£350 - £400 Per year
Accountant
Full-time, Contract
Job Description
- To support the senior client accountant in maintaining the accounting records for their appointed schemes
- To carry out all basic accounting procedures to ensure that financial information is accurate and available on a timely basis.
- To interact with all stakeholders outside of the department in a professional manner
- Advising Property Managers on any accounting issues associated with annual service charge budgets and to assist as required in the production, distribution and processing of resort budgets
- To check that all properties, units and tenant details are correctly held on the property management system.
- To update and change any Service charge or Ground rent amounts relating to Property transfers and sales.
- To prepare monthly ground rent returns for submission to Freehold clients.
- Prepare bank reconciliations on a monthly basis and within one month of the month end for all designated schemes.
- Dealing with daily transactions for on-site petty cash and ensure that returns are properly authorized and coded
- Preparing and Setting up Cheque and BACS runs from the relevant bank accounts to pay suppliers
- Billing of periodic ground rent, service charges, insurance and other charges to lessees or occupiers.
- Billing of directly recoverable charges to lessees or occupiers.
- Assist with the service charge audit review at year end.
- Send out service charge accounts to leaseholders once completed along with all other attachments and documents.
- Ensure annual budgets are loaded correctly and produce demands and payment schedules as required.
- Answer leaseholder or client enquiries in a timely fashion.
- Answer any Property Manager enquiries and assist where necessary.
- Assist with monthly service charge reports.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must be part qualified ACA, ACCA, AAT and actively working towards a professional qualification.
- Must be interested in the property management sector and be able to engage with colleagues in an effective manner and support colleagues as required.
- Must be competent with accounting software packages and knowledge of property management software would be an advantage
- Good Excel skills required.
- Must act in a professional manner in interactions with all staff and external clients.
Reference no: 107095