Lettings Accountant

Our client is a highly successful independent estate agency that has been providing the highest levels of service in Buckinghamshire, the Chilterns and Oxfordshire for more than 20 years. Offering a wide selection of town and country properties – for sale and to let – from houses, bungalows and apartments to country houses and farms. They pride themselves on their attention to detail, excellent communication and unrivalled local area knowledge. This approach, along with the personal and professional service that they offer to all their customers, is at the heart of everything they do. You will be handling both lettings and business accounts, therefore, you will ideally have experience working within a property accounts role, however, our client is also willing to consider someone with accounts experience within a similar industry. To be considered you should display professionalism, enthusiasm, strong numerical skills and attention to detail, along with excellent organisational and communication skills. They ask that you are able to work effectively within a fast-paced environment and have the ability to keep to deadlines. If this sounds like you, our client would love to hear from you! Key responsibilities will include: * Developing financial planning & analyst capability to track and report on financial performance * Producing annual financial statements and accounts, ensuring compliance with best financial practices and a clean audit report * Dealing with Profit and Loss * Handling VAT returns * Producing consolidated monthly management accounts * Maintaining weekly accounts payable and accounts receivable, cash, and bank reconciliations * Preparing budgets and forecasts and monitoring them continuously * Assisting with payroll processes and HMRC queries * Continuously improving and maintaining end-to-end financial processes * Ensuring tenant payment details complying with the Direct Debit Guarantee Scheme * Managing deposit returns * Processing relevant payments as required * Monitoring outstanding rent amounts and chasing rent arrears * Investigating and resolving lettings accounts queries * Dealing with new tenancy details. Personal specification: * Preferably have experience within a lettings accounts role - preferred * Strong accounts experience * IT literate - strong Excel skills, systems experience * Knowledge of using Xero would be advantageous * A desire to learn and grow within the company * Ability to work in a fast paced environment. The salary on offer will be in the region of £45,000 to £55,000 depending on experience