Client Accountant (15 Month FTC)

Advert Close Date: 3rd February 2026

Purpose of Role: The Client Accountant is responsible for supporting the financial management of income and expenditure, assisting in the production of client reports, and ensuring accurate financial record-keeping. This role plays a crucial part in maintaining the financial integrity of client accounts and facilitating effective communication within the client accounting team.

Context of Opportunity / Main Accountabilities:

• Income Management: Support the raising of service charges and rental income, including turnover calculations and rent deposit maintenance. Manage accounting for other income (insurance, interest on late payments) and maintain reconciliations. Produce completion statements for property sales and lease terminations. Process tenant drawdowns/refunds as instructed by surveyors.
• Expenditure Management: Liaise with site staff to ensure service charge expenditure accuracy and report variances. Maintain accounting records for expenditure recoverable from tenants.
• Reporting: Assist with regular client reports and ad hoc reporting to surveyors and solicitors. Support statutory and regulatory reporting to HMRC and RICS.
• Teamwork: Collaborate with the wider client accounting team to manage workload effectively. Build strong working relationships and attend regular meetings to resolve issues.

Most Important Skills-Based Requirements:

• Knowledge or experience of basic accounting/bookkeeping.
• Minimum GCSE level education (Maths and English at grade C or above).
• Good computer literacy and proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, multi-task, and prioritize effectively.
• Organised with attention to detail and able to meet tight deadlines.

We encourage applications from candidates who may feel as though they do not possess all of the essential skills. The Crown Estate is firmly focused on skills-based hiring and recognises transferable skills and experiences.

Our Offering / Benefits: As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance-related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market-leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work-life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self at work.

Disability Disclaimer: We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK. We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity. If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on careers@thecrownestate.co.uk.

The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other. It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.