Finance Manager - Residential Property Accounts

Residential Property Accounting Manager 12 month maternity cover One of London's leading and most prestigious property companies is seeking an experienced PropertyAccounts / Finance Manager for its growing residential property business, to lead the day-to-day accounts function for a large operational Build to Rent portfolio. This is a hands-on finance leadership role with responsibility for tenant billing, income control, reconciliations, arrears oversight and ledger management across a high-volume residential portfolio. You will manage a small team of accounts assistants and act as the key finance contact for leasing, tenancy progression and property management colleagues. The role would suit someone with strong residential property accounts experience who enjoys process ownership, people management and working closely with operational teams. Key responsibilities: • Managing the end-to-end monthly billing cycle for residential tenants, including rent, deposits, reservation fees and ad hoc charges. • Overseeing tenant cash allocation, deposits and reservation fees, ensuring balances are accurately reflected on tenant ledgers. • Leading and supporting a small accounts team, setting priorities and ensuring daily, weekly and monthly deadlines are met. • Maintaining the accuracy and integrity of property management and finance systems. • Acting as the main finance point of contact for leasing, tenancy progression and property management teams. • Managing arrears monitoring, debtor control processes and direct debit administration. • Ensuring bank accounts are fully reconciled and reconciling items are identified and resolved promptly. • Supporting improvements to operational finance processes, systems and payment platforms. • Assisting with finance-related regulatory or legislative changes affecting residential tenancies. The successful candidate will have: • Proven experience managing a small finance or accounts team. • A background in residential property accounts, including tenant billing, cash allocation and arrears management OR be a qualified accountant looking for team management experience • Experience working in a high-volume, deadline-driven operational finance environment. • Strong reconciliation, control and reporting skills. • Excellent organisational and communication skills. • The ability to build strong working relationships across leasing, tenancy progression and operational teams. • Strong Excel skills. • Experience using Yardi or a similar property management system would be highly beneficial, but is not essential.