Senior Client Accountant

cobaltrecruitment; City Of London; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Private medical cover

Pension scheme

25-30 days annual leave

Global mobility opportunities

Career development opportunities

Résumé du poste

Cobalt is recruiting a Senior Client Accountant in City of London to own financial reporting across a large commercial property portfolio, working closely with clients and internal stakeholders to meet reporting deadlines and service levels.

You will manage rent accounting, service charges and operational expenditure, support VAT processing, and prepare client accounts and reconciliations, with a focus on accuracy and professional development within an international property consultancy.

Qualifications

• Experience with property accounting in commercial portfolios.
• Experience preparing client financial reports and reconciliations.
• Understanding rent accounting and service charges.
• Experience with VAT processing and reporting.
• Proficiency in Excel for financial analysis.
• Strong communication with clients and internal teams.

Responsabilités

• Prepare and review financial reports across commercial property assets, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Manage property accounting for rental income, service charges and expenditures.
• Support VAT processing and reconciliations with documentation.
• Monitor transactions and maintain accurate accounting records.
• Prepare client accounts and information for reporting and audits.
• Collaborate with clients, property managers and finance teams to resolve queries.
• Deliver timely financial reporting in line with SLAs.

Connaissances

Property accounting

Client reporting

VAT processing

Excel

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Senior Client Accountant

Location: City of London

Salary: £45,000-£48,000 + performance-related bonus

Benefits: 25-30 days' annual leave, private medical cover, pension scheme, global mobility opportunities and career development.

Are you a property accountant looking to take greater ownership of a large, complex commercial property portfolio while developing your technical expertise?

Cobalt is working with an international property consultancy to recruit a Senior Client Accountant for its London team. This opportunity offers exposure to commercial assets, responsibility for client financial reporting and VAT processes, and the chance to develop your career within an established property management function.

The organisation

Our client is an international property consultancy with an established property management division, supporting commercial property owners with financial reporting, property accounting and portfolio management.

The organisation offers a benefits package designed to support employees' careers and wellbeing, including:

• A salary of £45,000-£48,000 plus a performance-related bonus.

• 25-30 days' annual leave, depending on grade, with enhanced incremental leave.

• Private medical cover, life assurance and access to a virtual GP.

• A company pension scheme and employee rewards platform.

• Career and professional development opportunities.

• Access to a global mobility scheme.

You'll join a team responsible for delivering client-specific financial reporting across a large, complex commercial property portfolio, working closely with clients and internal stakeholders to meet reporting deadlines.

The role and responsibilities

As a Senior Client Accountant, you'll report to a Team Leader and take responsibility for financial reporting and accounting activities across a commercial property portfolio.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and reviewing financial reports across commercial property assets, ensuring accuracy and compliance with client requirements.

• Managing property accounting activities relating to rental income, service charges and operational expenditure.

• Supporting VAT processing, preparing and reviewing VAT returns, reconciliations and supporting documentation.

• Monitoring financial transactions, investigating discrepancies and maintaining accurate accounting records.

• Preparing client accounts, reconciliations and financial information for reporting and audit purposes.

• Monitoring portfolio income, expenditure and cash flow to support financial oversight.

• Working with clients, property managers and internal finance teams to resolve accounting queries.

• Delivering financial reporting in line with agreed deadlines and service level agreements.

The Senior Client Accountant will have the opportunity to develop client relationships and broaden their commercial property accounting expertise while contributing to the delivery of financial reporting across the portfolio.

The skills and requirements

To be considered for this Senior Client Accountant opportunity, you'll ideally demonstrate:

• Working knowledge of property accounting, particularly across commercial property portfolios.

• Experience preparing client financial reports, reconciliations and financial accounts.

• Understanding of rent accounting, service charges and property-related expenditure.

• Working knowledge of VAT processing, reconciliations and reporting requirements.

• Proficiency in Excel and the ability to analyse financial information.

• Communication skills to work with clients, property managers and internal stakeholders.

• The ability to manage reporting deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.

Experience supporting financial reporting across complex commercial property portfolios will be particularly relevant.

Interested in finding out more?

This Senior Client Accountant opportunity offers a salary of £45,000-£48,000 plus a performance-related bonus, alongside a benefits package and the chance to develop your property accounting career within an international consultancy.

The client is looking to progress recruitment promptly, with interviews expected to move quickly.

Due to the volume of applications received, if you don't hear back from us, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.