Client Accountant
About Candidate
Education/Qualification
- 2024 -ACCA student – self funded – five exams remaining
- 2023 – AAT qualified
- Lettings and Property Management Part A (ARLA)
- Level 2 Propertymark award in Residential Property Management
- Level 3 Propertymark award in Residential Property Management
- 2013 Edge Hill University – Sports Development
- 2010 Priestley Sixth Form College – National Diploma Sport, Coaching & Fitness
Systems used
- Excel including Lookups / Pivots / Sums
- Xero
- PayProp
- LetsPay
- Word & Outlook
Career Summary
Current Employer – Circa 700 domestic and commercial properties nationwide
Position – Client Accountant
Dates – June 2021 – Present
- Reports to the Finance Director and the Business Owner – has successfully progressed from Accounts Assistant to Accountant for the business
- Responsible for the account management of the residential and student property portfolio and deals with circa six hundred landlords
- On an annual basis works with the Finance Director to prepare the annual budget – in tandem with the Tech Team – assesses and analyses information and reports to the Financial Director
- Similarly involved with and is involved with yearend financial processes
- On a monthly basis completes the monthly accounts for the business – Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, postings, and analysis
- Produces the quarterly VAT return
- Prepares the company payroll for payment
- Maintains the company bank accounts
- Tasked with a full range of activities daily within each monthly accounting period
- Primarily manages the residential portfolio as the main source of revenue and maintains the accounts of over seven hundred entities
- Prepares all the annual financial statements for clients – advising on rent rises and any advice from in house agents
- Rents – received daily from tenants – arranges payment to landlords following deduction of the management fee
- Regularly chases outstanding monies covering Rent, Ground Rent, repairs and maintenance and Service Charges – this includes multiple transactions including paying and claiming from landlords
- Has successfully reduced the Aged Debtor list and built relationships with suppliers
- Creates and sends out the payment plans for tenants and manages and authorises payments to the landlords and other clients
- Maintain the Company business bank account
Previous Employer – Eastes Agency
Position – Lettings Manager
Dates – June 2014 – June 2021
- Ran the Lettings Portfolio which grew from fifty-four managed properties to 290
- Responsible for the performance of the Lettings business – working in collaboration with other staff within the business
- Responsible for the Company banking, including paying the Company landlords and contractors and completing the bank reconciliation for the client account daily
Previous Employer – Bar
Position – Bar Sales Staff
Dates – December 2013 – June 2014
Previous Employer – Restaurant and bar
Position – Bar Sales Staff
Dates – March 2011 – December2013
Previous Employer – Council
Position – Active Warrington Team
Dates – December 2012 – April 2013
