ACCOUNTS MANAGER

£50,000 - £60,000 PER ANNUM (DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE)

SOUTH WEST LONDON

FULL TIME PERMANENT ROLE – FULLY OFFICE BASED

I have partnered with a successful company in the property services sector to recruit a highly organised Finance Manager to oversee their full financial, payroll, compliance, and operational administration across multiple offices. This is a hands-on sole role with full responsibility managing multi-entity accounting, lettings performance analysis, payroll coordination, HR administration, HMRC compliance, and company asset oversight. 

Day-to-day of the role:

Financial Management & Accounting

• Full management of Sage 50 Accounts across 10 company entities.
• Processing all supplier and customer invoices across multiple offices.
• Recording supplier and customer payments.
• Conducting bank reconciliations for each office.
• Managing monthly journals including PAYE & NIC.
• Reconciling all inter-company transactions and balances monthly.
• Handling quarterly VAT reconciliations using Sage MTD and submission to HM Revenue & Customs.
• Processing supplier payments and HMRC payments (PAYE, VAT, corporation tax, etc.).
• Importing and reconciling monthly journals and allocations from external accountants.

Lettings & Commission Analysis

• Managing Veco lettings database reporting.
• Analysing invoices for lettings figures, administration fees, management fees, and renewal figures.
• Adjusted analysis of new lets and renewals for commission and performance tracking.
• Weekly reconciliation of fees transferred from client to office accounts.
• Splitting and analysing income by branch and revenue type.
• Maintaining detailed monthly and annual actual vs adjusted performance reports.
• Calculating negotiator commissions, targets, and bonus payments.

Payroll & HR Administration

• Collating monthly salary, commission, and bonus data for payroll submission.
• Coordinating payroll processing and salary payments.
• Maintaining detailed staff records including salary increases, commission structures, package adjustments, holiday entitlement and usage, sickness and absence tracking, and weekly timesheets.
• Overseeing workplace pension scheme administration including starters and leavers, and three-year re-enrolment cycles.

HMRC & Regulatory Compliance

• Quarterly submission of Non-Resident Landlord (NRL) data and tax payments to HM Revenue & Customs.
• Preparation of annual landlord reports (UK and non-resident) detailing property income.
• Company car administration including HMRC notifications for starters/leavers, vehicle changes, and annual preparation and submission of P11Ds.

Operational & Office Management

• Management of office leases and facilities.
• Oversight of company vehicle fleet including maintenance, MOTs, and fleet insurance.
• Management and renewal of office insurance, professional indemnity insurance, fleet insurance, and utility contracts.
• Administration of staff parking permits.
• Handling ad hoc operational and administrative duties as required.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience managing multi-entity accounts.
• Strong working knowledge of Sage 50 and VAT submissions.
• Experience with payroll coordination and commission structures.
• Excellent understanding of UK HMRC regulations (PAYE, VAT, NRL, P11Ds).
• Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills.
• Strong reconciliation skills.
• Background in property, lettings, or multi-branch businesses.