Client Accountant
This role sits with the Client Accounting Mixed - Use team, which is a unique opportunity within the property management industry.
Role Overview
This role sits with the Client Accounting Mixed - Use team, which is a unique opportunity within the property management industry. We are the first managing agent with a dedicated Mixed-Use Client Account division and this role provides an opportunity to grow and get involved in both residential and commercial aspects of client accounting. The role involves managing the day to client accounting responsibilities on the relevant portfolio. Working alongside other client accountants and surveying teams to ensure that the service charge and rental aspects of the portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting to clients (standard and client specific reporting) ensuring all SLAs and KPIs are adhered to
- Ensure accurate reconciliation of service charge income and expenditure
- Point of contact for client queries, providing support and advice where necessary
- Internal point of contact for Surveying colleagues working closely to ensure all client deliverables are met
- Maintain/Oversee housekeeping of property & leases data on financial database
- Assist with adhoc tasks as and when required
- Management of client and property cash-flow and funding
- Annual property service charge reviews and liaise with Asset Manager and Service Charge Team to ensure completion within best practice guidelines
- Compliance with Savills policies and procedures
- Attend client and internal meetings as and when required
- Instruct Treasury department (following the relevant approvals) of the following;
- Collection of monies
- Amendments to Client Accounts
- Payment of client property related transactions
- General maintenance of client funds i.e. tenant refunds etc.
Key Skills
The individual who carries out the role of Client Accountant is strong and self-motivated, ideally with solid financial and technical reporting experience in a client service role. Strong Excel spreadsheets skills is a must. The individual has excellent organisation, communication skills with the ability to communicate with all within the business as well as clients.
The individual will be a strong team player with the ability to meet strict deadlines and prioritise their workload. Due to the nature of Property Management the Client Accountant must be able to work in a varied and evolving department.
It is expected that the individual be part qualified (ACCA level) or qualified by experience. Strong analytical skills of all ledgers is required, and, a property transactional background is desired.
It is expected that the individual be enthusiastic and willing to learn.
Team Overview
You will be joining the Mixed-Use team within Property management. There is currently 31 team members within the team and growing. This is made of the Finance Director for Mixed Use Client Accounting, Client Accounting Manager and several Team Leaders that oversee and manage each team respectively. The team are very hard working and supportive of each other.
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- Business area
- Property Management
- Role
- Property Management
- Locations
- Finsbury Circus House
- Contract Type
- Permanent, Full time
- Remote Status
- This role offers some working from home
- Salary
- Competitive
Finsbury Circus House
Our offer
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Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
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Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
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Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
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Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
Values
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:
We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
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Client Accountant
This role sits with the Client Accounting Mixed - Use team, which is a unique opportunity within the property management industry.
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