Financial Administrator

Financial Administrator- Property | Chippenham – Hybrid working available | Part-time/ Full time role working 4 days per week (28- 32 hours- hours and days to suit), starting August 2024 | Competitive salary of £40,000 per annum FTE

Our client is a tight-knit group of privately owned property investment companies with a portfolio valued at £10 million, primarily situated in the picturesque Southwest of England. And they're on the hunt for an exceptional Financial Administrator, like you.

Based in Chippenham, the office serves as the centre of our client’s operations. While they offer the flexibility of remote work, the employer does ask for your presence at least one day per week to ensure seamless communication and handling of post-related matters.

Are you the right person for the job?

• Bookkeeping experience essential- ideally using Xero
• Good administrative skills and ability to communicate effectively
• Be competent using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Able to organize their own workload and comfortable being the sole worker in the office
• Must have permission to work in the UK
• It would be a bonus if they had previously worked for a property company

What will your role look like?

As the Financial Administrator, you will play a crucial role within the company. Your responsibilities will include:

• Generating invoices for rents and housing levies, calculating, and invoicing recharges
• Paying vendor invoices, tracking and reconciling bank account balances
• Preparing and entering journals
• Producing a weekly report for the Managing Director of payments made
• Producing financial statements including cash flow forecasts, budgets, forecasts and quarterly management accounts
• Preparing draft financial accounts plus a commentary to enable the Managing Director, a qualified accountant, to review the accounts. The statutory statements are prepared by the external accountants based on reports from Xero
• Respond to any queries raised by the Accountants/Auditors
• Being the point of contact for the Payroll Bureau
• Completing quarterly VAT returns and annual ATED (Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings) returns
• Working with solicitors to ensure that conditions relating to restrictions on sale of housing levy properties are met
• Managing agents and tenants and other external parties as required
• Acting as a Personal Assistant to the Managing Director, as necessary
• Purchase of office supplies e.g., stationery, tea, coffee etc

What can you expect in return?

• 20 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Convenient on-site parking
• A casual dress code
• Hybrid/ flexible working
• The opportunity for remote working
• Dedicated handover of duties with experienced team member

What’s next? It’s easy! Click “APPLY” now! We can’t wait to hear from you!

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