Accounts Administrator

Lettings Accounts Administrator

Our client is looking for a Lettings Accounts Administrator to manage their client accounts payable and receivable. You will oversee their clients accounting daily operations.

Salary up to 25,000 - dependent on experience

Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Based - Hitchin

Full time on site

Lettings Accounts Administrator responsibilities include reviewing and reconciling accounts, processing payments to external partners and maintaining updated records of invoices and receipts. To be successful in this role, you should have a Finance or Accounting background and be familiar with bookkeeping, preferably in the Lettings and Property Management Industry.

You will work closely with their accountants to manage financial functions, including accounts payable/receivable, bank reconciliations and monthly journal entries. The ideal candidate uses strong analytic skills to create detailed financial reports for agents and private portfolio. To succeed in this role, you should also have a problem-solving attitude and be able to work with a team.

Responsibilities - Lettings Accounts Administrator

• Completing daily bank reconciliation of all receipts across all R&R lettings bank accounts and cashbooks.
• Daily uploading of rent and payments and invoices onto ALTO system.
• Resolving landlord queries via email and telephone.
• Investigating and proactively resolving queries relating to non-payment of invoices via the completion of a weekly and monthly Debtors Report, liaising directly with landlords & clients to ensure prompt payment.
• Assist with completing payment requests, including refunds and deposit releases ahead of each payment run.
• Liaising with PM's, issuing and re-issuing invoices as well as issuing credit notes.
• General accounts administration including banking, filing and retrieval of paperwork.
• Issuing Service charge demands for Block Management.
• Chasing Arrears/ Credit Control.

Skills/Experience - Lettings Accounts Administrator

• Proven work experience as a Management Accounts Administrator or similar role.
• Good knowledge of bookkeeping procedures and debt collection regulations.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software Xero.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (using financial formulas and creating spreadsheets).
• Solid data entry skills with an ability to identify numerical errors.
• Good organisational and time-management abilities.
• Knowledge of ALTO system will be beneficial.