Job Description
External Management Accountant
Department: Business Outsourcing
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Chippenham
Description
The Management Accountant is responsible for end-to-end bookkeeping and the preparation of accurate, timely management accounts for a Built-to-Rent (BTR) residential portfolio.
This role plays a key part in supporting senior management, asset managers, and investors by delivering high-quality financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls, and providing clear, actionable insights to drive performance across the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting & Insights: Prepare monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), deliver variance analysis, and provide clear insights to support decision-making
- Stakeholder Management: Act as a key finance contact for senior leaders and property teams, presenting financial information and resolving queries clearly and effectively
- Bookkeeping & Financial Control: Maintain accurate financial records, process transactions, and complete reconciliations across multiple entities and SPVs
- Rental & Property Accounting: Reconcile rent rolls, monitor income, arrears, voids, and incentives, and resolve tenant billing discrepancies
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Support annual budgets, forecasts, and cash flow planning, providing insight on performance, occupancy, and cost efficiency
- Compliance, Systems & Process Improvement: Ensure regulatory compliance, support audits and tax reporting, and drive improvements across financial systems and processes
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven experience in bookkeeping and management accounting
- Experience in residential property or BTR (preferred)Understanding of rent rolls, service charges, and property KPIs
Advanced Excel and financial systems capability - High attention to detail with the ability to meet tight deadlines
Job Benefits
- Competitive salary with regular benchmarking and merit-based reviews.
- Health and wellness benefits including private health insurance, a healthcare cash plan, and an employee assistance program.
- Flexible working arrangements, including homeworking options and the opportunity to buy more annual leave.
- Generous support policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity pay, life assurance, and a pension scheme.
- Additional perks like the myMonahans benefits platform, volunteer leave, social events, and a cycle-to-work scheme.
