Service Charge Accountant | £25,000 to £40,000 pa DOE
This role presents an excellent opportunity to work in a well-established team, as a service charge accountant, at semi-senior level. You will have direct client contact, so you should be articulate and confident.
You will work in a supportive environment with on the job training and one to one training sessions. The role can be intense in our peak periods – but you’ll get the assistance required and access to resources to help you day to day.
- Review and respond to complex queries from surveyors and client accountants
- Modify year end reviews, including prepayments, accruals and other adjustments
- Monitor account functions from start to finish
- Service charge reconciliations
- Cash reconciliations
- Maintain communication amongst colleagues
- Obtain current knowledge of best practice and RICS guidelines
- Minimum of 2 - 4 years’ experience in service charges
- Part ACCA or AAT qualified is preferred
- Computer literate
- Assertive and confident with a proactive approach to work
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure and in a team
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills
- Experience working to deadlines
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Holiday package depending on experience
- Company contribution pension scheme
- Health cash plan
- Structured development programme
- On-site parking available
- Modern and comfortable working environment
- Staff social events
Service Charge Assistant | £18,000 pa plus study support
As a Service Charge Assistant your role is the first step in the review process of the service charge for commercial and residential properties. This will help you develop a greater understanding of service charges.
You will work in a supportive environment with on the job training and one to one training sessions.
This role is perfect for a focused and enthusiastic individual with strong attention to detail and a meticulous approach to work.
- Summarising service charge income and expenditure to input into our bespoke Excel audit sheet
- Reconcile all service charge income and expenditure
- Allocate apportionments to the correct tenants and input into the bespoke Excel audit sheet
- Enter the service charge budget into the audit sheet and allocate budget expenditure to the correct expense codes
- Identify potential queries before the task is progressed to the next stage of the service charge review/audit
- Invoice verification
- Adhere to internal deadlines and company policies
- Communicate with management daily as to workload and upcoming deadlines.
- Part AAT qualified (desirable)
- Computer literate
- Desire to learn
- Excellent organisational skills with a keen eye for detail
- Assertive and confident with a proactive approach to work
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure and in a team
- Strong numeracy and analytical skills
- Experience working to deadlines
- Career Program
- AAT study support
- On-site parking available
- Bonus structure scheme
- Health cash plan and company pension contribution scheme
- Team social events (pre COVID-19)