Senior Property Accountant

About JLL

We’re JLL—a leading professional services and investment management firm specialising in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 92,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

That’s why we’re committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We’re using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people, and our communities.

We are looking for a Senior Property Accountant to join our Property Accounting team within Financial Management in Norwich. You'll play a vital role in reporting and maintaining financial controls. You'll produce insightful reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations. You’ll engage with structured learning and training to support your ongoing development. But it doesn't stop there. You'll also collaborate with finance and surveyors, building strong relationships and resolving any issues that arise.

Your work will be critical to creating an industry-leading Financial Management team, positioning us as a 'Centre of Excellence'.

• Support with the financial operations and reporting requirements for specified portfolios (these are likely to require technical accounting input, and/or be more high profile or more complex instructions). Review of trial balance reporting, management accounts, nominal ledger reconciliations and journals, VAT reporting, funding reviews, payments to client and ensuring client deadlines and expectations are met.
• Learn and be able to undertake all duties performed within the Property Accountant and Assistant Property Accountant roles and provide technical accounting support to these individuals.
• Assume management of insurance renewals across portfolio and undertake reconciliations where required.
• Identify and suggest improvements to standardise, streamline and simplify working procedures.
• Administer financial operations relating to the mobilisation and demobilisation of property transactions.
• Co-ordinate the resolution of day-to-day queries from clients & occupiers.
• Perform variable head lease calculations, NOI reporting, bad debt provisioning, and any other accounting and administrative duties as needed in support of the property portfolio.

• Assist the Property Accounts Manager with the training, retention, and motivation of the team to develop commitment and drive high performance, particularly in the continuing development of the Assistant Property Accountants.
• Support the Property Accounts Manager with workload management, and oversight of wider portfolio.
• Support senior management in creating an industry leading Property Accounting team, which is considered a ‘Centre of Excellence’ both internally and externally.

• Monitoring of key performance indicators on client portfolio and taking ownership for timely resolution of any issue alongside relevant stakeholders.
• Timely and accurate completion of various control account reconciliations & monitoring of funding levels.
• Effectively manage risk by complying with company, accounting, and legislative procedures and controls. Identify problem areas and elevate issues promptly.
• Performance of other controls as governed by our accredited control framework.
• Support with all internal and external auditing requirements.

• Be a point of contact for specific clients for the day to day running of the property portfolio.
• Liaise with and support Surveyors, JBS (JLL Business Services) finance teams and other stakeholders on the portfolio, acting on requests and providing information in a timely manner.
• Attend internal and external meetings as required.
• Ensure strong communication links and working relationships are established and maintained with Property…