Accounts Assistant

Due to expansion, Henderson Setterfield, a successful independent Letting, Sales and Property Management Agency is looking for an Account Assistant to work within their busy Birchington office. The successful applicant will be required to work well within a team environment and assist the Estates Managers with their block accounts and daily duties. The applicant should have a knowledge of IT systems such as Windows, Microsoft Word, and Excel. They should be willing to learn, and full training will be given on the Estates software Focus. There will also be the opportunity to join ARMA courses to enhance the applicant’s knowledge within the property industry.

Accounts Assistant Duties and Responsibilities: include, but are not limited to:

- General office duties
- Excellent telephone manner
- Incoming calls will be answered swifty, directed to the appropriate person, passing on detailed messages, or assisting if able
- Deal with account queries from Landlords, tenants & tradesman
- Accurately post contractor’s invoices onto Focus
- Paying contractor’s invoices in a timely manner
- Processing and entering service charge payments onto Focus
- Filing the invoices paid into the relevant service charge property
- Update files, setting up new properties and archiving as needed
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Working closely with the Estates Manager at the Service Charge year end
- Run off appropriate reports

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: £9.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Birchington: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (required)

Work Location: One location