Assistant Client Accountant

Location: West End, London
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, Monday-Friday
Start date: ASAP

• Up to £40,000 for a role open to those with one year's accounts experience
• A defined development path towards Client Accountant, with training from senior colleagues
• Broad exposure to commercial property and service charge accounting in the West End

An established property and asset management business is looking for an Assistant Client Accountant to join its Client Accounting team in the West End, with an immediate start available. You will report to the Senior Client Accountant and support day-to-day client and property accounting across an allocated portfolio, while building the technical grounding to step up to Client Accountant.

This role is built around progression. You won't be stuck on one part of the ledger. You will work across the full client accounting cycle (invoicing, receipts, service charge budgets, year-end schedules, bank reconciliations and payovers) with structured guidance from experienced colleagues. The business works to clear values, including trust and integrity, pragmatism and accountability, so you will know exactly what is expected and how to succeed.

• Assist with client statements, VAT reports, trial balances and client reports for review
• Raise rent, service charge, insurance and recharge invoices to tenants
• Post and allocate tenant receipts and process supplier invoices and payments
• Action instructions from property and asset managers, including setting up debtors for new leases
• Input service charge budgets and update apportionments and on-account charges
• Prepare schedules for annual service charge accounts and help answer auditor queries
• Prepare monthly client bank reconciliations and process client payovers
• Run system reports and assist with completion statements and funding requests

• At least one year's experience in an accounts or finance role
• AAT (or equivalent), or studying towards it, is desirable. Relevant experience is valued just as much
• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
• Understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and bank reconciliations
• Competent Excel user, including lookups and pivot tables
• Organised and detail-focused, with the ability to meet deadlines
• MRI Horizon experience is advantageous
• Exposure to service charge accounting or commercial property portfolios is desirable

Requirements for salary bandings will be discussed in the interview stages and screening calls.

• Salary of up to £40,000 per annum
• Clear progression route towards Client Accountant
• Training and support from the senior Client Accounting team
• Central West End office location

We are an equal opportunities recruiter, valuing diversity and inclusion and welcoming applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background.