Property Accountant (FTC)

British Land Company; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent property management firm in London seeks a motivated Property Accountant for a 12-month FTC. You will manage financial matters for properties, including producing monthly accounts and supporting site teams with financial insights. Ideal candidates will have property accounting experience and strong communication skills. This role offers a chance to work in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in property accounting including RICS service charge.
• Confident communication with accountants and non-accountants.
• Ability to work collaboratively and take responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial matters affecting properties.
• Produce monthly management accounts and reconciliations.
• Support site teams and surveyors with financial guidance.

Skills

Property accounting experience

Communication skills

Process improvement mindset

Problem-solving skills

IT skills - Excel and Word

Tools

Qube

Job description

Career Opportunities: Property Accountant (FTC)

Job Title: Property Accountant
Department: Finance Property Management

LOCATION: York House, London

TYPE OF CONTRACT: 12 month FTC

The Role

We are looking for a motivated and numerate individual to join British Land's property accounting team of around 20 people. Your responsibilities will include overseeing highly desirable properties and reporting directly to our property management financial controller. The ability to work effectively with various stakeholders across the business, including the site team, surveyors and wider finance team is key to the role.

What You'll Do

Day to day property accounting

• Manage all financial matters affecting the properties.
• Produce month end management accounts, including VAT, bank and control account reconciliations.
• All balances understood monthly, specifically the rent, service charge and direct recovery funds.
• Cashflow management for each property to ensure suppliers can be paid.
• Service charge compliance review.
• Raise income demands in accordance with internal timetables.
• Actively seek improvements to the procedures within the department.
• Issues resolved or escalated on a timely basis.
• Provide ad hoc reports and help set up new sites as required.
• Work with the property accounting team and wider finance team, to achieve departmental targets and deadlines.
• Prepare quarterly accounts for the management companies and reconcile any differences.
• Liaise with the accounts payable team and the property accounting team to resolve any outstanding service charge void invoices.

Supporting the surveying and site teams

• Produce the year end accounts and manage the service charge review process to ensure service charge packs are issued on time.
• Support the site teams and surveyors providing financial guidance including quarterly service charge reviews, mid-year forecasts and ad-hoc queries.
• Provide financial support to new initiatives and commercial projects.
• Assist with the production of the annual service charge budgets in accordance with RICS guidelines.
• Assist with any occupier queries.
• Support with ad-hoc reports as required.

About You

• Property accounting experience, including RICS service charge.
• Ability to communicate confidently with accountants and non-accountants.
• Comfortable taking on responsibility, whilst being effective working collaboratively.
• Quick learner, process improvement mindset, with strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent IT skills - Excel and Word, and ideally Qube or similar.

A Rewarding Place to Be

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive process; learn more about our selection process here.