Portfolio Accountant in London

We need a Portfolio Accountant who can take ownership of a designated portfolio and manage it confidently while continuing to build experience in residential property accounting. You’ll be responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of accounting records across a designated portfolio of properties, ensuring financial reporting, year-end delivery and strong financial control. The portfolio is designed to remain manageable, allowing focus on service quality, financial accuracy and stakeholder relationships.

This is a varied portfolio accounting role that requires strong organisation, sound judgement and confidence dealing with internal stakeholders, auditors and property teams. You will need to balance reporting quality, compliance and deadlines at the same time and be comfortable making decisions rather than escalating them. You will be expected to manage your portfolio, spotting issues early, maintaining controls and improving standards, not just reacting to problems.

You’ll be successful in this role if:

• Your portfolio records are accurate, compliant and well maintained
• Year-end accounts and audit processes are delivered smoothly
• Stakeholders trust you and see you as their go-to point of contact
• Budgets, reporting and cashflow are controlled and transparent

Most weeks, you’ll be:

• Preparing year-end accounts including allocation of costs
• Organising audits, posting journals and responding to queries
• Preparing trial balances and management reporting
• Approving draft accounts and liaising with boards and property managers
• Preparing budget templates and uploading onto systems
• Reviewing handover information and setting up new clients
• Monitoring cashflow and managing outstanding creditors
• Preparing VAT returns where applicable
• Preparing and controlling void service charges

You’ll work in a hybrid environment, trusted to manage your time and priorities effectively.

This role suits someone who:

• Has proven experience working within portfolio or property accounting
• Is confident handling reporting cycles and reconciliations
• Understands financial controls and accounting best practice
• Communicates clearly and professionally with a wide range of stakeholders
• Takes pride in delivering a high-quality service

Experience that helps:

• Accounting qualification (full or part qualified – CIMA / ACCA / AAT) or qualified by experience
• Experience within the property industry
• Advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge of accounting systems (Propman desirable)
• Strong attention to detail and quality standards
• Strong analysis and problem-solving capability

What we offer:

• Competitive salary, aligned to experience
• Discretionary bonus
• Home-based working with portfolio travel
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance, life assurance and enhanced family leave
• Fully funded training and professional development
• Paid sabbaticals as a loyalty reward
• Pension scheme and employee assistance programme
• Discounts across travel, retail, fitness and entertainment

Rendall & Rittner is one of the UK’s most established and highly accredited residential leasehold property management companies, managing over 90,000 homes nationwide. Founded in 1990 on the belief that property management should be more professional, transparent and customer-focused, those principles still drive how we operate today as a founding partner of Odevo. We are people-led and technology-enabled, investing heavily in our teams, systems and continuous improvement. Our standards are recognised through Investors in People Platinum, regulation by RICS and the FCA, and multiple industry awards, including Property Manager of the Year and Managing Agent of the Year.

Initial conversation with our talent team. Interview focused on experience, judgement and approach. We aim to complete the process within two to three weeks and communicate clearly throughout.

Interested? Apply with your CV. All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documentary evidence of eligibility will be required.