving. Apply To apply for this Temporary Property Accountant role, please use the apply button. Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for approaching 40 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in technology, media, retail, pharma/biotech, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.