Accounts Administrator

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.

About Workman

As the UK’s leading independent commercial property management specialist, Workman has an enviable position within the property industry.

We are proud of our longstanding relationships with many of our clients, some of whom we have worked with for more than 25 years. Our clients include leading institutional and sector-specialist investors, private property companies, public sector bodies and a growing number of overseas investors.

We pride ourselves on the caliber of our employees and their unique skill sets.

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

This job description does not form part of your contract of employment, and the duties may be amended from time to time