Accounts Assistant

Hendon Permanent £35,000 - £40,000 per year View Job Description
The Accounts Assistant will support the accounting team in managing financial transactions and maintaining accurate records. This role in the property industry requires attention to detail and a strong understanding of financial processes.
  • Great opportunity for someone looking to grow in a role
  • Good company culture with early Friday finishes in winter

About Our Client

This is a permanent opportunity with a well-established company in the property industry. The organisation operates as a medium-sized business with a focus on delivering quality services to its clients while maintaining a professional and efficient working environment.

Job Description

  • Reporting directly to Finance Director
  • Two-stage bank reconciliation for 30 property funds (commercial and residential)
  • General ledger reconciliation
  • Service charge fund reconciliation - this will involve investigation Accounts Payable entries and leaseholder transactions
  • Setting up transfers where needed e.g. landlord forward funding, reimburse CIS retentions
  • Monthly review of landlord loan balances to service charge funds
  • This may expand in due course to reviewing service charge expenditure reports, posting accruals and prepayments and assisting with the preparation of working papers to support year-end service charge accounts provided to leaseholders
  • Reporting to our Financial Controller and Finance Director
  • Circulating daily cash statements
  • Tenant refunds - deposit returns, rent credits etc
  • Transfer of deposits to Deposit Protection Service
  • Transfer of service charge monies from rent accounts to service charge accounts
  • Inter-account and inter-company transfers
  • Other non-Accounts Payable payments
  • Staff expense claims
  • Posting BARX treasury deposits

The Successful Applicant

A successful Accounts Assistant should have:

  • Strong double-entry bookkeeping
  • Methodical approach
  • Keen attention to detail
  • Familiar with accounting software and Excel
  • Experience working in a property management company desirable but not essential

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary range between £35,000 and £40,000 per annum.
  • A permanent position within the property industry, based in London.
  • Opportunities to develop skills and grow within the accounting and finance department.
  • A supportive and professional working environment.



If you are an organised and detail-oriented professional looking to advance your career as an Accounts Assistant in London, we encourage you to apply.

Contact
Robert Baker
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7037933
Phone number
+441189337063

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Accounts Assistant
Sector
Property
Location
Hendon
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Robert Baker
Consultant phone
+441189337063
Job reference
JN-062026-7037933