Senior Property Accountant

Location:

Central London (5 days per week in office) Salary:
Competitive The business manages a substantial UK portfolio and works alongside established outsourced managing agents. This role will take ownership of reviewing, strengthening and overseeing the financial reporting across the portfolio, acting as a key bridge between operational property teams and senior finance leadership.

Key Responsibilities
* Review and oversight of property-level P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting
* Detailed review of rent rolls, service charge reconciliations and lease agreements
* Oversight of capex accounting and financial memorandums
* Review and challenge work produced by outsourced managing agents (including property accounting outputs)
* Ensure accuracy of corporate reporting including VAT and CIS compliance
* IFRS 16 lease accounting and related reporting requirements
* Support month-end and year-end processes
* Work closely with senior stakeholders across asset management and operations
* Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes and financial controls About You
* Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
* Strong property accounting experience is essential
* Confident reviewing outsourced finance outputs and challenging where necessary
* Strong understanding of service charge, rent accounting and lease structures
* Working knowledge of VAT, CIS and IFRS 16
* Proactive, commercially aware and comfortable taking ownership
* Happy to work five days per week in a Central London office (non negotiable)