Accounts Assistant

Rays Industrial Inspection Services (Pvt.) Ltd.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established residential property business in Birmingham is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their friendly finance team. You will manage financial records, process payments, and assist leaseholders with account queries. Ideal candidates will have a background in finance or credit control, excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills. This role is a great opportunity to grow your finance career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Finance, or Credit Control role.
• Strong numeracy skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence in communicating with customers by phone and email.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Accurately receipt and allocate incoming payments to leaseholder accounts.
• Monitor daily bank activity and upload transactions into the accounting system.
• Investigate and resolve any payment discrepancies.
• Carry out proactive credit control, following up on overdue accounts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer communication

Numeracy skills

Organizational skills

Proactive team player

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting systems

Job description

Are you a detail-driven finance professional with a keen eye for accuracy and exceptional customer service? Would you enjoy working as part of a supportive team environment where your contribution genuinely makes an impact? We have an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join a well-established, professional residential property business, based in Birmingham.

This is an Accounts Assistant position is a fantastic role for someone with experience in accounts or credit control who is looking to further develop their career within a friendly, professional finance team. Working Monday to Friday, you’ll be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, processing payments, and supporting leaseholders with their account queries.

In This Varied And Rewarding Role, You Will

• Accurately receipt and allocate incoming payments to leaseholder accounts
• Monitor daily bank activity and upload transactions into the accounting system
• Investigate and resolve any payment discrepancies
• Carry out proactive credit control, following up on overdue accounts via phone and email
• Issue reminder letters and statements in line with company procedures
• Assist with service charge and ground rent demands
• Support month-end processes and financial reporting
• Respond to leaseholder queries with clarity and professionalism
• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the accounts team

The Ideal Candidate Will

• Have previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Finance, or Credit Control role
• Demonstrate strong numeracy skills and excellent attention to detail
• Be confident communicating with customers by phone and email
• Be highly organised, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Have good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Be a proactive team player with a positive, solutions-focused attitude

Experience in property or block management accounts and familiarity with accounting systems such as Blocks Online, Qube or similar would be advantageous, but not essential as full training will be provided.

If you’re looking for a role where you can build your finance career in a stable and growing business, we’d love to hear from you.

SimkissGuy Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency for the purpose of this vacancy. By sending your CV to us, you hereby consent for us to contact you in relation to recruitment. We are an equal opportunities employer who welcomes applications from all. We will be in touch within 3 working days if we would like to discuss your CV and experience further. If you do not hear from us within that time then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion. We welcome future applications from you for roles more suited to your skills and experience.