Job Title: Commercial Client Accountant
Salary: £30k - £35k
Location: West End - London
Summary:
With around £2.5bn under management, we are representing one of the UK's leading commercial asset and property managers. Focussing largely on shopping centres and a portfolio across the UK, they have around a 90% occupancy rate.
They are looking for a Commercial Client Accountant to come and join their team. Ideally with 1-2 year's experience, you would be focussed on the below duties:
* Assist in the preparation of client statements, VAT reports, trial balances, general ledgers and client reports
* Action instructions from property accountants, which can include creation of new debtors with new leases, amending accounts etc.
* Raising rent, service charges, insurance recharges or ad hoc charges to tenants
* Raising of void/vacant units service charge liabilities for the client
* Entering service charge budgets onto the system, updating apportionments and tenants on account charges
* Assist in the preparation and reconciliation of annual service charge accounts as well as liaising with the service charge auditor for the audit
* Payover to the client in line with agreed procedures as well as record transactions on the system
* Monthly reconciliation of client bank accounts including investigation and correction of reconciling items
* Processing of supplier's invoices and setting up payments in Barclays
* Initiating payovers and other bank transfers
Required Skills & Experience:
* Ability to work with the client accountants to find solutions to issues and improve processes.
* Ability to set up lease records and process amendments to leases.
* Ability to identify funds available for transfer to client and reconcile rent balance held.
* Ability to produce accurate client statements on a timely basis.
* Knowledge of how to input service charge budgets and amend apportionments and on account charges.
* Knowledge of how to close service year ends and demand balancing service charges.
* Ability to reconcile service charges and make the necessary amendments on the system.
* Minimum 1-2 years commercial property accounting.
* Preferably with experience focussed on shopping centres.
* Experience working with property management software.
Benefits:
* Hybrid Options: to be agreed.
* Trustee owned business - employees get a share of profit.
* Competitive salary up to £35k.
* Progression and training opportunities.
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