Real Estate Accountant

Accountant - Real Estate - OUR CLIENT is an established and equity rich private property/real estate investment group who invest in Commercial and Residential property across the spectrum. They have instructed us to help them recruit a dedicated Accountant to join their group finance team initially to take ownership of the reporting, accounts and purchase ledger, CIS and VAT for the company's ongoing refurbishment projects and entities. THE ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES for Accountant - Real Estate will include: Processing property related invoices and carrying out weekly BACS run. Setting up suppliers, verifying and preparing quarterly VAT/CIS Returns and reporting on this. Monitoring invoices on ongoing refurbishment projects against budget and producing quarterly refurbishment summaries - including budget, forecast, actuals, etc. Attending quarterly surveyor project review meetings. Assisting with treasury bank account sweeps. Ad Hoc Projects - including profit statements on sale of commercial properties, assisting with finalising of new system implementation, etc. Additionally, over time, the incumbent will assist in preparing sets of statutory accounts for a few months a year. THE PERSON and SKILLS REQUIREMENTS for the Property Assistant Accountant role: 15 - 20 years of experience in accounts, preferably in real estate business. Experience in preparing VAT / CIS returns. Experience and understanding of double entry bookkeeping. Proficiency in MS Excel and knowledge of a Property Management Systems MRI, TRAMPS, QUBE, BLUEBOX, YARDI would help. Ability to understand taxation implications of accounting decisions. Any experience of preparing financial or statutory accounts would be advantageous. Excellent interpersonal skills including listening, building support, establishing rapport and demonstrating awareness of internal and external issues in a calm and polite manner. Excellent organisation and time management skills. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Willingness to be 5 days in the office. BENEFITS: Discretionary Bonus. Life Insurance. Please note that due to volume we cannot get back to everyone, however every application is looked at and considered and will be held on Trident International's database for review. If you have not heard back from us within 5 working days you should assume your initial application has been unsuccessful, however if suitable roles arise in the future, we will make every effort to contact you. By applying for this job, you accept the Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website. To learn more about our company and vacancies we are currently working on, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn