The Assistant Accountant will handle transactional processing, client reporting, month-end journals, reconciliations, and manage audits for client portfolios.
Job Title
Assistant AccountantJob Description Summary
Job Description
Assistant Accountant
Global Occupier Services - Finance
Birmingham
Cushman & Wakefield have a great opportunity for an ambitious Assistant Accountant to join our expanding Global Occupier Services Finance team.The main focus of the role will include transactional processing for a portfolio of clients to ensure all payments are processed and allocated on time.
Role purpose:
Assist Client Accounting Manager with client reporting, manage expenditure funding and income for portfolio of clients.
Core Responsibilities:
- Assist with reporting to clients in agreed formats for all financial activities on the portfolio
- Review data changes on system and highlight any inaccuracies
- Preparation of month end journals/accruals/prepayments
- Monthly preparation of bank reconciliations and clear down of open items
- Monitor and reconcile all sub ledger cash balances and prepare client fund transfers
- Manage service charge year end audit process
- Prepare and manage client funding deliverables and timetable
- Liaise with Cost Management Team to clear historic aged creditor balances
- Liaise with Credit Control to clear aged debtor balances
- Review monthly governance pack and agree actions to mitigate risks relating to critical balances
- Assist with invoice charge raise process and recovery of tax invoices
- Ensure client process and procedures are followed and updated
Core Knowledge and Experience:
- Working knowledge of financial and management accounting
- Capability to communicate in English
Skills and Personal Qualities:
- Confidence to interact with multiple stakeholders
- IT literate to include intermediate / advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Excellent time management/multitasking skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Process driven and appreciates the importance of effective controls
- Places a priority on developing own knowledge and skills
If you would like to hear more about the role and the wider team within Cushman & Wakefield then please get in touch today.
We foster a culture of inclusion that embraces the unique strengths, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We firmly believe that our diversity enhances our team's capabilities, leading to improved decision-making, innovation, and business outcomes. If you have any reservations about applying, please don't hesitate to reach out to your local recruiter for additional information.
INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”
Top Skills
Excel
Cushman & Wakefield London, England Office
43-45 Portman Square, London, United Kingdom, W1H 6LY
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