Assistant Client Accountant

DeverellSmith Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development path to Client Accountant

Training & support from senior team

Central West End office location

Job summary

DeverellSmith Group in London’s West End is looking for an Assistant Client Accountant to join the Client Accounting team with an immediate start option. You will support day-to-day client and property accounting across an allocated portfolio, while building the technical grounding to step up to Client Accountant.

You’ll gain structured guidance from experienced colleagues as you work across the full client accounting cycle, including invoicing, receipts, service charge budgets, year-end

Qualifications

• At least one year's experience in an accounts or finance role.
• AAT or equivalent, or studying towards it, is desirable. Relevant experience is valued just as much
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and bank reconciliations
• Competent Excel user, including lookups and pivot tables
• Organised and detail-focused, with the ability to meet deadlines
• MRI Horizon experience is advantageous
• Exposure to service charge accounting or commercial property portfolios is desirable

Responsibilities

• Assist with client statements, VAT reports, trial balances and client reports for review
• Raise rent, service charge, insurance and recharge invoices to tenants
• Post and allocate tenant receipts and process supplier invoices and payments
• Action instructions from property and asset managers, including setting up debtors for new leases
• Input service charge budgets and update apportionments and on-account charges
• Prepare schedules for annual service charge accounts and help answer auditor queries
• Prepare monthly client bank reconciliations and process client payovers
• Run system reports and assist with completion statements and funding requests

Skills

Attention to detail

Deadline-driven

Organised

Education

AAT or equivalent, studying towards it

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

MRI Horizon

Excel (lookups & pivot tables)

Job description

Location: West End, London
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, Monday-Friday
Start date: ASAP

Highlights

• Up to £40,000 for a role open to those with one year's accounts experience
• A defined development path towards Client Accountant, with training from senior colleagues
• Broad exposure to commercial property and service charge accounting in the West End

About the opportunity

An established property and asset management business is looking for an Assistant Client Accountant to join its Client Accounting team in the West End, with an immediate start available. You will report to the Senior Client Accountant and support day-to-day client and property accounting across an allocated portfolio, while building the technical grounding to step up to Client Accountant.

What makes the role exceptional

This role is built around progression. You won't be stuck on one part of the ledger. You will work across the full client accounting cycle (invoicing, receipts, service charge budgets, year-end schedules, bank reconciliations and payovers) with structured guidance from experienced colleagues. The business works to clear values, including trust and integrity, pragmatism and accountability, so you will know exactly what is expected and how to succeed.

Key responsibilities

• Assist with client statements, VAT reports, trial balances and client reports for review
• Raise rent, service charge, insurance and recharge invoices to tenants
• Post and allocate tenant receipts and process supplier invoices and payments
• Action instructions from property and asset managers, including setting up debtors for new leases
• Input service charge budgets and update apportionments and on-account charges
• Prepare schedules for annual service charge accounts and help answer auditor queries
• Prepare monthly client bank reconciliations and process client payovers
• Run system reports and assist with completion statements and funding requests

Requirements

• At least one year's experience in an accounts or finance role
• AAT (or equivalent), or studying towards it, is desirable. Relevant experience is valued just as much
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and bank reconciliations
• Competent Excel user, including lookups and pivot tables
• Organised and detail-focused, with the ability to meet deadlines
• MRI Horizon experience is advantageous
• Exposure to service charge accounting or commercial property portfolios is desirable

Requirements for salary bandings will be discussed in the interview stages and screening calls.

Rewards and benefits

• Salary of up to £40,000 per annum
• Clear progression route towards Client Accountant
• Training and support from the senior Client Accounting team
• Central West End office location

We are an equal opportunities recruiter, valuing diversity and inclusion and welcoming applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background.