Head of Accounts

Head of Accounts - West Hampstead - £50,000 - £70,000 DOE

Our client, a well-respected estate agency that have been operating for over 20 years are looking for a Head of Accounts to manage and oversee in growing day-to‑day functions of the accounts department. You will be working closely with the Directors to implement processes and grow the team out.
Salary: £50000.00 - £70000.00 per annum
Type: Full Time
Region: UK - London
Town/City: North West London, London
Posted: 20/07/2026
Listed in: Administration & Secretarial
Reference: BBBH12577_1784556783
Responsibilities

Full responsibility for the day-to-day management of approximately 70 residential service charge portfolios.
Maintain accurate accounting records for all managed developments.
Ensure compliance with lease provisions, RICS guidance and company procedures.
Review financial performance across all developments.
Produce income and expenditure reports.
Reconcile all service charge bank accounts monthly.
Reconcile reserve fund balances.
Investigate and resolve unreconciled balances.
Process journals including accruals, prepayments, and correcting journals.
Maintain accurate opening balances for newly acquired developments.
Complete month-end accounting processes.
Assist Property Managers with budgeting queries.
Produce budget versus actual variance reports.
Monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
Pay weekly payment runs.
Complete monthly bank reconciliations.
Monitor daily bank balances.
Allocate receipts correctly.
Resolve banking discrepancies.
Process refunds.
Allocate leaseholder receipts.
Assist Property Managers with arrears information.
Produce statements for solicitors and leaseholders.
Prepare year-end working papers.
Produce supporting schedules.
Prepare accountant information packs.
Liaise with external accountants.
Respond to year‑end audit/accountant queries.
Review draft service charge accounts.
Respond to leaseholder accounting queries.
Respond to director and freeholder financial enquiries.
Resolve billing queries.
Investigate historic balances.
Implement processes to support efficiency of the team
Skills And Experience Required

AAT or ACCA qualified
Minimum 2 years' experience with Xero and Block Management
Experience in a similar role in the property industry
Ability to manage a team
Ability to use own initiative
The ability to work in a team as well as individually
Confidence to communicate effectively and efficiently
Salary:

£50,000 - £70,000 DOE
Working Hours:

Monday to Thursday 9am - 6pm, Fridays finish at 5:30pm, Office Based

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