Accounts Administrator

As the local property market leader, we’re seeking an Accounts Administrator to join our ever-expanding team at our Albany Road, Roath branch. We are considering both full-time, as well as, part-time permanent positions.

**Responsibilities will include**
- Receipting all transactions accurately and efficiently
- Allocating funds on account, paying attention to individual tenants liability where there’s a joint tenancy in place, and that any rent in advance is receipted on the individual Tenants account
- Checking invoices are input correctly each month, before raising, removing duplicates and amending apportioned amounts
- Pursuing debtors, mostly Tenant or Landlord, ensuring the collection of funds or setting up of payment plans
- Process monthly Landlord statements, when applicable
- Prompt handling of utility bills in our name or that of the Landlord
- Preparing annual tax statements for Clients
- Action refunds, following our standard procedure to check data protection & any joint accounts
- Liaising with landlords in regards to their statement deductions or any funds / rental arrears outstanding and what’s being done.
- Registering deposits within a timely manner and processing bonds returns, where necessary
- Changing names on the DPS website, where one or more tenant has changed partway through a tenancy
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Invoicing our Let Only Clients, where applicable, or using funds on account towards the Letting Fee & any other charges, as applicable
- Ensure that Landlord letting fee invoices are raised in a timely basis and in line with agreed terms
- Ongoing assessment and improvement of financial accounting processes
- Assistance with month end accounting processes
- Ensure that utility contracts are paid in a timely manner, ensuring prices are in line with supplier agreements.
- Banking cash and cheque deposits regularly
- Carry out other duties as may reasonably be required and assigned by the business

**Skills and experience**:

- No experience is required for this role; just enthusiasm and drive to succeed, along with commitment to hard work
- We will provide full support and training

**Personal attributes**
- The ability to manage your own workload through excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to deal with people at all levels
- Willingness to learn and develop
- Resourceful and self-motivated
- Great telephone manner and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure with a confident and reliable approach
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Attention to detail as well as a high level of accuracy

**What’s on offer**
- Opportunity for progression to supervisory and management roles.
- A competitive basic salary of £25K, with regular pay reviews thereafter.
- Employer contributions to a pension scheme.
- Excellent progression, learning and development potential.
- Regular socials in a welcoming, inclusive environment.
- Bespoke training and ongoing support.

**About us**

Formed over twenty years ago by two young (at the time) Cardiff students, CPS Homes has grown to become Cardiff’s biggest estate agent, helping house over 7,000 tenants and selling more than 500 properties in Cardiff each year. To this day, the company’s directors continue to work alongside our team of 30+ enthusiastic and hardworking individuals; many of whom have been within the company for several years, so you’ll be learning from some of the best and most experienced in the industry.

Investing in our people is a huge part of our ethos and we are all about progression, so every single person we recruit is proactively encouraged to grow and develop within the business. We also promote a friendly, supportive working environment and strong colleague relationships, with regular staff socials to keep morale high Other perks include over five weeks’ holiday allowance per year, employer contributions to a pension scheme and regular pay reviews.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £250,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cardiff, CF24 3RR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)