Portfolio Accountant

Rendall & Rittner; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 42.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Home-based working

Portfolio travel

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Enhanced family leave

Fully funded training and professional

Paid sabbaticals

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounts across travel, retail, fitn​

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Descripción de la vacante

Rendall & Rittner invites applications for a Portfolio Accountant to take ownership of a designated residential portfolio, ensuring accuracy and strong financial control.

Hybrid role with home-based work and occasional attendance at the London office; you will deliver year-end accounts, manage audits, and maintain robust reporting and stakeholder relationships.

You'll work with internal teams and external auditors to uphold high standards and service quality.

Formación

• Experience in portfolio or property accounting and solid understanding of reporting cycles.
• Ability to balance reporting quality, compliance and deadlines with proactive decision making.
• Strong internal stakeholder and auditor liaison skills.
• Attention to financial controls and audit readiness.
• Excellent communication and service delivery.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare year-end accounts including allocation of costs.
• Organise audits, posting journals and responding to queries.
• Preparing trial balances and management reporting.
• Approving draft accounts and liaising with boards and property managers.
• Preparing budget templates and uploading onto systems.
• Reviewing handover information and setting up new clients.
• Monitoring cashflow and managing outstanding creditors.
• Preparing VAT returns where applicable.
• Preparing and controlling void service charges.

Conocimientos

Portfolio accounting

Financial reporting

Reconciliations

Stakeholder communication

Excel proficiency

Educación

Accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/AAT) or qualified by experience

Herramientas

Propman

Descripción del empleo

PORTFOLIO ACCOUNTANT

• Rendall & Rittner
• £Competitive, aligned to experience
• Home Based (with occasional office attendance in London)

Role Overview

We need a Portfolio Accountant who can take ownership of a designated portfolio and manage it confidently while continuing to build experience in residential property accounting.

You’ll be responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of accounting records across a designated portfolio of properties, ensuring financial reporting, year-end delivery and strong financial control.

The portfolio is designed to remain manageable, allowing focus on service quality, financial accuracy and stakeholder relationships.

ROLE EXPECTATIONS

This is a varied portfolio accounting role that requires strong organisation, sound judgement and confidence dealing with internal stakeholders, auditors and property teams.

You will need to balance reporting quality, compliance and deadlines at the same time and be comfortable making decisions rather than escalating them.

You will be expected to manage your portfolio, spotting issues early, maintaining controls and improving standards, not just reacting to problems.

What Success Looks Like

• Your portfolio records are accurate, compliant and well maintained
• Year-end accounts and audit processes are delivered smoothly
• Stakeholders trust you and see you as their go-to point of contact
• Budgets, reporting and cashflow are controlled and transparent

How You’ll Spend Most Of Your Time

• Preparing year-end accounts including allocation of costs
• Organising audits, posting journals and responding to queries
• Preparing trial balances and management reporting
• Approving draft accounts and liaising with boards and property managers
• Preparing budget templates and uploading onto systems
• Reviewing handover information and setting up new clients
• Monitoring cashflow and managing outstanding creditors
• Preparing VAT returns where applicable
• Preparing and controlling void service charges

You’ll work in a hybrid environment, trusted to manage your time and priorities effectively.

Who This Role Is For

• Has proven experience working within portfolio or property accounting
• Is confident handling reporting cycles and reconciliations
• Understands financial controls and accounting best practice
• Communicates clearly and professionally with a wide range of stakeholders
• Takes pride in delivering a high-quality service

Experience That Helps

• Accounting qualification (full or part qualified – CIMA / ACCA / AAT) or qualified by experience
• Experience within the property industry
• Advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge of accounting systems (Propman desirable)
• Strong attention to detail and quality standards
• Strong analysis and problem-solving capability

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, aligned to experience
• Discretionary bonus
• Home-based working with portfolio travel
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance, life assurance and enhanced family leave
• Fully funded training and professional development
• Paid sabbaticals as a loyalty reward
• Pension scheme and employee assistance programme
• Discounts across travel, retail, fitness and entertainment

About Rendall & Rittner

Rendall & Rittner is one of the UK’s most established and highly accredited residential leasehold property management companies, managing over 90,000 homes nationwide. Founded in 1990 on the belief that property management should be more professional, transparent and customer-focused, those principles still drive how we operate today as a founding partner of Odevo.

We are people-led and technology-enabled, investing heavily in our teams, systems and continuous improvement. Our standards are recognised through Investors in People Platinum, regulation by RICS and the FCA, and multiple industry awards, including Property Manager of the Year and Managing Agent of the Year.

How We Hire

• Initial conversation with our talent team
• Interview focused on experience, judgement and approach

We aim to complete the process within two to three weeks and communicate clearly throughout.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documentary evidence of eligibility will be required.