Assistant Client Accountant

Role summary

Assistant Client Accountant is a role at Colliers International EMEA in London, England, United Kingdom (on-site). Posted 2026-08-08. Experience level: 2-5.

Job title

Assistant Client Accountant

Company

Colliers International EMEA

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Work arrangement

on-site

Category

Hospitality

Experience level

2-5

Date posted

2026-08-08

Job description

Company Description

Colliers is a leading commercial real estate services company, providing a full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers and investors on a local, national and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the core sectors (office, industrial, retail and hotel) as well as many specialised property types.

The UK business is headquartered in London, with over 1300 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.

Job Description

To work alongside a Client Accountant’s in providing property management accounting services and service charge accounting for EMEA Occupier Services clients, ensuring that financial reporting is provided in line with Colliers International’s best practice procedures and client requirements, in an accurate and timely manner. The role will encompass the management of one of our bigger EMEA Occupier Services clients, to include period end reporting, liaising with the Client, Landlords and Tenants and a proactive approach to continuing improvement in providing accounting services.

Control, set up and maintaining the property management database (Tramps)

Regular reporting to clients using property management database and other reporting tools

Reports to be delivered on a timely and accurate basis, ensuring all deadlines are met

Raising head lease charges and reconciling them to rent/service charge demands received

Producing funding requests for clients

Arranging prompt settlement of all sums to landlords via online banking systems

Raising tenant demands for rents, service charges and ad hoc charges

Supervising credit control activity and arrears reporting

Paying over rent receipts to clients

Providing regular and other ad-hoc analysis using Excel

Dealing with tenants and landlords, and responding to their queries

Adhering to the RICS Service Charge Code

Year-end service charge account drafting and completion, including prepayments and accruals.

Working closely with London and regional-based surveying colleagues

Working closely with the Cashiering, Accounts Payable and Credit Control teams

Performing bank reconciliations

VAT reporting, accounting and reconciliations.

Attending client meetings

Representing the Company in a professional and client-focused manner at all times

General administrative duties, along with any other task that may reasonably be required

Previous use of a recognised property management accounts package, ideally Tramps

Strong knowledge of Excel (to at least intermediate level) including Vlookups and Pivot Tables

Excellent organisation and communication skills, both oral and written

A professional and organised approach to work

A positive and helpful attitude within a team environment

Qualifications

Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent.

Additional Information

Please tell us what would help you take part and give enough practical detail for us to arrange it. We will handle your request confidentially, and it will not affect how you are assessed. We make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.

At Colliers, we empower people to perform at their best. As a Disability Confident Employer, we want every candidate to feel welcome. If anything would help you take part in our process, such as extra time or rest breaks, step-free access, or a different interview format, please tell us in your application. You are not expected to share a diagnosis or medical history.

Colliers is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on age; disability; gender; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; or sexual orientation. We also value diverse experience and neurodiversity.