Accounts Assistant

Accountancy Action - Your Specialist Finance Recruitment Partner; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountancy Action - Your Specialist Finance Recruitment Partner is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a well-established property business in London. It is a long-term, fully office-based role with strong training and clear career development.

You will support Client Accounts and Corporate Accounting, starting with Client Accounts, and gain exposure to tenancy administration, invoicing, payments, and supplier reconciliations within a close-knit team.

Qualifications

• Experience in an accounts environment with around 1 year’s experience.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicating both verbally and in writing, including with high-net-worth clients and senior stakeholders.
• Quick learner keen to develop within a close-knit team.

Responsibilities

• Processing new tenancies, extensions and terminations.
• Releasing deposits and processing works orders.
• Maintaining accurate tenancy and financial records.
• Allocating rental payments and processing bank receipts.
• Raising fees and generating invoices.
• Processing refunds.
• Inputting and coding purchase invoices.
• Assisting with weekly supplier payment runs.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies.
• Liaising with suppliers, landlords and other stakeholders.
• Providing general and ad-hoc accounts support.

Skills

Accounts experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder communication

Quick learner

Teamwork

Job description

Working Pattern: Monday–Friday, fully office based

We’re working with a well-established property business with an excellent reputation in the market, who are looking to add an Accounts Assistant to their stable and close-knit team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with around 1 year of accounts experience who is looking for a long-term role, excellent training and the opportunity to develop their career within a successful property business.

The Role

Working as part of the accounts team, you’ll provide support across both Client Accounts and Corporate Accounting, with the initial focus on Client Accounts.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing new tenancies, extensions and terminations
• Releasing deposits and processing works orders
• Maintaining accurate tenancy and financial records
• Allocating rental payments and processing bank receipts
• Raising fees and generating invoices
• Processing refunds
• Inputting and coding purchase invoices
• Assisting with weekly supplier payment runs
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies
• Liaising with suppliers, landlords and other stakeholders
• Providing general and ad-hoc accounts support

You’ll receive full training on the company’s systems and processes, making this an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build their experience and develop within a supportive team.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in an accounts environment, ideally with at least 1 year’s experience
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident communicating both verbally and in writing
• Polished, professional and articulate, with the confidence to communicate with high-net-worth clients and other senior stakeholders
• A quick learner who is keen to develop
• Reliable, focused and able to work well within a team
• Comfortable working in a fully office-based environment