Job Description
The Assistant Client Accountant is responsible for assisting the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting team with Property Accounting, in an effective and timely manner in accordance with Client requirements.
The objective of the role is to:
Ensure that all Client and property accounting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the Client;
Maintaining complete and up to date records and financial management, including applying accounting regulations, query management, service charge management, reconciliations, capex, opex and other Client specific procedures;
Working with surveyors, Clients and other team members on the most appropriate actions to resolve queries;
Supporting the contractual compliance across the team, including assisting the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting team with performing within the SLAs and KPIs on behalf of BNPPRE; and
Assisting in continuously improving processes for market leading best practise financial management and in accordance with all relevant legislation.
Key deliverables
Processes
Processes are seen as essential to the operations of the team, department and wider internal stakeholders. It is key that this role will:
Help to develop, implement and continuously improve processes and procedures to ensure service delivery standards for internal and external clients are met;
Work with internal audit and compliance to ensure that all compliance and control requirements are met; and
Participate in controls of activities.
Service Delivery
The Client Finance department is a critical part of service delivery to many of the BNP Paribas Clients and the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting function is considered to be market leading. It is key that this role will:
Work with the management team to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and control their day-to-day work;
Assist with the production of client accounting records, including client statements and/or profit and loss and balance sheet reporting, VAT and other tax reporting, charges to Occupiers and Clients, reconciliations, CIS, rent deposits, and bank, cash, and service charge reconciliations, query response and maintaining and collating supporting information as required;
Keeping property and finance data up to date and managing the finance elements of the database.
Undertaking financial analysis and data analytics, with business intelligence as appropriate.
Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures and controls.
Responsibilities
Financials
Individual targets
Clients and Business Development
Builds own network internally and externally;
Able to work on projects, referring to senior colleagues/ external specialists as appropriate;
Working towards being a specialist in one aspect of own discipline; and
Enhances BNP Paribas Real Estate‘s reputation through successful delivery.
The objective of the role is to:
Ensure that all Client and property accounting services are delivered to a consistently high standard and to the service levels required by the Client;
Maintaining complete and up to date records and financial management, including applying accounting regulations, query management, service charge management, reconciliations, capex, opex and other Client specific procedures;
Working with surveyors, Clients and other team members on the most appropriate actions to resolve queries;
Supporting the contractual compliance across the team, including assisting the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting team with performing within the SLAs and KPIs on behalf of BNPPRE; and
Assisting in continuously improving processes for market leading best practise financial management and in accordance with all relevant legislation.
Key deliverables
Processes
Processes are seen as essential to the operations of the team, department and wider internal stakeholders. It is key that this role will:
Help to develop, implement and continuously improve processes and procedures to ensure service delivery standards for internal and external clients are met;
Work with internal audit and compliance to ensure that all compliance and control requirements are met; and
Participate in controls of activities.
Service Delivery
The Client Finance department is a critical part of service delivery to many of the BNP Paribas Clients and the Client Accounting and Financial Reporting function is considered to be market leading. It is key that this role will:
Work with the management team to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and control their day-to-day work;
Assist with the production of client accounting records, including client statements and/or profit and loss and balance sheet reporting, VAT and other tax reporting, charges to Occupiers and Clients, reconciliations, CIS, rent deposits, and bank, cash, and service charge reconciliations, query response and maintaining and collating supporting information as required;
Keeping property and finance data up to date and managing the finance elements of the database.
Undertaking financial analysis and data analytics, with business intelligence as appropriate.
Assist in internal and external audits of financial information, procedures and controls.
Responsibilities
Financials
Individual targets
Clients and Business Development
Builds own network internally and externally;
Able to work on projects, referring to senior colleagues/ external specialists as appropriate;
Working towards being a specialist in one aspect of own discipline; and
Enhances BNP Paribas Real Estate‘s reputation through successful delivery.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Assistant Client Accountant (Client Finance - Birmingham) position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in Birmingham offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.