Client Accountant

Your new company
Hays are currently supporting a well established property management business who are looking to recruit company an experienced accountant. This is an exciting hybrid role that would suit someone looking to expand their experience and knowledge of property and finance.
Your new role

• Understand and document specific client reporting requirements and operating procedures, and ensure that services are delivered in accordance with the agreed contract
• Respond promptly to routine queries from clients, tenants and colleagues, providing analysis of the accounts as required
• Ensure that data pertaining to the portfolio is complete and accurate and is maintained on a timely basis
• Ensure that postings are made promptly, efficiently, and accurately, performing checks of work undertaken on the portfolio by other members of the Client Finance team in accordance with agreed procedures and controls
• Attend client meetings as required and work with clients to understand their needs, interpret
• Requirements and respond as appropriate
• Compile, check and deliver regular reports in accordance with agreed timescales, ensuring all necessary reviews have been undertaken and signed-off before issue
• Regularly review funding to ensure clients' payment obligations can be met and that monies collected are paid over without delay in accordance with banking requirements
• Monitor rent, service charges, rates, and similar payments made on the clients' behalf, ensuring that these are made in accordance with the terms and, where appropriate, that associated tax receipts are obtained and filed or passed to the client as required.
• Service Charges - reviewing property expenditure, agreeing the accuracy of coding with surveyors and site / facilities managers, resolving queries with suppliers and action reviewing any amendments required
• Cash Reconciliations - A good knowledge of reconciling all aspects of the Service Charge accounts is required. Understand and document specific client reportingRequirements and operating procedures, and ensure that services are deliveredIn accordance with the agreed contract
• Respond promptly to routine queries from clients,Tenants and colleagues, providing analysis of the accounts as required
• Ensure that data pertaining to the portfolio isComplete and accurate and is maintained on a timely basis.
• Ensure that postings are made promptly,Efficiently, and accurately, performing checks of work undertaken on thePortfolio by other members of the Client Finance team in accordance with agreedProcedures and controls
• Attend client meetings as required and work withClients understand their needs, interpret
• Requirements and respond as appropriate
• Compile, check and deliver regular reports inAccordance with agreed timescales, ensuring all necessary reviews have beenUndertaken and signed-off before issue
• Regularly review funding to ensure clients' paymentObligations can be met, and the monies collected are paid over without delay inAccordance with banking requirements
• Monitor rent, service charges, rates, and similarPayments made on the clients' behalf, ensure that these are made in accordanceWith the terms and, where appropriate, the associated tax receipts areObtained and filed or passed to the client as required
• Service Charges - Review property expenditure,Agreeing the accuracy of coding with surveyors and site / facilities managers,Resolving queries with suppliers and any amendments required
• Cash Reconciliations - A good knowledge of reconcilingAll aspects of the Service Charge accounts are required.

What you'll need to succeed
- Experience within a Client Accountant role
- Good Communicator
What you'll get in return
This is an exciting role to join a leading Property Management company who are offering a salary of up to £45000, hybrid working, 25 days annual leave, discretionary bonus and many more benefits.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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