Client Accountant

TN United Kingdom; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in commercial property management seeks a Client Accountant in Bristol. The role involves managing client relationships, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and leading a team. Ideal candidates will be proactive, detail-oriented, and possess strong numeracy and communication skills.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Study support

Discretionary annual bonus

Healthcare and wellness programme

Lifestyle benefits

Social events

Qualifications

• Proactive and positive approach to work.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Desire to learn and develop within the role.

Responsibilities

• Manage client relationships and ensure timely delivery of accounting reports.
• Lead the Assistant Client Accountant & Accounts Administrators.
• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly client reports.

Skills

Numeracy

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

ACCA or AAT qualified preferred

Math's & English G.C.S.E 9-4/A-C

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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A Client Accountant who is responsible for the management of client relationships, ensuring the accurate and timely delivery of all reporting and recording of accounting transactions, of diverse property portfolio’s consisting of commercial, industrial & retail properties.

The role will require regular and direct communication with the accounts team, property managers, tenants and our clients to ensure the production of accurate and timely accounting records. You will work closely with the accounts team for your portfolio of clients as well as the Property Management teams, to provide a best in class service to our clients.

WHAT MATTERS MOST IN THIS ROLE

Building and maintaining close professional relationships with clients, tenants, and colleagues both within the accounting teams and the wider business is paramount to your success. Using your initiative will be encouraged.

The role requires a high volume of processing of financial data as well as thorough reviews and reporting of this data to our clients.

This role will involve leading the Assistant Client Accountant & Accounts Administrators within the team, ensuring that all tasks are completed on time, and to internal and client KPIs to ensure a best in class service is delivered to all Workman clients.

To be successful in this role, you will require a high level of attention to detail, strong organisational, prioritisation and communication skills as well as good team working skills and a desire to learn and develop within your role.

Other duties will include:

• Preparation and review of monthly and quarterly client reports, including VAT & IPD reporting
• Ensure all client KPI’s have been met, and client/company procedures are followed
• Reviewing Assistant Client Accountant and Accounts Administrator work
• Training of Assistant Client Accountants and Accounts Administrators
• Cash management of client funds ensuring money is transferred in line with client requirements
• Managements of lease information
• Client and Tenant query resolution
• Any other duties that will ensure the smooth running of the accounting department.

Salary Band £30,000-£35,000

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU

A proactive, practical, and positive approach to work is required.

Excellent and professional communication skills with the ability to build good working relationships with your colleagues, both within accounts and the wider business.

Studying ACCA, or being AAT qualified is preferred. The following are key skill requirements:

• Math's & English G.C.S.E 9-4/A-C
• Strong Numeracy & Problem Solving Skills
• IT & Software Skills, particularly Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel

WHY Workman?

• Hybrid working to offer you a great work life balance, with a minimum of three days in the office.
• Core working hours to allow for added flexibility and helps ease your commute to the office.
• Study support
• Discretionary annual bonus and salary reviews.
• Healthcare, life insurance & wellness programme.
• Long service additional holidays, your birthday off and an extra day between Christmas and New Year
• Lifestyle benefits to suit you: gym membership, cycle to work, buy and sell holiday to name just a few.
• Social events throughout the year including a firm wide Christmas party!

ABOUT Workman LLP

As the UK’s leading independent commercial property management specialist, Workman has an enviable position within the property industry.

We are proud of our longstanding relationships with many of our clients, some of whom we have worked with for more than 25 years. Our clients include leading institutional and sector-specialist investors, private property companies, public sector bodies and a growing number of overseas investors.

We pride ourselves on the caliber of our employees and their unique skill sets.

For more information on working for Workman please visit
Our People | Workman LLP

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer, and it is our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce and follow the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010

This job description does not form part of your contract of employment and the duties may be amended from time to time