Senior Client Accountant - Client Finances; Remediation Finance

Job Title: Senior Client Accountant - Client Finances (Remediation Finance)

Location: London (Twice a week in the office once trained)

Brand: FPS

Company
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Fexco Property Services

Type of Employment
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Full Time, Permanent

As part of Fexco Property Services, and reporting to the Head of Client Finances, this role will oversee a portfolio of key clients, and all financial aspects of managing the client's funds, as well as have financial oversight of funds relating to cladding and remediation works. The role will be pivotal in assisting other departments, with providing excellent client and customer services.

The role will also require the implementation of systems and procedures (as agreed by management) to enable the smooth and efficient handling of all processes, and ensure all deadlines are met.

• Maintain robust financial trackers for all HRB and MRB remediation schemes, including forecasts and cost-to-complete positions, funding allocations (BSF, CSS, developer-funded), and actual spend and committed costs.
• Support programme budget profiling, cashflow forecasting, and financial risk identification for remediation works.
• Reconcile remediation project accounts regularly, identifying variances and escalating funding shortfalls early.
• Ensure financial data aligns across remediation trackers, finance systems, and external funding portals.
• Prepare and validate financial data for funding submissions, including payment and drawdown requests.
• Reconcile funding received against expenditure, maintaining oversight of payment status, drawdown timelines, and funding conditions.

• Produce regular financial reports for the HRB & MRB Remediation Team, including forecast accuracy, variance analysis, and funding position summaries.
• Support internal audits and external scrutiny by providing clear, defensible financial information.
• Contribute to KPI reporting relating to budget control, forecast accuracy, and drawdown cycle times.

• Provide financial review and sign-off within the SCR process, addressing financial queries or amendments arising during review to ensure accuracy ahead of certification.
• Ensure charges applied via Landlord Certificates correctly reflect qualifying/non-qualifying leaseholder status and remediation funding position.

• Work closely with Building Safety Managers, the Senior Remediation & Funding Manager, Finance and Accounts teams, and Property/Regional Managers on remediation cost control, invoice validation, forecasting and reporting.
• Provide financial input to remediation stakeholder discussions where required.

• Production of year-end service charge accounts, client financial reporting, issuing of Section 20b notices, budget production, financial integration, financial offboarding, and RMC/Freeholder statutory accounts.
• Ensure the year end service charge accounts are drafted, reviewed by the property team, certified/audited by an external accountant, and with the client for review, within agreed time frames.
• Assist with the development of procedures and controls to improve the responsiveness, efficiency, timeliness and accuracy of all outputs.
• Promote the department as a key business partner to the property management team.
• Be a direct line of contact for clients, and understand the client's financial requirements to ensure expected service levels are met.

• Prepare and analyse the audit findings on an Extended Trial Balance for the external auditors to review and test, responding to subsequent audit queries

• Work closely with external business partners (external auditors and accountants) to maintain a consistently high standard of service to clients.

• Support budget production and work closely with Budgeting/Billing team to ensure accuracy of billing.

• Set appropriate controls and checks to safeguard transactions and ensure a high level of accuracy.
• Ensure all client accounting is carried out in line with current legislation, regulations and best practice.
• Bring…