Job Title

Assistant Client Accountant:

Job Description Summary

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated and detail-focused Assistant Client Accountant to join our team in Birmingham. This role will provide essential support across day-to-day financial operations, ensuring timely and accurate processing of transactions, maintaining records, and assisting with reconciliations and reporting. The ideal candidate will have a proactive approach and a strong foundation in accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring compliance with internal controls.

• Assist the Senior and or Client Accountants with Client delivery or own a set of smaller Client instructions.

• Preparing and issuing month-end and year-end reporting in line with internal processes and the signed Client PMA.

• Support the team with resolution of any Client reporting queries and join any regular accounting calls with Clients.

• Assisting in the preparation of VAT returns and audit support documentation as well as vat reconciliations.

• Preparing and issuing funding requests to Clients ensuring funding is reconiled at all times.

• Preparing and arranging the transfer of income collected on behalf of our Clients.

• Supporting completion of service charge year ends, cash reconciliations and budgets.

• Contributing to the mobilisation of new Client instructions and the handing over of ex-instructions.

• Supporting with the resolution of any unallocated cash resolved to ensure prompt posting to the accounting system.

• Raising tenant payable invoices ensuring all recharges are raised.

• Performing billing reconciliations to ensure income raised in line with lease obligations

• Liaising with internal teams and external suppliers to resolve queries

• Providing general support to the wider finance team as required

Skills & Experience:

• Prior experience in an Accounts Assistant or similar role

• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and accounting systems (e.g. Yardi, Tramps, or similar)

• Excellent organisational and time management skills

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team

• AAT/accounting qualification (or working towards) is desirable but not essential

What We Offer:

• A competitive salary and benefits package

• Hybrid working opportunities

• Career development support

• A collaborative, inclusive working culture within a leading global real estate firm

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”