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Contract Type Permanent Employment Type Full-Time Working Requirements Dynamic Working Hours 9:00am to 5:30pm Salary Competitive Division Commercial Location Leeds

We are looking to hire a Senior Client Accountant role to work on one of our largest instructions as part of the national portfolio team. This includes assisting on the day to day client accounting and reporting on a portfolio of UK Industrial and Office buildings.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Knight Frank is the leading independent property consultancy in the UK offering agency and professional advice across Commercial, Residential and Rural sectors. Established in 1896, Knight Frank now comprises a global network of over 335 offices.

Our Commercial Property Asset Management department has a vacancy for a Senior Client Accountant to provide support to the Partners and team. The role is to work on one of our largest instructions as part of the national portfolio team. The role includes assisting on the day to day client accounting and reporting on a portfolio of UK Industrial and Office buildings. The successful candidate will join the team who are dedicated to this specific client.

The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities:

Preparing monthly reporting as required
Attendance at client meetings and regularly reporting to the client
Preparation of variance analysis with explanations for them
Rent Raising and other adhoc charges
Organising and Managing cash balances for rent and non recoverable items including payovers and funding requests
Processing database amendments on the system
Assisting with service charge budgeting, reconciliation and cash reconciliation
Proving support for junior staff
Liaison with credit control, purchase ledger & treasury teams

We would expect the successful candidate to liaise with Surveyors and on site staff based in different locations through the country and also with the specialist teams within the accounts team e.g. Treasury, Accounts Payable and Credit Control. We would also expect the candidate to be confident in dealing directly with client and tenant queries.

We are looking for an organised, driven and energetic individual who can pick up systems quickly and has a good accounting knowledge. They need to have a proven track record of delivering to a high standard in line with all set deadlines. Ideally we are looking for someone for with relevant experience of working in a property agency environment.

RESPONSIBILTIES:

Full Client/Management Accounting:

Knowledge & Experience of Client Reporting in various formats
Production of Client Statements and supporting reports in line with Client KPI's
Happy to attend and present to reporting at client meetings
Tax reporting & HMRC Submissions (CIS, VAT, NRL).
Distribution of Rental Income & Control of Cash Balances
Database & Lease Administration
Full Client & Tenant liaison

Service Charge Accounting:

Service charge reviews & Cash Reconciliations
Control of Void Liabilities & Caps
Cashflows & Budget Variance Analysis
Liaising with 3rd Party Auditors

Working with:

Client accountants - Supervision and assisting more junior members of the team
Credit control
Purchase ledger
Treasury
Surveyors, Facility Management, On-site staff, Associates, Partners

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Experienced Client Accountant or Senior Client Accountant experience within a similar environment
Systems Experience:
- Yardi Voyager
- Payscan
- Proficient Microsoft Excel & Word skills

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Please note: this is a Direct Search led by Knight Frank. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs, even if provided by PSL agencies.