Service Charge Accountant

3 weeks ago

Leicester, United Kingdom PA Housing Full time

A little bit about what we are looking for...
You will be working as part of a team with responsibility for the financial management of service charge income and costs, working with and assisting budget holders to ensure all costs are correctly accounted for in our accounting and service charge systems and allocated to estates, as well as preparation of service charge budget estimates and year end statements.

We are happy to offer hybrid working with this role; You will be required to be in the office for around 2/3 days per week with the rest being from home, however please bear in mind we may need you to be in the office more within your probation and training. It's important to us that you feel fully ready and confident in the role before working from home. Of course if you'd prefer to be in the office more, then that is completely fine with us too


Your responsibilities...

  • Support and manage a team of service charge officers in the delivery of the objectives
  • Plan the cyclical workload to ensure deadlines are met
  • Train team members on service charge accounting and changes in legislation
  • Develop systems and processes to ensure the team are working efficiently and effectively in delivery the outcomes
  • Be innovative and explore new ways of working
  • Advise and assist the team in problem solving and investigation into issues
  • Lead on service charge projects to ensure continuous improvement
  • Perform regular reviews of total service charge costs and work with other internal teams to ensure effective management of costs
  • Monthly accounting processes including journal entry, accruals and prepayments and reconciliations to ensure ledgers reflect operational performance. Investigate variances, prepare forecasts and report accordingly providing commentary to the management accounts team
  • Ensure ledgers are maintained to provide financial information for both general accounting purposes and detailed scheme analysis
  • Prepare and review annual cost budgets aggregating individual costs. Ensure overall costs are in line with contracts in place
  • Perform analytical review and reporting on service charge recoverability including management charges
  • Administer sinking and reserve fund accounts in accordance with legislation and best practice
  • Deliver on the production of and independent external verification of year end scheme accounts
  • Work collaboratively with other areas of the business, including Housing Teams, Charge Management Teams, Estate Teams and Home Ownership Teams to deliver a customer focussed service to our tenants and leaseholders


We recommend you read the full job description to get a really good understanding of what the role entails, you can find this as a downloadable attachment at the bottom of the advert.


Our ideal candidate...

  • Part qualified accountant or qualified by experience
  • Knowledge service charges legislation, setting, and accounting
  • Experience of working in a finance environment with strict deadlines
  • Knowledge of the social housing regulatory framework as it applies to financial accounting
  • Experience in working in a highly regulated environment
  • Experience of leading and developing a highly motivated team
  • Experience of using a variety of both financial and non financial software systems


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To apply for this role please click on the apply button or for any enquiries please email recruitment@pahousing.co.uk

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