Accounts Team Assistant

Role Overview

Your primary role as an Accounts Team Assistant will be to manage a small portfolio of clients within the lettings division and support the rest of the team with their daily processes. This role would perfectly suit someone with previous residential lettings experience but it’s not essential as we will provide on the job training. The ideal candidate will be able to manage an ever-changing workload by good prioritisation, use their own initiative and be a methodical thinker.

Key Responsibilities

• Answering and solve queries from landlords, tenants, the other head office departments and our branches

• Processing terminations

• Processing payments of deposit returns to outgoing tenants.

• Managing daily payments to contractors and landlords including rent and credits

• Importing new deals and ensuring correct fees are collected from landlords

• Raising rent demands and allocating tenant receipts

• Spotting inconsistencies and recognising ‘red flags’ and take the appropriate actions

• Assisting with approval of bank details

• Being a team player and assisting the rest of the team with their daily processes as required 

Key Skills

• Minimum of 1 year solid previous experience in a similar role

• Accurate IT skills and methodical approach

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Preferably previous experience in lettings accounts but not essential – may suit someone with a banking background, evidence of good numerously skills are important

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel to perform required tasks

• Ability to process and organise workload quickly but accurately

• Customer Service experience

• Strong attention to detail

Team Overview

Working in our vibrant lettings head office at Richmond you’ll be sat amongst others, our tenancy progression, client services, property management and renewals team. The accounts team whilst hardworking and proactive, are equally friendly and sociable. We’ve created an environment that’s full of energy aiming for a good work/life balance.
 

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