Client Accounting Analyst

Title: Client Accounting Analyst

Location: East West Building, 2 Tollhouse Hill, Nottingham, NG1 5FS

Reporting to: Client Accounting Team Leader

Responsibilities to include:

To support the Senior leadership of the Client Accounting team to streamline processes and efficiency of Client communication / reporting.

To provide an effective and efficient service to clients and surveyors and to work in association with the existing team to meet all goals.

The clients this role will support are various clients spread over a portfolio of offices within the network of property management offices around the UK.

• Bespoke client periodic reporting
• VAT reporting
• Funding requests to clients
• System maintenance
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Cash flow forecasts
• Variance reporting to clients
• Liaising with client auditors
• To attend Client meetings (Internal and External) as and when required (F2F or virtual)
• Update and maintain Client Accounting processes
• Deep dive into all Client reports and seek to improve via technology / automation / systems
• Liaising with tenants, surveyors and clients
• Adhering to Quality Assurance and ensuring processes and procedures are followed
• Providing support and problem solving for the team
• Acting as a technical expert for complex accounting queries providing guidance to the Senior Client Accountants
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive process documentation, standard operating procedures and best practice guidelines
• Developing and refining quality assurance frameworks and control procedures
• Preparing management reports and KPI dashboards.
• Leading specific projects and initiatives as directed by senior leadership
• Providing technical guidance and process decisions in the Team Leaders absence
• Preparing and delivering client presentations on performance, forecasts, and strategic recommendations
• Ad hoc duties

Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required:

Essential:

• High level of professionalism with the ability to inspire employees, internal and external stakeholders to comprehend and follow the Business Ethos.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills displaying a mature attitude in all verbal and written communications.
• Portrays confidence and enthusiasm, is organised, flexible and conspicuously reliable.
• Strong and influential leadership skills that follow a ‘can-do’ approach with the ability to communicate to individuals at all levels.
• Highly self-motivated, self-starter with the ability to work under own initiative, takes ownership of responsibilities and drives positive change.
• Meticulous attention to detail, high level of accuracy and numeracy accompanying no less than 5 years of accounting experience.
• Team player, with experience in managing projects and delivering to deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure, efficiently and in a timely manner together with excellent decision-making capabilities.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Forward thinking regarding Technology

Desirable:

• Experience with Microsoft Word and intermediate / Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (v-lookups, Macros and Pivot Tables).
• Experience with other Microsoft applications such as Power BI, One Note
• Awareness of general accounting procedures, regulatory standards & compliance requirements.
• Formal qualification: AAT or equivalent an advantage.
• Studying towards further qualifications such as CIMA / ACCA / ACA

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