Client Accountant

Role Overview

If you’re a Client Accountant who wants more ownership, more variety and less bureaucracy, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

Hillcrest Estate Management

• Bristol (BS6 6UJ
  )
• Hybrid
• £Competitive

• Own your portfolio - no micromanagement
• Work in a varied, multi-client environment
• Be trusted to manage your deadlines and decisions
• Fully supported with training and professional development
• Join a growing business where standards matter

• Preparing and finalising service charge accounts
• Managing your own workflow to meet deadlines and SLAs
• Liaising with auditors, property managers and internal teams
• Handling client and leaseholder queries with confidence
• Supporting budgets, VAT reporting and ad hoc financial tasks
• Maintaining clear, accurate working papers and audit trails

You’ll be based in Bristol (BS6 6UJ
) with a hybrid working model, giving you flexibility alongside team collaboration.

• Accounts delivered accurately and on time, without chasing
• Strong, professional relationships with stakeholders
• Queries resolved efficiently and clearly
• High standards of compliance and documentation
• Continuous improvement in how work is delivered

• Have experience in an accounting or finance role
• Are organised, detail-focused and reliable under pressure
• Communicate clearly and confidently
• Take ownership rather than waiting for direction
• Want a role where your work actually matters

• 2+ years’ experience in an accounting/finance environment
• Strong bookkeeping and accounting knowledge
• Experience preparing service charge accounts (desirable)
• Intermediate/advanced Excel skills
• Studying or part-qualified (AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ACA) preferred
• Property sector knowledge (desirable)

• Competitive salary, aligned to experience
• Car allowance for field-based roles (London and Essex)
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, with additional Christmas closure
• Pension scheme
• Perkbox membership with discounts across retail, travel and entertainment
• Fully funded training and professional development, including paid study leave
• Employee referral scheme
• Annual salary review
• Free eye tests and Cycle to Work scheme
• Long service award
• Support for Army Reserve training

Hillcrest Estate Management supports residential developments across the South West from our Bristol base.

Working across a range of estates, our team manages everything from service charge budgets and compliance through to maintenance and resident engagement, ensuring developments are well run and consistently maintained.

For those joining the business, we offer the opportunity to manage a varied portfolio within a supportive team, where there is structure in place but also the flexibility to manage your role effectively.

As part of a wider national group, Hillcrest combines the feel of a local business with the stability and opportunity of a growing organisation.

• Initial conversation with our talent team
• Interview focused on experience, judgement and approach

We aim to complete the process within two to three weeks and communicate clearly throughout.

Apply with your CV.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.