Property Accounts Assistant

Trident International Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A property accounts firm in Greater London is looking for a Property Accounts Assistant to manage purchase and sales ledgers, perform reconciliations, and assist with year-end procedures. Candidates should hold an Accounting and Finance degree and have at least two years of relevant experience, ideally within the property sector. Proficiency in SAGE and Microsoft Excel is required.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 2 years relevant experience.
• Experience in bookkeeping (double entry) ideally in the property sector.

Responsibilities

• Full responsibility for purchase and sales ledger functions.
• Logging and chasing purchase invoices.
• Carrying out reconciliations.
• Liaising on credit control and managing payment processes.
• Updating and maintaining spreadsheets.
• Assisting with year-end procedures.

Skills

Accounting

Bookkeeping

Multi-tasking under pressure

Team player

Proficiency in SAGE

Microsoft Excel

Education

Accounting and Finance Degree

Tools

SAGE

Job description

Overview

Property Accounts Assistant. OUR CLIENT is a commercial and residential property company with over three decades experience in the London property market. Having established a strong and stable team, working on some of the most innovative and complex London developments, they now seek a Property Accounts Assistant to help with their accounting team.

Role Responsibilities

• Being fully responsible for the purchase and sales ledger functions.
• Logging and chasing purchase invoices.
• Carrying out bank/creditor/debtor/petty cash reconciliations.
• Liaising with Managing Agent on credit control, requesting copies of rental demands, seeking authorisation of supplier invoices before remittance of payments, etc.
• Updating and maintaining spreadsheets.
• Assisting with year-end procedures alongside the Management Accountant and Head of Finance.

Person Requirements

• Accounting and Finance Degree.
• Must have at least 2 years relevant experience.
• Bookkeeping (double entry) experience, ideally gained within the property sector.
• Must work well under pressure and have the capacity to multi-task efficiently and accurately.
• You will be a team player capable of relating to colleagues and agents at all levels, but also being able to work on own initiative.
• Proficiency in SAGE and/or property system.
• Have a good understanding of Microsoft Excel.

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