Assistant Accountant

A fantastic permanent opportunity for a full time Assistant Accountant/Property Accountant position.

Client Details

Working for a market leading, super successful and friendly organisation with a great reputation in the market.

Description

The duties include:

• Deal with all correspondence on a daily basis including payments, Solicitors' cheques and emails
• Check any payments in unallocated on a weekly basis and post to the relevant accounts
• Input all new completion statements for residential properties when received from Solicitors, also Notice of Transfers and Notice of mortgages. Update system with any changes to all residential clients. Liaise with Solicitors as and when required
• Produce Service Charge invoices and Ground Rent invoices on annual and quarter days and send out
• Receive and deal with calls related to invoices and statements
• Prepare Service Charge Budgets each year in January, discuss with Property Managers and, once signed off, enter on the system and update the charges. Uplift car parking charges and Licence agreements in line with RPI each financial year
• Reconcile Service Charges each year within a time frame to allow auditors to check and produce their reports
• Post insurance claim cheques/payments to the system when insurance claims have been settled.

Profile

The successful candidate MUST:

• Have experience working in a similar role - Essential
• Have worked in the property sector - Desirable
• Be highly organised with excellent communication skills - Essential
• Have experience with budget and variance analysis - Desirable
• Be comfortable using MS Excel - Essential

Job Offer

This role is looking to pay up to £38,000 + Parking + Pension