Property Accountant: Client‑Facing Service Charge Lead

MRI India; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Personal Pension plan

Parental Leave

Flex Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Volunteer time

Job summary

MRI Software's EMEA Managed Services delivery team is seeking a Property Accountant to support the property accounting outsourcing function across commercial, residential, and social housing sectors. The role involves visiting client sites and coordinating with global delivery teams to ensure high-quality service delivery.

You will own end-to-end service charge activities, produce compliant accounts, and work with leadership to identify efficiencies and improvements while maintaining strong

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of property accounting functions.
• 3+ years of experience in Service Charge management across Commercial & Residential sectors.
• Must have worked on MRI solutions i.e. Horizon, QubePM or PMX.
• Must have a good understanding of RICS Service Charge guidelines.
• Must have previous experience in a client facing role.
• Ideally exposed to Service Charge within Social Housing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, peers, and management.
• Ideally working towards or have a professional qualification e.g. AAT / CIMA / ACCA / ACA.

Responsibilities

• Own the client engagement covering the end-to-end Service Charge activities from budgeting through to year end processes.
• Producing compliant accounts in line with lease terms and Technical Release 03/11.
• Working with the global delivery team to allocate tasks, review and deliver on client engagements.
• Collaborate with the leadership team to identify delivery efficiencies where applicable.
• Support other property accounting functions across AR, AP, GL etc.
• Act as a subject matter expert across complex queries e.g. VAT consideration with mixed use properties.
• Assist with best practices across onboarding portfolios from prior agents.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Assist leadership team with special projects, operating mechanisms, initiatives for the Managed Services organisation.
• Focus on building client relationships, visiting clients on site to work collaboratively and ensure a high-quality service delivery to support with client satisfaction & retention.

Skills

Property accounting

Service Charge management

Client facing

Communication

Education

AAT / CIMA / ACCA / ACA

Tools

MRI Horizon

QubePM

PMX

Job description

MRI Software's EMEA Managed Services delivery team is seeking a Property Accountant to support the property accounting outsourcing function across commercial, residential, and social housing sectors. The role involves visiting client sites and coordinating with global delivery teams to ensure high-quality service delivery.

You will own end-to-end service charge activities, produce compliant accounts, and work with leadership to identify efficiencies and improvements while maintaining strong