Accounts Assistant Brentwood Essex
A Full time or Part time accounts role based in a busy lettings office, just off the High Street in Brentwood at one of the most successful and dynamic lettings business in the area. Est 1987.
Good customer relations needed as communication is often required with landlords, tenants and contractors
You will have full support from office management and at director level
This is a Full time or Part time role in a growing office with regular hours, working in a professional office location with a friendly feel.
You will be working closely with a vibrant, friendly, supportive and dynamic team.
This role would be ideally suited to someone with good general accounts knowledge who likes a challenging and varied role.
The Package:
A salary of up to £26,000pa - depending on experience
Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm with an hour for lunch
20 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with entitlement increasing with length of service
Contributory Pension
Payment for professional memberships and development opportunities
What will it take to be successful?
Experience in an accountancy role, where you have gained a good understanding of all areas of accounts.
Not essential but experience in using Alto system would be beneficial
Self-motivated individual who enjoys working as part of a team
Enjoy a varied, busy and rewarding role, with the ability to organise your workload to meet multiple deadlines
Good IT skills and enthusiasm for embracing ever changing and advancing technology
Welcoming and passionate about providing a high level of customer care to our clients
High level of accuracy is key to this role
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
What will you be doing?
Your time will be split between the Commercial accounts department and Residential Lettings accounts department, assisting with all areas of accounts.
Main purpose / scope of role:
Commercial department
Sales Ledger
Raising computerised rent demands, ad hoc invoicing, daily banking, computer postings and manual cash book entry, chasing rent arrears in writing and by telephone, negotiating payment plans with tenants or dealing with non payment of rent.
Purchase Ledger
Checking nominal coding of invoices and posting to ledger, resolving disputes with suppliers, weekly payment runs where client funds allow.
Bank Reconciliations
Manual and computerised.
Client Accounting
Raise client statements monthly/quarterly, analysing and balancing, transferring funds to clients, reporting in accordance with client requirements, VAT reporting combining manual and computerised reports.
Property Administration – previous experience not required as full training will be provided
Input new tenancies, standing orders, monthly report for rent reviews & lease renewals, insurance schedules, renewals and queries, dealing with utility companies, agreeing new utility contracts, liaising with Property Manager regarding tenancy issues.
Residential Lettings
Input of rental payments on a daily basis, reconciling bank statements, processing invoices, returning tenant deposits, rent adjustments, new tenancy input, supplier statements and adhoc email enquiries
Payment runs for landlords and suppliers
Client deposit reconciliations
Monthly reporting
Management fee reconciliations
Oversea landlords – entering approval numbers from HMRC, quarterly and yearly returns, NRL6 certificates, reporting to HMRC
Corresponding with other offices with regards to rent demands and rent arrears.
Chasing overdue rents and updating landlords on the situation, escalating to the lettings manager when needed
Requesting missing invoices from contractors
Integration of current database onto new one – accounts only
Input of rental payments on a daily basis, reconciling bank statements, processing invoices, returning tenant deposits, rent adjustments, new tenancy input, supplier statements and adhoc email enquiries
Payment runs for landlords and suppliers.
Client deposit reconciliations
Monthly reporting
Management fee reconciliations
Oversea landlords – entering approval numbers from HMRC, quarterly and yearly returns, NRL6 certificates, reporting to HMRC
Company Values:
“Our focus is to encourage you to continue with your learning and development and we are committed in supporting you to be the very best version of yourself to help you achieve and fulfil your potential.
Social events include Christmas and Summer get togethers, charity events, team building opportunities, we actively encourage our people to gain life experiences”
If you have the current relevant experience for this role, please do not hesitate to APPLY TODAY.
Our Recruitment Solutions for Business team are available for a confidential chat about the role and full candidate requirements.
You are always welcome to call our office and talk, in complete confidence, to one of our recruitment experts.
Please be advised, if you do not have the previous experience required in the job description your application will not be considered.