Senior Client Accountant

Fisher German; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Holiday entitlement

Enhanced family leave

Employee assistance

Volunteering leave

Money saving portal

Death in service

Job summary

Fisher German is seeking a Finance Accountant to manage ledger balances and the financial transactions for a portfolio of clients and properties in Birmingham. The role includes reporting to clients with commentary and supporting documentation, and liaising with asset and property managers.

The role is a full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 15-month fixed term contract based in Birmingham with a hybrid working policy. Excel skills are essential and ACCA/CIMA part-qualification is desirable.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Excel with strong reporting capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage time efficiently.
• Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA with progression towards membership.

Responsibilities

• Manage ledger balances and financial transactions for client portfolios.
• Liaise with internal and external clients such as asset and property managers.
• Prepare monthly financial reports and commentary for clients.
• Ensure timely rent, service charge and other billings and reconcile bank statements.

Skills

Excel

Reporting

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

ACCA/CIMA part-qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Team & Focus of the Role

At Fisher German our people and clients are at the heart of what we do. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading Commercial Client Accounting team in a role where the focus will be the financial management of a portfolio of clients and the properties held within the portfolios.

This role will include responsibility for specific ledger balances and associated financial transactions, reporting the financial data directly to the client with commentary and supporting documentation. The role will also involve liaison with external clients and internal clients such as asset managers and property managers.

This is role is offered as a full-time (37.5 hours), 15-month fixed term contract, based at our office in Birmingham. We also operate a hybrid working policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave (for qualifying colleagues)
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)

Duties will include:

• Process changes to the property database relating to both the rent and service charge ledgers.
• Consistent review of the trial balance and investigating discrepancies.
• Generate any miscellaneous charges arising because of the changes made to ensure the tenancy schedule is always correct.
• Act as Finance Business Partner to internal stakeholders as part of the overall service delivery to the client.

Monthly tasks will include:

• Report financial data to the clients as requested in line with our KPI’s.
• Review the bank reconciliation and ensure that any reconciling items are actioned correctly.
• Understanding the trial balance and post journals where required, to show true position.
• Ensure that the cash position for all legal entities is sufficient for budget holders to carry out their work, and to provide insight to budget holders on the cash positions and bringing solutions to cashflow situations that may occur.
• Take responsibility for management of arrears, working with the credit controller to ensure that all tenant queries are resolved promptly.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to meet KPIs.
• Ensuring all client deadlines are met.
• Ensure all billings for rent, insurance and associated charges are complete.
• Initiate, document and record payment of rental monies to the client.
• Record miscellaneous receipts and payments.
• Ensure all reconciliations are complete in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain a good working relationship with our onboarding team for all new assets that are acquired by the client and ensure handover information is collated.
• Responsibility for preparing various reports in accordance with client demands, therefore Excel skills are key for this role.
• An understanding of Property and Client Accounting (desirable)
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to interact and deal with surveyors/clients/third Parties
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise, with excellent time management skill
• Strong attention to detail, be diligent and precise in how you deliver work
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Strong Excel skills
• Be part-qualified (ACCA/CIMA)

Why Fisher German?

We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer