Head of Accounts

Head of Accounts - West Hampstead - £50,000 - £70,000 DOE Our client, a well-respected estate agency that have been operating for over 20 years are looking for a Head of Accounts to manage and oversee in growing day-to-day functions of the accounts department. You will be working closely with the Directors to implement processes and grow the team out. Responsibilities: • Full responsibility for the day-to-day management of approximately 70 residential service charge portfolios. • Maintain accurate accounting records for all managed developments. • Ensure compliance with lease provisions, RICS guidance and company procedures. • Review financial performance across all developments. • Produce income and expenditure reports. • Reconcile all service charge bank accounts monthly. • Reconcile reserve fund balances. • Investigate and resolve unreconciled balances. • Process journals including accruals, prepayments, and correcting journals. • Maintain accurate opening balances for newly acquired developments. • Complete month-end accounting processes. • Assist Property Managers with budgeting queries. • Produce budget versus actual variance reports. • Monitor expenditure against approved budgets. • Pay weekly payment runs. • Complete monthly bank reconciliations. • Monitor daily bank balances. • Allocate receipts correctly. • Resolve banking discrepancies. • Process refunds. • Allocate leaseholder receipts. • Assist Property Managers with arrears information. • Produce statements for solicitors and leaseholders. • Prepare year-end working papers. • Produce supporting schedules. • Prepare accountant information packs. • Liaise with external accountants. • Respond to year-end audit/accountant queries. • Review draft service charge accounts. • Respond to leaseholder accounting queries. • Respond to director and freeholder financial enquiries. • Resolve billing queries. • Investigate historic balances. • Implement processes to support efficiency of the team Skills and Experience Required: • AAT or ACCA qualified • Minimum 2 years' experience with Xero and Block Management • Experience in a similar role in the property industry • Ability to manage a team • Ability to use own initiative • The ability to work in a team as well as individually • Confidence to communicate effectively and efficiently Salary: £50,000 - £70,000 DOE Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 9am - 6pm, Fridays finish at 5:30pm, Office Based If you are a proactive individual looking for a new role, please contact Anisha on the Business Support team at Dove & Hawk Property Recruitment. Dove & Hawk Property Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of permanent workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's and Privacy Policy which can be found at doveandhawk.co.uk