Senior Purchase Ledger Accountant

Senior Purchase Ledger Accountant - Real Estate - OUR CLIENT is a flagship property developer who are part of group company that design, develop and construct landmark buildings in the UK. We have been instructed to help them source an experienced Purchase Ledger professional to work on the management and control of the accounts payable function for service charges and operational costs, maintaining the financial health of the company and ensuring that suppliers' records are accurately maintained and payments are processed efficiently in line with KPIs.

THE ROLE: as a Senior Purchase Ledger Accountant, you will be responsible for:

• Matching, batching, coding and processing supplier invoices.
• Being responsible for the PO system.
• Preparing and supporting bi-weekly supplier payment runs.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving payment queries or discrepancies.
• Managing utility bills, insurance payments, expense claims, and CIS returns.
• Supporting month-end and year-end close, including service charge reconciliations and reporting.
• Preparing month end CIS reporting.
• Onboarding and verifying new suppliers.
• Developing and maintaining CIS contractor database.
• Taking ownership of the function, role and systems - recommending changes to make everything more efficient.

THE PERSON: Key Skills and Experience Required for a Senior Purchase Ledger Accountant:

• Must have a proven track record of working in property purchase ledger role.
• Be a self-starter and be comfortable working in a standalone role.
• Understanding / exposure to CIS is highly preferred.
• Sound IT skills including the use of Excel and a property management system (MRI, YARDI or similar)
• Strong numerical, analytical, and reconciliation skills with high attention to detail.
• Effective communicator and collaborative team player with a proactive, problem-solving approach.

BENEFITS:

• Hybrid working (4 days office)

• Disc bonus
• Health Insurance
• Life insurance
• 5% Pension
• 28 days holiday

An excellent newly created opportunity to join a newly set up finance team at one of London's foremost, iconic developments and help shape a legacy.

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