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)