Lettings Accounts Administrator

Lettings Accounts Administrator

Hitchin - Full time - Office Based

Salary: £25,000 Per Annum

Monday to Friday. 09:00 - 17:00 (35 hour working week)

Our client is looking for a Lettings Accounts Administrator to join their friendly and inclusive team. In this role you will manage the companies accounts payable and receivable while working closely with the other members of the team in the office. This company is big on having a good company culture with career progression.

Your responsibilities will include reviewing and reconciling accounts, processing payments to external partners and maintaining updated records of invoices and receipts. The right candidate should be familiar with bookkeeping, within in the Lettings and Property Management Industry.

To succeed in this role, you should have great attention to detail and a problem-solving attitude with the ability to work well within a team.

Responsibilities - Lettings Accounts Administrator

• Completing daily bank reconciliation of all receipts across all R&R lettings bank accounts and cashbooks.
• Daily uploading of rent and payments and invoices onto ALTO system.
• Resolving landlord queries via email and telephone.
• Investigating and proactively resolving queries relating to non-payment of invoices via the completion of a weekly and monthly Debtors Report, liaising directly with landlords & clients to ensure prompt payment.
• Assist with completing payment requests, including refunds and deposit releases ahead of each payment run.
• Liaising with PM’s, issuing and re-issuing invoices as well as issuing credit notes.
• General accounts administration including banking, filing and retrieval of paperwork.
• Issuing Service charge demands for Block Management.
• Chasing Arrears/ Credit Control.

Skills/Experience - Lettings Accounts Administrator

• Proven work experience as a Lettings Accounts Administrator or similar role.
• Good knowledge of bookkeeping procedures and debt collection regulations.
• Hands-on experience with accounting software Xero.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (using financial formulas and creating spreadsheets).
• Solid data entry skills with an ability to identify numerical errors.
• Good organisational and time-management abilities.
• Knowledge of ALTO system will be beneficial.

Benefits:

• 28 days holiday (Inclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Team Meetings every Friday (Sometimes Pizza involved)
• Birthday off
• Invest into their people with training and progression across the company.
• Annual review of salary