Senior Property Accountant

  • Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd
  • Apr 04, 2026
Full time Banking

Job Description

Location: Central London (5 days per week in office)
Salary: Competitive

The business manages a substantial UK portfolio and works alongside established outsourced managing agents. This role will take ownership of reviewing, strengthening and overseeing the financial reporting across the portfolio, acting as a key bridge between operational property teams and senior finance leadership.

Key Responsibilities
  • Review and oversight of property-level P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting
  • Detailed review of rent rolls, service charge reconciliations and lease agreements
  • Oversight of capex accounting and financial memorandums
  • Review and challenge work produced by outsourced managing agents (including property accounting outputs)
  • Ensure accuracy of corporate reporting including VAT and CIS compliance
  • IFRS 16 lease accounting and related reporting requirements
  • Support month-end and year-end processes
  • Work closely with senior stakeholders across asset management and operations
  • Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes and financial controls
About You
  • Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
  • Strong property accounting experience is essential
  • Confident reviewing outsourced finance outputs and challenging where necessary
  • Strong understanding of service charge, rent accounting and lease structures
  • Working knowledge of VAT, CIS and IFRS 16
  • Proactive, commercially aware and comfortable taking ownership
  • Happy to work five days per week in a Central London office (non negotiable)