Trainee Account Manager - Property

Annual salary: £31,000.00 OTE

TRAINEE ACCOUNT MANAGER - PROPERTY (12 month fixed-term contract)

Salary: £25,000.00 + Bonus (£31,000.00 OTE)

Location: St. Ives, Cambridgeshire

Do you have solid administration skills? IT literacy to include the full Microsoft suite? Thrive in high-pressure environments? Keen to begin a career in property with the possibility of fully funded industry recognised qualifications for the right person?

WE HAVE THE ROLE FOR YOU!

The Trainee Account Manager - Property role (known internally as the LPA Account Manager), based at our purpose built modern office in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, is a fantastic opportunity for someone to kick-start or develop their property career within a supportive and progressive team.

BENEFITS

Competitive Salary of £25,000.00 + Bonus (£31,000.00 OTE), a modern office in beautiful surroundings, 25 Days Holiday (Plus 8 Days Public Holiday),Option To Buy Or Sell Holiday, Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Pay, Free Conveyancing Legals, GP-24 Hour Service, Retail Discounts Plus Many More!

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

You will be responsible for gathering and compiling information on vacant and tenanted properties in order to report to the Law of Property Act (LPA) receivers to enable them to ensure effective strategies on buy to let properties. This will involve adhering to client Service Level Agreements (SLAs) whilst ensuring regulatory compliance across the portfolio and delivering a high-level service to the receivers and lender clients. The role will also include liaising with solicitors, borrowers and tenants.

Whilst this role is currently only available on a 12 month fixed-term contract, we are always keen to retain our best people. As such, whilst we can make no guarantees, at the end of the contractual term if other opportunities exist within the business that suit your skill set, we would love to have a further conversation.

Key tasks include:

• Ensuring all tenanted properties meet safety requirements
• Processing and issuuing tenant notices, including litigation proceedings with solicitors
• Managing move outs and deposit returns
• Organising maintenance estimates and works

OUR HIRING PROCESS:

• You’ve checked out our job ad

• It’s gathered your interest and you’ve applied using our easy application process

• If selected, you come meet our lovely team and we discuss the finer details

• If successful, we make the offer and get the ball rolling

• Once in post you can even recommend your friends to join us and earn a sweet referral bonus – for each one!

REQUIREMENTS

And now for the nitty gritty:

It goes without saying that you will need to be a good Administrator, able to work quickly and accurately, and with an ability to manage your time and workload effectively under pressure.

Having a demonstrable interest in developing a career within the Property sector is a huge advantage - in this role you will learn all about Property Compliance, the Law of Property Act, and Property Maintenance - which will give you an excellent foundation to progress from into any number of more senior roles across our business in time and with the right attitude. We love to invest in our team and as such we are occasionally able to offer funding for our staff to undertake ARLA (Association of Residential Lettings Agents) qualifications too!

You will need to be able to communicate with the best of them! Both from a written and verbal standpoint.

Finally, you will be computer literate with a good working knowledge of the Microsoft packages and aptitude for picking up new systems quickly.

OUR PEOPLE

Simplify believes diversity brings benefits for our clients, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

ABOUT US

Simplify is the UK’s leading conveyancing and property services business, comprising nine businesses which include some of the largest conveyancing law firms in the UK, two leading independent property services businesses as well as being the market-leading direct to consumer online conveyancer.