SME - General Accounting

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Job Description

We are looking for a Team Leader to lead Accounts administration team for property and assets management business

What this job involves: 

Income Management
•    Support the raising of rental income, including preparation of turnover calculations and maintenance of rent deposits
•    Manage accounting for other income, (incl car park, shopping centres, and interest on late payments) and maintain income reconciliations
•    Produce completion statements relating to property sales and the end of tenants’ leases
•    Process tenant refunds as instructed by surveyors
Expenditure Management
•    Liaise with site staff to ensure service charge expenditure is accurate, reporting any variances as needed
•    Maintain accounting records for expenditure recoverable from tenants
Reporting
•    Assist team with the production of regular client reports
•    Complete banking summaries for clients within agreed timeframes
•    Assist with the completion of statutory & regulatory reporting to HMRC & Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Teamwork
•    Work with the wider client accounting team to ensure workload is effectively managed
•    Build strong working relationships with rest of team to improve outcomes for the team

Essential
•    Knowledge or experience of basic accounting/book-keeping
•    Minimum graduation in commerce or equivalent / M.Com / MBA Finance

•    Good computer literacy skills
•    Good interpersonal and communication skills
•    Must be flexible and able to work under pressure, multi-task and effectively prioritise
•    Organised, with attention to detail and able to work to tight deadlines
•    Able to use own initiative to resolve day to day issues.

To apply you need to be:

• • Accounting Background (B. Com/M. Com/MBA Finance)
  • Ability to handle 8-12 team members
  • Sound knowledge of Accounting including Trial Balance, sub ledger reconciliations and VAT accounting
  • Strong accounting knowledge, people management, communications, interpersonal skills and a keen learner
  • Excellent working knowledge of MS Office tools, including Excel skills, e.g. Pivots, complex formulas, etc.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and have ability to develop and manage stakeholder relationships (internal and external) remotely
  • Must be able to work under pressure and prioritise work assigned and work to adhere to tight deadlines
  • An approachable personality and adept at managing and developing capability of team and act with integrity
  • Knowledge of Real Estate Accounting and PMS (Property Management System) will be an added advantage
  • Prior experience of transition / offshoring will be an added advantage

Location:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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