Accounts Assistant - Robert Walters : Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Assistant to join a reputable property business based in North London. This permanent, full-time position offers you the chance to play a vital role within a supportive finance team, working closely with experienced professionals to ensure the smooth running of financial operations across a diverse residential and commercial property portfolio. With a competitive salary of £35,000 - £40,000 and the stability of an office-based role, this is your chance to develop your skills in a collaborative environment where your attention to detail and commitment to accuracy will be highly valued.

Responsibilities:

• Post and process payments efficiently while preparing weekly payment runs to ensure timely settlements across multiple entities.
• Handle daily bank postings and perform accurate bank reconciliations for various client accounts, maintaining robust financial controls.
• Manage the sales ledger by raising tenant invoices, allocating receipts promptly, issuing tenant statements, and overseeing credit control activities.
• Process credit card transactions and reconciliations diligently while reviewing and posting staff expenses in line with company policies.
• Undertake intercompany postings and reconciliations, ensuring that intercompany matrices are maintained accurately and month-end settlements are completed without discrepancies.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts by supporting accruals, prepayments, journal entries, profit & loss reviews, and balance sheet analysis.
• Contribute to VAT return preparation and submission by gathering relevant data and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
• Support service charge accounting by helping prepare budgets, apportionments, expenditure tracking reports, reconciliations, and comprehensive year-end packs for residents or tenants.
• Maintain the rent ledger by monitoring rent reviews or uplifts, indexation adjustments, lease schedules, deposits management, and arrears tracking.
• Provide cash flow support through weekly forecasting activities while assisting with year-end close procedures and responding to external audit requests with detailed schedules and reconciliations.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Demonstrated experience in property or real estate accounting (residential or commercial), particularly involving service charge work which requires meticulous attention to detail.
• Proven double-entry bookkeeping skills supported by hands-on experience in performing bank reconciliations as well as credit card and balance sheet reconciliations across multiple entities.
• Familiarity with sales ledger management including raising invoices for tenants, allocating receipts efficiently, issuing statements regularly, and conducting effective credit control measures.
• Experience processing payments accurately alongside preparing weekly payment runs that adhere strictly to deadlines set by the finance department.
• Ability to handle intercompany postings confidently while maintaining precise intercompany matrices; adept at completing month-end settlements without error.
• Competence in assisting with monthly management account preparation-covering accruals calculation; prepayment adjustments; journal entry creation; profit & loss statement review; balance sheet analysis-all under supervision from senior finance colleagues.
• Understanding of VAT return preparation requirements coupled with practical involvement in compiling necessary documentation for timely submissions.
• Knowledge of service charge accounting processes such as budget preparation; apportionment calculations; expenditure tracking; reconciliation exercises; assembling comprehensive year-end packs for residents/tenants.
• Skill in maintaining rent ledgers-monitoring rent reviews/uplifts; applying indexation changes; updating lease schedules; managing deposit records; tracking arrears effectively throughout tenancy lifecycles.
• Willingness to contribute towards continuous improvement initiatives aimed at streamlining existing processes or optimising system usage within the finance function.

Next Steps:

If you are ready to take the next step in your career as an Accounts Assistant within a welcoming finance team then we encourage you to apply now!

Apply today by clicking on the link - don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

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