Trainee Account Manager - Property

Simplify Group; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Bonus (£31,000 OTE) or more

Pension

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced parental pay

Free Conveyancing Legals

GP-24 Hour Service

Retail Discounts

Job summary

Simplify Group in St Ives, Cambridgeshire is recruiting a Trainee Account Manager - Property on a 12 month fixed-term contract. We value solid administration and IT skills and offer the possibility of fully funded industry qualifications for the right person.

You will gather information on vacant and tenanted properties for LPA receivers, liaise with solicitors and lenders, and ensure compliance, delivering high-level service while progressing in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative skills and IT literacy with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage workload effectively under pressure.
• Interest in starting or developing a career in property and real estate.

Responsibilities

• Gather and compile information on vacant and tenanted properties for LPA receivers.
• Ensure compliance with SLAs and regulatory requirements across the portfolio.
• Liaise with solicitors, borrowers and tenants.
• Support property compliance, maintenance planning and reporting.
• Handle tenant notices, move-outs and deposits.
• Organise maintenance estimates and works.

Skills

Administration

IT literacy

Microsoft Office

Time management

Job description

TRAINEE ACCOUNT MANAGER - PROPERTY (12 month fixed-term contract)

Salary: £25,000.00 + Bonus (£31,000.00 OTE)

Location: St. Ives, Cambridgeshire

Do you have solid administration skills? IT literacy to include the full Microsoft suite? Thrive in high-pressure environments? Keen to begin a career in property with the possibility of fully funded industry recognised qualifications for the right person?

WE HAVE THE ROLE FOR YOU!

The Trainee Account Manager - Property role (known internally as theLPA Account Manager), based at our purpose built modern office in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, is a fantastic opportunity for someone tokick-start or develop their propertycareer within a supportive and progressive team.

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary of £25,000.00 + Bonus (£31,000.00 OTE)
• a modern office in beautiful surroundings
• 25 Days Holiday (Plus 8 Days Public Holiday)
• Option To Buy Or Sell Holiday
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Pay
• Free Conveyancing Legals
• GP-24 Hour Service
• Retail Discounts Plus Many More!

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

You will be responsible for gathering and compiling information on vacant and tenanted properties in order to report to the Law of Property Act (LPA) receivers to enable them to ensure effective strategies on buy to let properties. This will involve adhering to client Service Level Agreements (SLAs) whilst ensuring regulatory compliance across the portfolio and delivering a high-level service to the receivers and lender clients. The role will also include liaising with solicitors, borrowers and tenants.

While this role is currently only available on a 12 month fixed-term contract, we are always keen to retain our best people. As such, whilst we can make no guarantees, at the end of the contractual term if other opportunities exist within the business that suit your skill set, we would love to have a further conversation.

Key tasks include:

• Ensuring all tenanted properties meet safety requirements
• Processing and issuuing tenant notices, including litigation proceedings with solicitors
• Managing move outs and deposit returns
• Organising maintenance estimates and works

OUR HIRING PROCESS:

1. You’ve checked out our job ad
2. It’s gathered your interest and you’ve applied using our easy application process
3. If selected, you come meet our lovely team and we discuss the finer details
4. If successful, we make the offer and get the ball rolling
5. Once in post you can even recommend your friendsto join us and earn a sweet referral bonus – for each one!

REQUIREMENTS

And now for the nitty gritty:

It goes without saying that you will need to be a good Administrator, able to work quickly and accurately, and with an ability to manage your time and workload effectively under pressure.

Having a demonstrable interest in developing a career within the Property sector isa huge advantage - in this role you will learn all about Property Compliance, the Law of Property Act, and Property Maintenance - which will give you an excellent foundation to progress from intoany number of more senior roles across our business in time andwith the right attitude. We love to invest in our team and as such we are occasionally able to offer funding for our staffto undertake ARLA(Association of Residential Lettings Agents) qualifications too!

You will need to be able to communicate with the best of them! Both from a written and verbal standpoint.

Finally, you will be computer literate witha good working knowledge of the Microsoft packages and aptitude for picking up new systems quickly.

OUR PEOPLE

Simplify believes diversity brings benefits for our clients, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

ABOUT US

Simplify is the UK’s leading conveyancing and property services business, comprising nine businesses which include some of the largest conveyancing law firms in the UK, two leading independent property services businesses as well as being the market-leading direct to consumer online conveyancer.