Property Accountant

Cobalt Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property business in London is looking for a Property Accountant to oversee a portfolio in the Property Accounting team. The role involves producing management accounts, maintaining accurate financial balances, and supporting site teams with financial guidance. Ideal candidates have experience in service charge accounting and strong IT skills, particularly in Excel. This hybrid role offers competitive benefits including healthcare, a pension plan, and a discretionary bonus.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Dental insurance

Pension

Discretionary bonus

Employee assistance programme

Gym membership

Season ticket loan

Ride2Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in service charge accounting preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both accountants and non-accountants.
• Competencies in collaborative work and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Produce month-end management accounts with reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate balances for financial accounts.
• Manage cashflow to ensure timely supplier payments.
• Assist with year-end accounts and service charge budgets.
• Support teams with financial guidance and forecasts.

Skills

Service charge accounting experience

Confident communicator

Quick learner

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent IT skills – Excel and Word

Tools

Qube

Job description

About the Role

Property Accountant
Marble Arch, London
£45,000 - £50,000

My client, a FTSE 100 property business with £13bn of assets under management, is seeking a Property Accountant to join their growing property accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career in property accounting while working on offices, retail, and logistics assets across central London.

You will manage a portfolio of properties within the Property Accounting team, providing support to site teams, surveyors, and the wider finance team to ensure accurate financial management.

Responsibilities

• Produce month‑end management accounts, including VAT, bank, cash, and control account reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate balances for rent, service charge, and recovery funds.
• Manage cashflow for each property to ensure suppliers are paid.
• Raise income demands in line with internal timetables.
• Assist with year‑end accounts, independent accountant reviews, and annual service charge budgets.
• Support site teams and surveyors with financial guidance, quarterly service charge reviews, forecasts, and ad‑hoc queries.
• Provide ad‑hoc reporting and assist with new site setups.
• Collaborate with the wider finance team to meet departmental targets and deadlines.

Requirements

• Service charge accounting experience in the property sector.
• Confident communicator with accountants and non-accountants.
• Comfortable taking on responsibility while working collaboratively.
• Quick learner with strong problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent IT skills – Excel and Word; experience with Qube or similar systems is advantageous.

Other details

• Location: Marble Arch, London (Hybrid – 4 days in office)
• Hours: 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday
• Holidays: 25 days plus 8 bank holidays plus Christmas shutdown
• Benefits: Private healthcare, dental insurance, pension, discretionary bonus, employee assistance programme, gym membership, season ticket loan, Ride2Work scheme, and more