Head of Client Accounting - Property / Manchester Location / Salary £55,000 - £65,000 + Bonus + Benefits + Hybrid Working / Property Experience Essential / Permanent Role / Fantastic Opportunity
NC Associates are working with a rapidy expanding property management business based in Manchester to help recruit a Head of Client Accounting. This is a pivotal role within the finance team and will require someone who has a wealth of experience within property management. As the Head of Client Accounting you will manage a team of Client Accountants and work closely with the senior management team in developing the team.
Duties
- Managing a team of Client Accountants with regular 1-2-1, training and development, recruitment of the team
- Raise charges and demands via prompts from automatic reporting produced weekly.
- Monthly Bank Reconciliations on Qube.
- Reporting - SC Year end Audit Packs, Owner Statements run at fund level, Debtors, Bank statement, Bank rec each fund.
- Budgets - To load budget and raise charges via instruction received from PM
- Monitoring all cash balances, moving service charge/rent funds to correct accounts.
- Production and submission of quarterly VAT returns to HMRC.
- Updating and maintaining the property management accounting systems and other databases
- Provide training on property systems and service charge
- Advise on annual service charge budgets and upload onto QUBE including tenant apportionments
- Month end shut down and client reporting.
- Analyse pre purchase service charge data
- Produce Cash Balance Report and liaise with the Purchase Ledger and Credit Control departments to resolve funding issues on properties to ensure all services are provided to each building
- Manually bill insurance apportioning the charges where necessary
- Service Charge Accounting - generating balancing charges when required.
Essential Experience Required
To be successful in your application for this role you MUST have the following experience
- Previous experience as a Senior Client Accountant / Manager
- Previous management experience
- Experience of working within the property sector ideally commercial property
- Excellent communicational skills
- Strong Excel and reporting experience
What's on Offer?
This is a unique position which offers and very attractive salary and benefits package which includes a bonus and hybrid working, they also offer career development and an opportunity to work closely with the senior management team. Please send your CV for a confidential chat to Wayne Caunce at NC Associates or call 01
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