Job Title Assistant Client Accountant Job Description Summary Job Description We are looking for a motivated and detail-focused Assistant Client Accountant to join our team in Birmingham. This role will provide essential support across day-to-day financial operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of transactions, maintaining records, and assisting with reconciliations and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a proactive approach and a strong foundation in accounting processes. Key Responsibilities: Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with internal controls. Assist the Senior and or Client Accountants with Client delivery or own a set of smaller Client instructions. Preparing and issuing month-end and year-end reporting in line with internal processes and the signed Client PMA. Support the team with resolution of any Client reporting queries and join any regular accounting calls with Clients. Assisting in the preparation of VAT returns and audit support documentation as well as vat reconciliations. Preparing and issuing funding requests to Clients ensuring funding is reconiled at all times. Preparing and arranging the transfer of income collected on behalf of our Clients. Supporting completion of service charge year ends, cash reconciliations and budgets. Contributing to the mobilisation of new Client instructions and the handing over of ex-instructions. Supporting with the resolution of any unallocated cash resolved to ensure prompt posting to the accounting system. Raising tenant payable invoices ensuring all recharges are raised. Performing billing reconciliations to ensure income raised in line with lease obligations Liaising with internal teams and external suppliers to resolve queries Providing general support to the wider finance team as required Skills & Experience: Prior experience in an Accounts Assistant or similar role Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and accounting systems (e.g. Yardi, Tramps, or similar) Excellent organisational and time management skills Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team AAT/accounting qualification (or working towards) is desirable but not essential What We Offer: A competitive salary and benefits package Hybrid working opportunities Career development support A collaborative, inclusive working culture within a leading global real estate firm INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”