Client Accountant (Client Finance - Birmingham)

BNP Paribas Real Estate; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

BNP Paribas Real Estate is seeking a Client Accountant to manage client accounting and financial reporting in Birmingham. This role demands strong numeracy, communication skills, and recognized accounting qualifications. The ideal candidate will ensure compliance with service standards while enhancing company reputation through quality service delivery.

Benefits

Private medical cover

25 days annual leave plus public holidays

Health screening

Gym discounts

Wellbeing support

Volunteering opportunities

Employment in a diverse and inclusive environment

Qualifications

• Experience in bookkeeping and financial reporting.
• Strong numeracy skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of client and property accounting services.
• Manage existing client relationships and collaborate with the team.
• Prepare and monitor a broad range of financial reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal communication

Written communication

Customer service orientation

Commercial awareness

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified or part qualified in recognized accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA)

GCSE level qualifications including Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Accounting software (e.g. Trace Tramps, Yardi Propware, Qube Horizon)

Job description

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The role

The Client Accountant is responsible for ensuring the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting for our Client(s) is managed in an effective and timely manner in accordance with Client requirements.

The role

The Client Accountant is responsible for ensuring the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting for our Client(s) is managed in an effective and timely manner in accordance with Client requirements.

The Objective Of The Role Is To

• Ensure that all Client and property accounting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the Client;
• Maintaining complete and up to date records and financial management, including applying accounting regulations, query management, service charge management, reconciliations, capex, opex and other Client specific procedures;
• Working with surveyors, Clients and other team members on the most appropriate actions to resolve queries;
• Supporting the contractual compliance across the team, including performing within the SLAs and KPIs on behalf of BNPPRE; and
• Assisting in continuously improving processes for market leading best practise financial management and in accordance with all relevant legislation.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Manages existing Client relationships;
• Able to work on a broad range of projects, referring to senior colleagues/ external specialists on highly unusual or technical issues;
• Specialist in one aspect of own discipline. Broad knowledge of principles and practices of related disciplines; and
• Enhances BNP Paribas Real Estate‘s reputation through successful delivery.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve processes and procedures to ensure service delivery standards for internal and external clients are met;
• Work with internal audit and compliance to ensure that all compliance and control requirements are met; and
• Participate in controls of activities.
• Work with the management team to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and control of their day-to-day work;
• Act as the principal contact point for Clients, surveyors, and other relevant parties on all aspects of accounting service delivery;
• Monitor and produce client accounting records, including client statements and/or profit and loss and balance sheet reporting, VAT and other tax reporting, charges to Occupiers and Clients, reconciliations, CIS, rent deposits, and bank, cash, and service charge reconciliations, query response and maintaining and collating supporting information as required;
• Ensure that services are delivered in accordance with the agreed contract;
• Attend client meetings as required and work with clients to understand their needs, interpret requirements and respond as appropriate;
• Work with team members on the structuring of accounting records and achievement of reporting goals;
• Ensuring all necessary Quality Assurance reviews have been undertaken and signed off before issue; and
• Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures and controls.
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified in a recognised accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA) or qualified through experience.
• GCSE level qualifications including Maths and English;
  
  

Experience

• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Experience of working within an accounting team within in a property management or similar environment;
• Experience in bookkeeping, internal and external financial reporting, financial operations and associated processes and controls
• Tenacious, presentable, assertive, adaptable, self-aware and self-motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a professional manner;
• Conscientious and highly focussed, with an understanding of accounting and an appreciation of data protection issues;
• Understanding of accounting techniques, including general ledger transactions would be an advantage;
• Committed to the provision of excellent customer service and to meeting deadlines;
• Commercially astute, innovative and solutions oriented;
• Organised and methodical, able to work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively, whilst also able to manage multiple projects; and
• Good skills in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, and Outlook). Experience of property management and accounting packages for managing agents (ideally Trace Tramps, or similar packages such as Yardi Propware / Voyager, Qube Horizon) would be a distinct advantage.
  
  

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Heath & Leisure: Private medical cover, 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work
• Financial: Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection (long term disability insurance), interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme - you will be eligible to participate in the Company’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice
  
  

BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

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