Assistant Accountant

Caridon Property Services; City Of London; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A property management firm in Croydon is seeking an Assistant Accountant to maintain financial data and collaborate with the finance team. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Accounting and Finance or AAT, at least three years of experience, and must be proficient in Xero. This full-time role offers a salary of £26,000 per annum.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years experience as Accounts Assistant.
• Experience in accounting for social housing and property management is essential.
• Experience in Xero essential.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible with your time keeping at all times.
• Collaborate with Financial Managers and other team members for accounting tasks.
• Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.
• Create financial documents where needed.
• Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts.
• Coordinate payment and billing details of service providers.
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account.
• Monthly reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts.
• Month end journals including payroll, accruals, etc.

Skills

Experience in accounting for social housing and property management

Experience in Xero

Intermediate level Excel ability

Good organisational skills

Willingness to learn and develop

Education

BSc in Accounting and Finance / AAT

Job description

Overview

Caridon Property are a fast growing, award winning property letting and management firm based in Croydon, South London. We own and manage more than 2000 properties across London and the South East and are looking for enthusiastic hard working individuals to join our team who have a hunger to succeed.

Role details

TITLE: Assistant Accountant

ROLE: To keep financial data up to date

REPORTS TO: Group Financial Controller

REPORTS IN: None

HOURS: Full time - 37.5 hours. Monday to Friday

LOCATION: Head Office in Croydon

SALARY: £26,000 per annum

Responsibilities

• To be responsible with your time keeping at all times.
• Collaborate with Financial Managers and other team members to successfully execute various accounting tasks including but not limited to bookkeeping, postings etc.
• Maintain company ledgers and daily financial transactions.
• Create financial documents such as bills, invoices, payables, receivables and purchase orders where needed.
• Identify discrepancies in ledgers and accounts, tracking them to the source and correcting them.
• Coordinate and manage payment and billing details of external service providers, contractors and vendors.
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account.
• Monthly reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts
• Month end journals including payroll, accruals, prepayments, depreciation, etc

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Qualifications

• BSc in Accounting and Finance / AAT required.
• Minimum three year experience as Accounts Assistant.
• Experience in accounting for social housing and property management is essential
• Experience in Xero essential
• Intermediate level Excel ability
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads under pressure
• Willingness to learn and develop

General

• To contribute to the strategic direction of Caridon.
• To carry out specific tasks required by your Group Financial Controller in general administration.
• To facilitate good relationships across all departments and sister companies.
• To demonstrate and actively encourage a good team spirit and support for the Company at all times.
• To be approachable and empathetic to the sales, finance and maintenance teams.