Overview
Accountant (Client Finance - Birmingham)
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The role focuses on ensuring the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting for our Client(s) is managed in an effective and timely manner in accordance with Client requirements.
Responsibilities
* Ensure that all Client and property accounting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the Client.
* Maintain complete and up-to-date records and financial management, including applying accounting regulations, query management, service charge management, reconciliations, capex, opex and other Client specific procedures.
* Work with surveyors, Clients and other team members on the most appropriate actions to resolve queries.
* Support contractual compliance across the team, including performing within the SLAs and KPIs on behalf of BNPPRE.
* Assist in continuously improving processes for market-leading best-practice financial management and in accordance with all relevant legislation.
Key deliverables
Processes
* Develop, implement and continuously improve processes and procedures to ensure service delivery standards for internal and external clients are met.
* Work with internal audit and compliance to ensure that all compliance and control requirements are met.
* Participate in controls of activities.
Service Delivery
* Work with the management team to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and control of day-to-day work.
* Act as the principal contact point for surveyors and other relevant parties on all aspects of accounting service delivery.
* Produce client accounting records, including client statements and/or profit and loss and balance sheet reporting, VAT and other tax reporting, charges to Occupiers and Clients, reconciliations, CIS, rent deposits, bank, cash, and service charge reconciliations, query response and maintaining collating supporting information as required.
* Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures and controls.
Responsibilities — Financials / Clients & Business Development
* Able to work on projects, referring to senior colleagues/external specialists as appropriate.
* Working towards being a specialist in one aspect of own discipline.
* Enhances BNP Paribas Real Estate’s reputation through successful delivery.
Systems and Process
* Evaluates, adapts and improves standards, techniques and procedures.
* Participates in the testing and implementation of new systems features to support accounting operations and contributes to BNP Paribas Real Estate projects.
Person specification
* Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience of working within an accounting team within a property management or similar environment.
* Qualified or part qualified in a recognised accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA) or qualified through experience. GCSEs including Maths and English.
* Tenacious, presentable, assertive, adaptable, self-aware and self-motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a professional manner.
* Conscientious and highly focused, with an understanding of accounting and data protection issues.
* Some understanding of accounting techniques, including general ledger transactions; transactional services would be an advantage.
* Committed to the provision of excellent customer service and meeting deadlines.
* Commercially astute, innovative and solutions oriented.
* Organised and methodical, able to work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively, while managing multiple projects.
* Good skills in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook). Experience of property management and accounting packages (e.g., Trace Tramps, Yardi Propware/Voyager, Qube Horizon) would be a distinct advantage.
Benefits
* Private medical cover, 25 days annual leave + public holidays (option to purchase up to 5 additional days), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, social events and other perks.
* Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection, interest-free season ticket loan, bonus scheme eligibility, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice.
BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.
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Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Industries: Accounting
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