Service Charge Accountant

We are working with a business with exciting sustainable growth plans over the next few years, looking for amazing people who want to grow along with them.

As a business, people are at the core of their values and they have exciting people initiatives to better their employees' experience working within the business.

The Role

Our client is currently looking to recruit a Client Accountant in their London office. As a Client Accountant, you will work as part of a team and be responsible for all aspects of client and property accounting within a designated portfolio made up of residential, commercial, and/or mixed-use properties. You will be the focal point for coordinating our accounting service delivery to both external and internal clients.

• Manage a select portfolio of clients on the property management system, including commercial, residential, and mixed-use properties.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of designated client accounting records, including financial statements, tax reporting, tenant and client charges, reconciliations, and supporting information.
• Produce cash reconciliations for service charge properties within the portfolio.
• Act as the principal contact point for clients, surveyors, and relevant parties regarding accounting service delivery.
• Respond promptly to routine queries from clients, tenants, and colleagues.
• Ensure data pertaining to the portfolio is complete and accurate.
• Perform checks of work undertaken by other team members, ensuring postings are made promptly, efficiently, and accurately.
• Attend client meetings as required and work with clients to understand their needs.
• Review funding regularly to ensure payment obligations can be met and that monies collected are paid over without delay.
• Monitor rent, service charge, rates, and similar payments, ensuring compliance with terms and obtaining necessary receipts.
• Raise routine charges on a timely basis in accordance with lease and budgetary requirements.
• Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures, and controls.
• Report client service delivery issues and routine key performance indicators.
• Oversee the set up and maintenance of the chart of accounts, sub-ledger structure, banking rules, and transaction types.
• Prepare monthly reporting to clients, including variance analysis and commentary against budget and re-forecasts.
• Ensure data aligns with client systems and can be uploaded to their financial systems when necessary.
• Build relationships with internal and external clients, being responsive and helpful.
• Complete own work under minimal supervision/guidance.

The Person

• Strong excel, pivot table experience
• 3 years + managing residential and/or commerical service charge
• Understanding of legislation around preparation and billing of service charge
• TRAMPS experience preferrable

The package

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working patterns
• Health care
• Access to employment benefits programme including day to day discounts.
• £40,000 pa.