Charlesons.

Recruiter: Charlesons

Location: The London Borough Redbridge (Gants Hill, Ilford)

Salary: Dependent on experience

Job Role: Accounts Manager

Hours: Full Time (Mon – Fri)

Charlesons are expert property professionals who built our reputation at Century21 Ilford, part of the world’s largest, residential estate agency.

We are actively seeking a talented and experienced individual to assist the business which will include (but not limited to)Property Management Department with managing the accounts aspect of our lettings portfolio as well as assisting with our company accounts.

The job role will include but not be limited to:

• Managing tenancy accounts i.e. rental arrears, chasing, issuing demands where necessary
• Receipting rental payments to our system
• Paying clients via our lettings system and banking software
• Assisting clients with accounts queries
• Account reconciliation
• Managing tenant deposits – logging deposits with the deposit scheme and processing deposit returns
• Processing contractor and supplier payments
• Bookkeeping i.e. organisation of supplier invoices, updating and maintaining supplier ledgers via software
• Completing VAT returns (training provided)

The successful candidate must possess:

• Minimum of 1.5/2 years accounting experience (will be an advantage to have property accounts experience)
• Well-presented, professional with a proactive approach
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Good IT skills particularly in the use of databases
• Must have attention to detail
• Ability to hit deadlines and exceed targets
• Excellent customer service experience including patience with managing client expectations and handling difficult clients.