Client Accountant

Hoddesdon (hybrid working after training considered, subject to criteria)

Permanent; 37.5 hours per week

Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum

Residential Management Group is a market leading Managing Agent with superb systems and robust processes, so when you join us as a Client Accountant, you’re equipped with the best support to deliver a service charge accounting service to our clients, that is second to none.

At RMG we manage small and large blocks and estates for RMC (Resident Management Companies), L&T (Landlord & Tenant) and Developers. You’ll be working alongside a great team of service charge accounting professionals, led by a highly experienced senior management team.

Due to portfolio growth, we're expanding our Service Charge Accounts Team and are recruiting Client Accountants (Service Charge Accountants) to prepare the year end service charge accounts for new portfolios. You’ll be working alongside a great team of finance professionals based at our Hoddesdon head office. After training, we can consider hybrid working (subject to criteria). If you have previous experience preparing and reviewing private sector residential service charge accounts, this is the ideal role to further develop your experience, skills and knowledge.

What will you be doing?

Client Accountants at RMG ensure the timely and accurate production of Service Charge Accounts including liaising with auditors, Property Managers and Clients as needed.

• Prepare service charge accounts in accordance with current legislation and industry body requirements within 6 months of the year end.
• Liaise with all interested parties throughout the process to ensure queries are responded to in a timely way.
• Process any amendments following external and/or internal agreement between parties
• Meet all Service Level Agreements within stated deadlines.
• Take responsibility for the full preparation process even whilst not actively involved to ensure timely completion

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience preparing and reviewing residential service charge accounts.
• Medium to advanced user of MS Outlook, MS Excel and MS Word.
• Highly organised, forward thinking, taking a lateral approach to problem solving.
• Maintain high standards of professionalism, being always polite and courteous to both internal and external parties.
• Have a proven work ethic; striving to constantly improve personal performance while working towards team objectives.
• Demonstrate a consistent high level of customer service.
• Communicate in a well written and professional manner making sure all work is correctly formatted with grammar and spelling checked before being issued.

What do we offer?

You’ll not only be joining a market leader where you’ll benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you’ll also receive a superb package of company benefits.

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and enjoy your Birthday off, on us!
• Ability to accrue 2 additional days holiday (subject to criteria)
• Life Assurance - 4 x basic salary
• Generous pension scheme with contributions matched up to 6 %
• Company performance related bonus
• Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges – plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
• Access to a whole host of discounts on gyms, retail, groceries, leisure, electronics and so much more!
• We really like to support our employees to develop in their career, so we provide Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications such as CIMA, ACCA, AAT, IRPM and give up to 5 study days. We’ll also pay your annual professional subscriptions
• Employee Referral scheme with rewards up to £1,000 per referral
• Free and confidential access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Monthly employee wellbeing initiatives
• Corporate Social Responsibility events throughout the year
• Two paid volunteer days per year
• On-site parking available
• And more…

With ongoing business growth, we have a variety of career opportunities so if this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for, please visit RMG Careers on our website or get in touch to discuss other opportunities.