Accounts Assistant

Savills; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Annual leave 25-30 days

Life assurance

Private medical

Virtual GP

Global mobility

Rewards platform

Company pension

Enhanced leave

Job summary

Savills in Scotland is recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join our Scottish team based in either Perth or Dumfries. The role focuses on client accounting for rural Scottish estates, with responsibilities spanning bookkeeping, rent and sales ledgers, and tailored financial reporting.

You will act as a primary contact for clients and tenants, maintain the property database, and ensure compliance with relevant standards while supporting the team across administration tasks.

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping tasks including processing purchase and sales ledger transactions.
• Ability to prepare periodic reporting tailored to client needs.
• Familiarity with accounting standards/regulations and client accounting processes.

Responsibilities

• Act as a consistent point of contact for clients and tenants while keeping the property database up to date.
• Manage all bookkeeping tasks including processing purchase and sales ledger transactions.
• Prepare periodic reporting tailored to client needs and support a range of financial tasks.
• Work within the department with adherence to departmental systems and procedures.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Job description

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Accounts Assistant to join our Scottish team based in either Perth or Dumfries.

Our dynamic Client Accounting department in Scotland is composed of a dedicated team of professionals, including one senior manager and seven accounts assistants. With a diverse range of experience and qualifications, our team specialises in client accounting for a wide array of clients including many large rural Scottish Estates. Each team member is responsible for their own client allocations, ensuring a personalised and focused service.

Despite individual responsibilities, we pride ourselves on our collaborative approach, working together seamlessly to support each other and achieve our collective goals.

Our department thrives on maintaining high standards of accuracy and efficiency, ensuring that all client accounts are managed with the utmost care and in compliance with industry regulations. Whether it’s preparing rent demands, processing transactions, or generating detailed financial reports, our team is committed to delivering exceptional service and support to our clients.

You’ll be responsible for acting as a consistent point of contact for clients and tenants while ensuring our property database is accurately maintained and kept up to date.

You will be responsible for all bookkeeping tasks including processing purchase and sales ledger transactions, preparation of periodic reporting tailored to client needs, and undertaking general administrative tasks on a rotational basis within the department. Whilst ensuring compliance with departmental systems and procedures and with RICS and other relevant accounting standards/ regulations.

What we offer you:

• Career and Professional Development
• 25-30 Days Annual Leave, depending on grade
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Scheme
• Virtual GP
• Global Mobility Scheme
• Rewards Platform
• Company Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave

Find out more about Savills offer

Team Overview

Savills Client Accounting team provides a comprehensive client accounting services to our estate management and farming clients including: full bookkeeping, purchase ledger, rent/sales ledger, cheque and BACs processing, forecasting, and a wide range of financial reporting including management and financial accounts. The existing Client Accounting service is fulfilled from 5 principal centres in Wimborne, Peterborough, Perth and Dumfries as well as a small team in Oxford dealing with farm client accounting.

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