Client Accounting Manager (Client Finance - Birmingham)

Description

• Oversee recruitment, retention and career development of employees to develop committed, client focussed teams;
• Design and implement the departmental control framework and delegation policy relevant to their areas;
• Work with internal audit and compliance to ensure that all compliance and control requirements are met; and
• 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;
• Keeping property and finance data up to date and managing the finance elements of the database.
• Evaluates, adapts and improves standards, techniques and procedures; and
• Continuously improving processes for market leading best practise financial management and in accordance with all relevant legislation; and
• Participate in and monitor the effectiveness of controls of activities performed by the team.
• Attend client meetings as required and work with clients to understand their needs, interpret requirements and respond as appropriate;
• Manages existing Client relationships;
• Identifies and helps progress new business opportunities both in and outside own discipline. Builds own network internally and externally;
• Ensuring that all Client and property accounting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the Client;
• Provide advice and guidance to team members on the structuring of accounting records and achievement of reporting goals;
• Ensuring contractual compliance across the team, including SLAs and KPIs are achieved on behalf of BNPPRE;
• Ensuring all necessary Quality Assurance reviews have been undertaken and signed off before issue; and
• Participates in the selection, testing and implementation of new systems features to support accounting operations and is a contributor to BNP Paribas Real Estate projects.
• Enhances BNP Paribas Real Estate‘s reputation through successful delivery.
• Manages and leads the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting team;
• Act as the principal contact point for Clients, surveyors, and other relevant parties on all aspects of accounting service delivery;
• Establishing and implementing departmental and team targets, setting objectives for the team, ensuring that they are communicated clearly and effectively, and that individual performance by team members against these objectives is monitored, measured and managed;
• Contributing to the fee generation and cost savings of the Client Finance team
• Lead the Client Accounting and Reporting team, ensuring employees are of appropriate calibre, well trained and motivated, and organised effectively to meet client requirements;
• Manage, monitor and produce 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;
• Advising surveyors, Clients and team members on the most appropriate actions;
• Managing and leading activities within the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting team to ensure a high performing, efficient and effective accounting function and being responsible overall for the full service;
• Ensure that services are delivered in accordance with the agreed contract;
• Implement the company’s performance management programme, adhering to and promoting internal performance standards, and ensuring areas for development and improvement are identified and addressed; and
• Works with and develops junior employees; and
• Work with the SMT team and other members of Client Finance to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and control of the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting operations;
• Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures and controls.
• Manages within budget and minimises overhead spend.
• Act as a mentor and role model to the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting team members in their day to day activities. Provide coaching and support the team to ensure appropriate levels of performance and technical skills are maintained.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve processes and procedures to ensure service delivery standards for internal and external clients are met;

Requirements

• Good people management, interpersonal and mentoring skills, with demonstrable experience of leading teams;
• Understanding of accounting techniques, including sales ledger transactions would be an advantage;
• Specialist in one aspect of own discipline. Broad knowledge of principles and practices of related disciplines; and
• Recognised senior specialist who shares knowledge and advises others;
• Qualified in a recognised accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA). GCSE level qualifications including Maths and English;
• Experience of leading an accounting team within in a property management or similar environment;
• Tenacious, presentable, assertive, adaptable, self-aware and self-motivated with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a professional manner;
• 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.
• Able to work on a broad range of projects, referring to senior colleagues/ external specialists on highly unusual or technical issues;
• Organised and methodical, able to work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively, whilst also able to manage multiple projects; and
• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Considerable practical experience in bookkeeping, internal and external financial reporting, financial operations and associated processes and controls
• Undertaking financial analysis and data analytics, with business intelligence as appropriate.
• Conscientious and highly focussed, with detailed understanding of accounting and an appreciation of data protection issues;

Benefits

• Heath & 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’s Bonus Scheme, share incentive plan, financial and mortgage advice

Training + Development

Interview process

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