Service Charge Accountant

4 weeks ago


Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Jackson Sims Recruitment Ltd Full time
Job Title: Service Charge Accountant

We are seeking a highly skilled Service Charge Accountant to join our team at Jackson Sims Recruitment Ltd. As a Service Charge Accountant, you will be responsible for preparing client service charge accounts, resolving queries, and analyzing handover information.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Preparation of client service charge accounts within deadlines and in accordance with industry regulations.
  • Preparation of client reports within SLA deadlines.
  • Filing statutory returns with Companies House.
  • Query resolution.
  • Preparing accounting data for external accountants.
  • Analyzing handover information.
Responsibilities & Duties:

This is a varied role that will be responsible for all aspects of service charge, including but not limited to:

  • Reviewing and processing movements of expenditures between Cost Centres.
  • Reviewing and processing prepayments and accruals at Service Charge Year End Reconciliation.
  • Auditing income for the year ensuring leaseholders have been charged correctly.
  • Preparing service charge calculations including balance sheet reconciliation and detailed analysis of P&L accounts.
  • Posting deficit/surplus for the year and issuing demands.
  • Issuing Section 20b where applicable.
  • Ensuring information provided by external agents is accurate and ensuring income and expenditure is correctly recorded within data system.
  • Ensuring the filing system for financial data is both accurate and orderly.
  • Working as part of a team to support the manager and property accounting side.
  • Preparing monthly and or quarterly reporting.
  • Answering financial/administrative questions.
  • Processing property standing information onto the company's data system.
  • Preparing financial information for the processing of sales/acquisition of property.
  • Establishing and maintaining relationships with key clients and external accountants.
  • Preparing service charge accounts and client reports for key client and complex sites.
  • Maintaining excellent communication with other business departments.
Qualifications & Skills:
  • Knowledge of residential property management and preparation of service charge accounts.
  • Service Charge Accounts experience with knowledge of changes in the industry.
  • Relevant commercial property and service charge accounting experience, ideally with a solid working knowledge of a property system - QUBE, YARDI, MRI, TRAMPS etc and will have conversancy with related property terminology and reporting requirements.
  • Natural attention to detail with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Ability to work to deadlines is essential.
  • Self-motivated and proactive thinking.
  • Team player able to work under pressure and multi-task.
Desired:
  • Experience preparing residential service charge accounts.
  • Ability to analyze complex data to produce reports and deliver information to a range of audiences.
  • Strong interpersonal and communicative skills are essential for this role.
  • A professional accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, AAT etc.) would be advantageous.
  • Excellent Excel skills including pivot tables and understanding of vlookup.
  • Working knowledge of property management systems.
  • Ability to adapt to new IT systems.


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