Accounts Assistant
Join John Shepherd Lettings as an Accounts Assistant in Birmingham. Handle finances, grow your career, and enjoy great benefits! Apply now!
Welcome to John Shepherd, we're known for moving people forward. As part of Lomond, the UK's leading network of lettings and estate agencies, we're proud to have 6 offices and over 70 staff ready to assist our customers. With our team's extensive industry expertise and local knowledge, we're here to help people find, sell, and let their property.
Now, we're happy to offer you an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team as a Job Title. This is a full-time, permanent position located in Birmingham City Centre. You'll enjoy a standard workweek of 38.75 hours. Monday to Friday 8:45am till 5:30pm. The salary ranges from £19,000 - £22,000 per annum.
Let's talk about the role. It involves:
- Record and process rent receipts, encompassing various payment methods like cheques, standing orders, and corporate invoicing.
- Execute BACS payments through online banking.
- Prepare and distribute monthly financial statements to landlords.
- Input invoices, manage supplier payments, and oversee tenant deposit refunds.
- Maintain and ensure the currency of our software database for efficient property management.
We're not just looking for someone who fits our team; we want to be a good fit for you too! We're looking for individuals with qualities such as:
- Prior experience in accounting or a related field is mandatory.
- Proficiency in administrative tasks, meticulous attention to detail, and IT proficiency are vital for effective record-keeping.
- We value collaboration and require the ability to work effectively within a team.
- We're looking for someone who can introduce innovative ideas to enhance our financial processes.
At John Shepherd, we believe in taking care of our people. That's why we offer some amazing perks and benefits through our engagement platform, LOMONDlife.
Here's what you can look forward to:
- Our smart spending app gives you discounts at over 900 retailers and our wellbeing centre is packed with resources to help you get active, eat healthier, improve your financial wellbeing, and master your mental health.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers free counselling support sessions.
- Our annual leave purchase scheme, where you can buy up to an extra 5 days of holiday.
- Get the latest gadgets and appliances with our Smart Tech Scheme.
- We're committed to reducing our carbon footprint with our Cycle2Work Scheme.
- We offer enhanced Family Friendly Leave for maternity, paternity, adoption, and IVF.
- You'll enjoy competitive base pay that aligns with market value, plus incentivised commission and performance bonuses for most roles.
- Celebrate your loyalty with special days and celebrations for length of service.
- Planning for retirement? We've got you covered with that important pension pot.
- We'll support your professional development by funding your professional qualifications, so you can reach your full potential and build your career.
- And of course, we like to have a little fun too! Our company socials bring our people together. So work hard, and then socialise even harder!
We're excited to offer these amazing benefits to our hardworking teams. It's our way of showing appreciation for your dedication. At John Shepherd, we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants of all nationalities, backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives.
Join us and experience a workplace that truly values you. Apply today!
- Department
- Client Accounts
- Locations
- Colmore Row, Birmingham
- Yearly salary
- 19,000 - 22,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
Colmore Row, Birmingham
The faces behind the boards
We're a strong team of 70 energetic, hungry property professionals who work hard but know how to have fun along the way - sounds great doesn't it! When it comes down to business, we're a friendly, trustworthy team, who understand the importance of a personal touch because we recognise that every person and property that we work with, is unique.
Our passionate team of trained and experienced people really make us who we are. So, whether you're a professional in your field or starting your very first role and you like the sound of what you hear, take a look at our opportunities below and be a part of our success. Who knows, you might just find your dream role!
About John Shepherd
Established from a single estate agency branch in Solihull, today John Shepherd is one of the leading estate agents covering the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire regions.
We are now well into our second decade of successful trading and continually strive to evolve and be the best at what we do. To date, we manage over 3000 properties and agree over 2000 lets for Landlords across the West Midlands per annum. Our sales business also sell circa £75m worth of property per annum.
Accounts Assistant
Join John Shepherd Lettings as an Accounts Assistant in Birmingham. Handle finances, grow your career, and enjoy great benefits! Apply now!
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