About the role
An Accounts Administrator who is responsible for the accounting processes of diverse property portfolio’s consisting of commercial, industrial & retail properties.
The Accounts Administrator supports Client Accountants and Property Managers by providing accurate and timely financial reporting, processing supplier payments, completing bank reconciliations, and assisting with VAT returns across managed commercial property portfolios.
The role involves a broad range of day-to-day accounting activities, with a strong emphasis on rent accounting, service charge management, and property-related financial administration.
What matters most in this role
- The role requires a high volume of processing of financial data on behalf of our clients.
- This role will involve supporting the Assistant Client Accountants & Client Accountants within the team, ensuring that all tasks are completed on time, and to internal and client KPIs to ensure a best-in-class service is delivered to all Workman clients.
- To be successful in this role, you will require a high level of attention to detail, strong organisational, prioritisation and communication skills as well as good team working skills and a desire to learn and develop within your role.
Day to day, you’ll
- Updating control spreadsheets.
- Raising of periodic and adhoc charges.
- Receipting of income received into the bank.
- Bank reconciliations.
- Preparing and transferring the rental income to the client.
- Assist with month-end and year-end procedures.
- Support budget tracking and variance analysis where required
- Any other duties that will ensure the smooth running of the accounting department.
What we expect of you
- A proactive, practical, and positive approach to work.
- Previous experience in an accounts or finance role is beneficial.
- Excellent and professional communication skills with the ability to build good working relationships with your colleagues, both within accounts and the wider business.
- No accounting qualifications are required for this role, however we do support the AAT and ACCA qualifications.
- IT & Software Skills, particularly Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel
Our core belief
Great Workmanship starts with getting the fundamentals right.
Even though we're in the property business, we're all about the people.
Everything we do is built on collaboration, empowerment, autonomy, and integrity – not just words, but how we actually work.
Why Workman?
Hybrid working to offer you a great work life balance, with a minimum of three days in the office.
- Core working hours to allow for added flexibility and helps ease your commute to the office.
- Study support.
- Discretionary annual bonus and salary reviews.
- Healthcare, life insurance & wellness programme.
- Social events throughout the year including a firm wide.
- Long service additional holidays, your birthday off and an extra day between Christmas and New Year.
- Lifestyle benefits to suit you: gym membership, cycle to work, buy and sell holiday to name just a few.
- Social events throughout the year including a firm wide Christmas party.
Equal opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer, and it is our policy is to recruit a diverse workforce and follow the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010
Skills Required
- Previous experience in an accounts or finance role
- Excellent and professional communication skills
- Ability to build good working relationships
- Proactive and positive approach to work
- IT & Software Skills, particularly Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Excel
What We Do
Workman is the UK’s leading independent commercial property management and building consultancy specialist. We offer a service dedicated solely to the fundamentals of property management and building consultancy excluding other services normally associated with multi-disciplinary firms. We believe this specialist combination provides significant benefits for our clients. Our property management service has been developed from working for a range of leading institutional funds, investors and property companies and the managed portfolio now totals over 4,000 properties nationwide collecting over £1.8bn in rent. Within property management our dedicated retail team provide specialist property management services on all retail assets, including more than 90 shopping centres and 200 retail parks. Our building consultancy specialists provide professional advice across a wide range of disciplines including due diligence, project management, defect diagnosis, contract administration and all landlord & tenant matters. The firm has been operating for nearly 40 years and continues to achieve steady growth. We pride ourselves on the skill and calibre of our employees, with more than 750 dedicated professionals in 12 UK offices and a growing presence in France. For more information about Workman, our services and career options please visit our website at workman.co.uk or call 020 7227 6200.
