Assistant Management Accountant

A London build-to-rent and residential property owner, developer and operator is adding an Assistant Management Accountant to its head office finance team. It is a small team, reporting to the Finance Manager and with the Finance Controller close by, so this is a seat for someone bright and early in their career who wants to learn fast and take on more each year. The role covers month end across a group of UK and Jersey property entities. What you'll do

• Bank reconciliations and VAT returns across multiple entities, and CIS returns where they apply.
• Review and upload the managing agents' income and expenditure data to the month-end close deadlines.
• Month-end accruals and prepayments, deferred income and budget against actual.
• Prepare payment packs for approval, including the Jersey entities through the administrator.
• Help with the quarterly management packs, intercompany checks, balance sheet reconciliations and the year-end audit.
• Work with the external managing agents and with the asset management, lettings and development teams, including their audit requests. What you'll bring
• Studying ACCA or CIMA, either just started or working your way through, with a fair few papers still ahead of you. That is deliberate rather than a compromise: the firm is looking for someone to grow into the seat rather than hire in at the end of their studies.
• A good degree, and one to three years of accounting experience.
• Month-end work behind you: bank recs, accruals, journals. More than one entity is a plus.
• Property is ideal (but not essential), whether at a landlord, a developer, a managing agent on service charge or client accounting, or a real estate investment manager.
• Currently London based, strong Excel, and an eye for the process that could run better. Why it's worth a look
• Real breadth early on: UK and Jersey entities, managing agents and the operating teams, in one seat.
• A small head office team where the work is visible, and room to take on more as you move through your exams. To apply, use the button on this page or message Michael Muir at Buy Side Recruitment directly.