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We are looking for a Technical Property Accountant to join our Property Accounting team within Financial Management in Norwich. You'll play a vital role in reporting and maintaining financial controls. You'll produce insightful reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations. You’ll engage with structured learning and training to support your ongoing development. But it doesn't stop there. You'll also collaborate with finance and surveyors, building strong relationships and resolving any issues that arise. Your work will be critical to creating an industry-leading Financial Management team, positioning us as a 'Centre of Excellence'.

What this job involves:

Reporting and Key Responsibilities

Lead and contribute to team projects, including clearance of legacy balances.Support with the financial operations and reporting requirements for specified portfolios (these are likely to require technical accounting input, and/or be more high profile or more complex instructions). Review of nominal ledger reconciliations and journals, payments to client and ensuring client deadlines and expectations are met.Learn and be able to undertake all duties performed within the Senior Property Accountant and Property Accountant roles and provide technical accounting support to these individuals, and ad hoc cover of portfolios.Assist with insurance renewal management across portfolios and undertake reconciliations where required.Identify and implement improvements to standardise, streamline and simplify working procedures.Administer financial operations relating to the mobilisation and demobilisation of property transactions.Perform any other accounting and administrative duties as needed in support of the property portfolio.

Team Development and Performance Management

Assist the Property Accounts Director and Property Accounts Managers with the training, retention, and motivation of the team to develop commitment and drive high performance.Provide hands-on technical support to team members on transition related activities.Work with the Training Manager to deliver group training sessions across Financial Management.Support senior management in creating an industry leading Property Accounting team, which is considered a ‘Centre of Excellence’ both internally and externally.

Maintain Financial Controls

Monitoring of key performance indicators on client portfolios and taking ownership for timely resolution of any issue alongside relevant stakeholders.Effectively manage risk by complying with company, accounting, and legislative procedures and controls. Identify problem areas and escalate issues promptly.Performance of other controls as governed by our accredited control framework.Support with all internal and external auditing requirements.

Engagement with Stakeholders & Wider Teams

Be a point of contact for specific client and team projects.Liaise with and support Surveyors, JBS (JLL Business Services) finance teams and other stakeholders on the portfolios, acting on requests and providing information in a timely manner.Attend and lead on internal and external meetings as required.Ensure strong communication links and working relationships are established and maintained with Property Accounts management, as well as Accounts Receivable, Treasury & Control, Surveying, and other internal stakeholders.

Skills and experience required for this job:

EssentialStrong Excel skills (including working knowledge of pivot tables, V-Lookups, X-Lookups and other similar formulae). • Working knowledge of MS Office (including Word, Power Point, Outlook, Teams etc.)Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work as part of a team.Must be flexible and able to work under pressure, multi-task and effectively prioritise.Organised, with attention to detail and able to work to tight deadlines.Ability to manage and develop strong client relationships and provide excellent client service.Excellent problem-solving skills.Advanced knowledge of property accounts and VAT accounting.ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified (or equivalent) with 4 years of accounting experience, or QBE (5 years in an accounting function).2 years’ property accounting experience.

Desirable

Knowledge of Client Systems (Yardi/MRI/Horizon) would be advantageous.

Every day is different, and in all these activities, we’d encourage you to show your ingenuity. 

Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of JLL. We believe in recruiting, retaining, rewarding, and developing all our employees with regard to their abilities and contributions and without reference to their background, gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, political belief, disability or long-term health condition.We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process and employment accessible to candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions. Please do feel able to be open about this at any point during the process and

our recruitment team will work with you to establish the most appropriate adjustments. We are keen to support all our employees with juggling their work, personal and family commitments and alongside our approach to flexible working, we have a comprehensive parental transition support programme to assist parents during the early months and years of parenthood. 

JLL Ltd is a Living Wage accredited business, as we believe a fair day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. To find out more about our Living Wage accreditation please go here http://www.jll.co.uk/united-kingdom/en-gb/about/livingwage?devicechannel=default.

Company Benefits (subject to change)

Access to company private health schemeGenerous pension schemeLife insuranceElectric vehicle schemeFizz Benefits – access to coupons, vouchers & discounts across 100s of retailers.25 days Annual Leave plus Bank HolidaysBrilliant policies including parental and flexible working arrangements. (6 months paid paternity/maternity leave) •       Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work and gym membership discounts.Make a difference, use your 2 paid volunteering days to help others.

Location:

On-site –Norfolk, GBR

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table! If you require any changes to the application process, please email EMEATA@jll.com or call +44 (0)20 7493 4933 to contact one of our team members to discuss how to best support you throughout the process. Please note, the contact details provided are to discuss or request for adjustments to be made to the hiring process.   Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our Contact Us page > I want to work for JLL.

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