Senior Accountant

Michael Page (UK); Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their friendly and successful team. This role involves managing daily correspondence, producing invoices, and preparing annual budgets. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting, exceptional organisational skills, and proficiency in MS Excel. With a reputation for excellence, this organisation offers a supportive environment where your contributions will be valued. If you're ready to take the next step in your accounting career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Parking

Pension

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Excellent communication skills and organisation are a must.

Responsibilities

• Handle daily correspondence including payments and emails.
• Reconcile Service Charges annually for auditing.

Skills

Organisation

Communication Skills

MS Excel

Budget Analysis

Job description

• Senior Accountant
• Well established, market leading and successful orgnaisation

About Our Client

Working for a market leading, super successful and friendly organisation with a great reputation in the market.

Job Description

The duties include:

• Deal with all correspondence on a daily basis including payments, Solicitors' cheques and emails
• Check any payments in unallocated on a weekly basis and post to the relevant accounts
• Input all new completion statements for residential properties when received from Solicitors, also Notice of Transfers and Notice of mortgages. Update system with any changes to all residential clients. Liaise with Solicitors as and when required
• Produce Service Charge invoices and Ground Rent invoices on annual and quarter days and send out
• Receive and deal with calls related to invoices and statements
• Prepare Service Charge Budgets each year in January, discuss with Property Managers and, once signed off, enter on the system and update the charges. Uplift car parking charges and Licence agreements in line with RPI each financial year
• Reconcile Service Charges each year within a time frame to allow auditors to check and produce their reports
• Post insurance claim cheques/payments to the system when insurance claims have been settled.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate MUST:

• Have experience working in a similar role - Essential
• Have worked in the property sector - Desirable
• Be highly organised with excellent communication skills - Essential
• Have experience with budget and variance analysis - Desirable
• Be comfortable using MS Excel - Essential

What's on Offer

This role is looking to pay up to £50,000 + Parking + Pension