The role

Associate Director to support the Head of Property Management Business Line. Lead a small team of Client Reporting Accountants and is responsible for all aspects of client and property accounting within a designated portfolio.

This role will be responsible for the Finance Services group that provides, on an outsourced basis, all aspects of transaction processing, reporting and analysis for the company’s entire portfolio of clients.

Key deliverables

• Ensuring that all client and property accounting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the client
• Completing service charge reconciliations within (typically) three months of period end
• Supervising the work of Client Reporting Accountants and Data Manager, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and proficiently
• Monitoring funding levels and initiating payments to clients and/or funding requests from clients to ensure appropriate funding levels are maintained
• Co-ordinating work of the team and resolving all queries arising from the financial management of the portfolio.
• Managing the relationships with all external clients, acting as a point of contact, ensuring agreed SLAs are met, defining and improving processes and developing value added analytics.
• Supporting internal stakeholders, managing relationships, providing relevant analysis and business advice.
• Directing the team of 3 people that report to the position (plus others where relevant), providing leadership and motivation and continually developing talent as appropriate.
• Designing, improving and implementing the control frame, coordinating with Risk and Internal Audit teams when required. 

Person specification

Essential Qualifications

• Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACMA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)

Essential skills

• Good technical accounting background with experience a commercial financial environment. Experience of using Microsoft Excel and Access to an advanced level. Experience of managing or supervising others effectively.
• Experience of dealing regularly with senior management. Fully competent in all UK
• Accounting Standards. Experience of having developed a financial budgeting and reporting system.
• Proficient in MS Office
• Experience of leading property management and accounting packages for managing agents.
• Experience of accounting techniques, internal and external reporting, finance operations and processes.
  

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