Client Accountant

My client – a leading property consultancy – are looking for a Client Accountant to join their London team. They are offering a competitive package.

The Role

• Production of monthly/quarterly reporting to clients (incl Trial Balance & VAT reports).
• Completion of statutory & regulatory reporting to HMRC & Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
• Creation of ad hoc reports to surveyors, solicitors as required.
• Monitoring of key performance indicators on client portfolio and taking ownership for timely resolution of any issues.
• Timely and accurate completion of various control account reconciliations
• Monitoring of funding levels.
• Ensure any amounts rechargeable to clients and tenants are recharged to agreed timelines.
• Performance of other controls as governed by our accredited control framework.
• Attend regular meetings with finance and surveyors as needed to resolve issues and ensure client needs are met.
• Work with Accounts Administrators to manage workload effectively.
• Build strong working relationships with portfolio finance team, surveyors and other related teams.
• Support senior management in creating an industry leading Client Accounts team, which is considered a ‘Centre of Excellence’ both internally and externally.
• Co-ordinate the resolution of day to day queries from clients & tenants.
• Support the transition of properties and clients into and out of the portfolio.
• Perform any other accounting duties as needed in support of the property portfolio.

Key skills

• Good book keeping skills
• Strong Excel skills, (incl. working knowledge of pivot tables & V-Lookup tables).
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be flexible and able to work under pressure, multi-task and effectively prioritise.
• Organised, with attention to detail and able to work to tight deadlines.
• Able to use own initiative to resolve day to day issues.
• Working towards a recognised accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA or CIMA)
• Working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint and Outlook required and knowledge of Client Systems (Yardi/MRI/Horizon) would be advantageous.