Job Description

The role

The Client Accountant is responsible for assisting the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting team with Property Accounting, in an effective and timely manner in accordance with Client requirements.

The objective of the role is to:

\xc2\xb7 Ensure that all Client and property accounting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the Client;

\xc2\xb7 Maintaining complete and up to date records and financial management, including applying accounting regulations, query management, service charge management, reconciliations, capex, opex and other Client specific procedures;

\xc2\xb7 Working with surveyors, Clients and other team members on the most appropriate actions to resolve queries;

\xc2\xb7 Supporting the contractual compliance across the team, including assisting the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting team with performing within the SLAs and KPIs on behalf of BNPPRE;

\xc2\xb7 Assisting in continuously improving processes for market leading best practise financial management and in accordance with all relevant legislation.

Key deliverables

Processes

Processes are seen as essential to the operations of the team, department and wider internal stakeholders. It is key that this role will:

\xc2\xb7 Help to develop, implement and continuously improve processes and procedures to ensure service delivery standards for internal and external clients are met;

\xc2\xb7 Work with internal audit and compliance to ensure that all compliance and control requirements are met; and participate in controls of activities.

Service Delivery

The Client Finance department is a critical part of service delivery to many of the BNP Paribas Clients and the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting function is considered to be market leading. It is key that this role will:

\xc2\xb7 Work with the management team to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and control their day-to-day work;

\xc2\xb7 Assist with the production of client accounting records, including client statements and/or profit and loss and balance sheet reporting, VAT and other tax reporting, charges to Occupiers and Clients, reconciliations, CIS, rent deposits, and bank, cash, and service charge reconciliations, query response and maintaining and collating supporting information as required;

\xc2\xb7 Keeping property and finance data up to date and managing the finance elements of the database.

\xc2\xb7 Undertaking financial analysis and data analytics, with business intelligence as appropriate.

\xc2\xb7 Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures and controls.

Responsibilities

Financials

\xc2\xb7 Individual targets

Clients and Business Development

\xc2\xb7 Builds own network internally and externally;

\xc2\xb7 Able to work on projects, referring to senior colleagues/ external specialists as appropriate;

\xc2\xb7 Working towards being a specialist in one aspect of own discipline; and

\xc2\xb7 Enhances BNP Paribas Real Estate\xe2\x80\x98s reputation through successful delivery.

Systems and Process

\xc2\xb7 Helps to improve standards, techniques and procedures; and

\xc2\xb7 Participates in the testing and implementation of new systems features to support accounting operations and is a contributor to BNP Paribas Real Estate projects.

Person specification

\xc2\xb7 Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills

\xc2\xb7 GCSE level qualifications including Maths and English;

\xc2\xb7 Tenacious, presentable, assertive, adaptable, self-aware and self-motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a professional manner;

\xc2\xb7 Conscientious and highly focussed, with an understanding of accounting and an appreciation of data protection issues;

\xc2\xb7 Some understanding of accounting techniques and transactional services would be an advantage;

\xc2\xb7 Committed to the provision of excellent customer service and to meeting deadlines;

\xc2\xb7 Commercially astute, innovative and solutions oriented;

\xc2\xb7 Organised and methodical, able to work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively, whilst also able to manage multiple projects; and

\xc2\xb7 Good skills in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, and Outlook). Experience of property management and accounting packages for managing agents (ideally Trace Tramps, or similar packages such as Yardi Propware / Voyager, Qube Horizon) would be a distinct advantage.

We are proud to offer award-winning benefits to support and reward our employees:

• Health & Leisure: Private medical cover, 25 days annual leave + public holidays (the option of purchasing up to 5 additional days via flex benefits), health screening, gym discounts, wellbeing support, volunteering opportunities, cycle to work scheme, eye care voucher, travel & retail discounts, travel insurance, concierge service, kids pass, open fairways golf card, great company culture and social events (including sports teams, charity events, art pass), perks at work
• Financial: Pension, life assurance at 8 x basic salary, group income protection, long term disability insurance, interest free season ticket loan, bonus scheme - you will be eligible to participate in the Company\xe2\x80\x99s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice

BNP Paribas Real Estate is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, colour, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

BNP Paribas Real Estate is proud to be an inclusive employer, as recognised by our RICS Inclusive Employer status and the Stonewall Equality Index

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