• Prepare and reconcile service charge accounts in line with lease agreements and regulations.
• Produce year-end service charge statements and liaise with property managers.
• Ensure compliance with RICS / landlord & tenant regulations.

• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor actual expenditure against budget, highlighting variances.
• Support management with month-end closing, financial planning, reporting, and analysis.
• Assist in the preparation of management accounts and financial dashboards, providing meaningful insights that inform decision-making.
• Contribute to financial modelling, scenario planning, and longer-term strategic forecasts as required.

• Process and verify purchase invoices accurately in Sage across the portfolio of businesses.
• Managing the purchase invoice approval process and ensuring costs are within budget.
• Prepare payment runs on online banking platforms for authorisation in line with company policies.
• Maintain accurate vendor records & reconcile vendor statements with supplier accounts on Sage and resolve billing issues promptly.
• Process and reconcile employee expenses and credit cards, including chasing up missing invoices.

• Support the customer invoicing, credit control, and collections processes, including uploading sales invoices information onto Sage and updating invoicing platform with receipts.
• Reconcile & post receipts from various payment platforms (SumUp, Stripe, GoCardless) and brokers.
• Monitor debtor accounts, follow up on overdue balances, and produce aging reports.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date AR ledgers.

• Bank reconciliations across the portfolio of businesses.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of VAT returns.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies, and statutory requirements.
• Contribute to process improvements within the finance function.
• Ad-hoc administrative tasks, including filing, dealing with queries and various analysis for Head of Finance.

• Proven experience (3yrs +) in a similar role covering AP, AR, and financial reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Sage accounting software (Sage 50).
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
• Strong knowledge of service charge accounting (desirable).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for vendor, clients and internal team interactions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Experience in real estate, serviced offices or retail (other industries considered).
• Experience with dealing with service charge.
• AAT desirable.

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