Service Charge Accountant

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within this professional independent estate agency at its bespoke office in Putney, South West London. Our client is currently looking for a Service Charge Accountant to join their successful team.

To be considered for this role, you will have at least 1 years’ experience, along with excellent administration and organisation skills.

Responsibilities will include:

- Handling all aspects of accounting for service charges including set up, budgets, raising charges and issuing ground rent and service charge demands
- Preparing service charge quarterly variance analysis
- Highlighting variances to budget
- Producing service charge statements
- Reconciling and calculating year end service charges
- Preparing account packs to send to auditors
- Accruals, prepayments, processing journals and running month end reports
- Issuing of sales invoices for lettings, management fees and other income
- Liaising with leaseholders and clients regarding service charge accounting queries.
- Previous experience within a property accounts role - preferred
- Accounts background
- Accurate IT skills and methodical approach
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Excellent organisational and prioritising ability
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload.

The salary on offer for this role will be between £30,000 and £35,000 dependent on previous experience, plus additional benefits, including BUPA after 12 months of employment, 4 weeks holiday plus bank holidays and the office is closed between Christmasand New Year.

The hours of work will be from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm.