Experience

MAPP

• United Kingdom
• Real Estate
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Service Charge Accountant - Client Accounting

  • Sep 2018 - Present



JLL

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cashbook/Transition Analyst

  • May 2012 - Jul 2018

  Managed and carried out Insurance Claims and Cash book for all Aberdeen Asset Management (15 funds in total) portfolios. This role involved working closely with the Accounts Team including Client Accounts Team, Service Charge Team, Asset, Surveying Team and Accounts Payable Team. Duties included: - • Prepared and completed monthly comparative KPI management overviews for Client meetings • Regular accounting analysis and reconciliations for various cashbook and insurance claims. Prepared reports on a monthly and quarterly basis • Cleared all balances for sold properties • Allocated and reviewed cash book reconciliations for Client Accountant , Admin Team and reported current status for monthly management meetings • Led the initial to completion transitions process and ensured that the service charge handover was completed in accordance to the sale contract • Organised, coordinated and chaired the meeting for sold properties with relevant parties who were involved in the preparation of final accounts, collating and filing of all legal documentation relating to sale • Instructed Client’s Accountants to carry out the handover, ensuring that it was prepared and completed in a timely manner • Monitored the handover process ensuring that all relevant teams were working towards the deadlines agreed and clearing the balances to close the books • Liaised with relevant Asset Management Team to discuss and resolve all outstanding insurance claims, ensuring that there were no items outstanding older than three months from date the claim closed by the broker’s • Carried out regular housekeeping on the cashbook accounting system to ensure that property trial balance and property status aligned with client records Show less



Prudential Property Investment Managers Ltd (Part of the M& G Group)

• London, United Kingdom

• Service Charge Accountant

  • Apr 2008 - Apr 2012

  Key Responsibilities • Ensure that the service charge matrix is compatible with the individual tenant’s lease terms. • Check that the income and outgoings have been coded correctly and make any necessary changes. • Accrue invoices that are paid (but are still due) after the service charge year end. • Provide a brief explanation of why costs have increased or decreased for properties without a formal report. • If required meet with the Surveyor, Centre Manager and Facility Manager explain your calculations. • Chase the management surveyors, centre managers, or facilities manager. to ensure that there are no hold ups in providing information or reports. • Answer tenant’s queries relating to service charge calculations. • Carry out a ‘Tenant Challenge’ on budgeted properties. • Deal with external auditors as required • Attend site visits where necessary. • Adhere to agreed procedures, and minimising the risk of fraud. • Raise the profile of the Service Charge Team within the Division. Show less



BNP Paribas Real Estate Property Management (formerly known as Atisreal Limited

• April 2007 – March 2008

• Service Charge Accountant

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2008



Brixton plc 50 Berkeley Street, London W1

• 50 Berkeley Street, London W1

• Service Charge Accountant

  • May 2005 - Mar 2007



Industrious Asset Management Ltd, Leamington Spa

• Leamington Spa

• Accounting Technician – Treasury

  • May 2002 - Apr 2005

  • Banking Export/import bank statements through Lloydslink balance report; posting cheques on Dream as registered items for banking; posting all bank transaction i.e. direct debit/standing orders/ miscellaneous; issuing cheques, CHAPS & BACS payments transfers. • Treasury Work • Bank Reconciliation Reconcile all bank accounts nominal to bank statements; reconcile d/d accounts and Company Barclaycard account; journal posting for miscellaneous entries for month end, i.e. bank charge/interest; checking on inter company balance and make corrections if imbalance by way of identifying errors and posting the correct journal. • Payroll Preparing and submitting for payment the monthly salaries and pensioner payrolls; reconcile salaries/PAYE/NI/pension and payroll deduction accounts. • VAT Returns VAT returns – to calculate and complete various quarterly VAT returns for the Jersey Limited Partnerships and UK Companies; reconcile VAT control accounts. • Year End Companies’ P35 Returns To calculate and process for payment PAYE, NI, pension and other payroll related payments; to complete year-end returns on PAYE/NI and submitting P35 to Inland Revenue before deadline. Show less