Rutherford Briant are currently recruiting for a Client Accountant for a highly successful, ever-growing property management and consultancy firm based in Central London who are looking for an experienced accounting professional to join their team on a permanent basis with great progression prospects.
Our client is ideally looking to recruit a Client/Service Charge Accountant who is working towards a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT), who possesses previous experience within the real estate sector, strong Excel skills and a strong interest in working within residential/commercial property management.
They are offering a competitive salary between £40,000 and £50,000 depending on experience, as well as a wide range of excellent benefits including hybrid working, study support, private healthcare, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, a clear route for progression and more!
What you will do:
- Producing the service charge year-end accounts and budgets.
- Assist with monthly service charge reports.
- Setting up accounts and budgets onto the system.
- Checking balances.
- Quarterly reconciling client statements.
- Demand raising - monthly and quarterly.
- Quarterly cash reconciliations.
- Dealing with incoming and outgoing tenants/leases.
- Daily transactions.
- Quarterly VAT report.
- Purchase Ledger & Credit Control.
- Liaising with clients for all service charge related queries.
- Prior experience within client/service charge accounts, or within practice.
- Studying towards professional qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT).
- Previous experience within property/real estate (preferred).
- Strong Excel skills.
- Competent with accounting software packages.
- Understanding of property management software (ideal).
- £40,000 - £50,000 salary (depending on experience).
- Full study support.
- Hybrid working.
- Private healthcare.
- Statutory pension contribution.
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays.