Company: ABSOLUTE RECRUIT
Job Type: Permanent, FullTime
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Rental AdministratorFinance DepartmentWest London - ChelseaFull-time | 35 hours per week | 09:30–17:30 An exceptional opportunity has arisen to join a highly regarded, long-established high-end real estate owner and manager with a prime London portfolio in one of the capital’s most prestigious neighbourhoods. This role sits within a professional and collaborative finance team, supporting the rental and accounts function across a portfolio of luxury residential and commercial assets.
Duties:As Rental Administrator, you will provide day-to-day support to the senior rental administrators and wider finance team, ensuring the smooth and accurate administration of rental income and property data. This is a detail-driven role requiring strong organisational skills, financial awareness, and confidence in liaising with managing agents and tenants.Maintaining and updating the property management database, including:
- Setting up and maintaining lease and tenancy agreements
- Managing tenant ledgers
- Posting cashbook entries
- Issuing rent demands and ad hoc charges
- Liaising with managing agents across multiple portfolios, building and maintaining professional working relationships
- Supporting rent reviews, assignments, licences to alter, break clauses and related lease events
- Monitoring the accounts inbox and responding to tenant queries in a professional and timely manner
- Assisting with credit control and following up on outstanding balances
- Producing ad hoc Excel-based financial and property reports
We are seeking a highly organised and numerate individual with previous experience in property finance or rental administration within a real estate environment.
You will demonstrate:- Relevant finance and property experience
- Experience using property or accounting management systems (experience with MRI Horizon advantageous but not essential)
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
- Experience in credit control and the ability to manage sensitive or challenging conversations professionally
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Behaviourally, you will be:- Methodical with exceptional attention to detail
- Comfortable working independently and managing your own workload
- Professional and confident when communicating with stakeholders at all levels
- A collaborative team player who takes pride in delivering accurate, high-quality work