Job Title: Service Charge Accountant
Location: Stotfold
Salary: £35,000 – £40,000 depending on experience
Job type: Full Time – Permanent
About us:
We are a successful Property Management company with a portfolio of prime and super prime properties in central London. Our admin and accounting functions are undertaken at our office in Stotfold, Bedfordshire.
Leading a small team, you will report to the Operations and Office Manager. Applicants must have a proven track record of service charge accounts & finance work and have had experience of managing or mentoring fellow staff members.
Key duties include but are not limited to:
- Prepare and finalise the service charge accounts up to and including Trial Balances.
- Liaise with external auditors and provide annual service charge pack and supporting documentation for audit.
- Ensure auditor queries responded to promptly.
- Ensure balancing charges reconciled and demanded/credited accordingly.
- Liaise with property manager and ensure year end accounts are distributed to leaseholders.
- Identify any potential future cash-flow difficulties to Client accounts and ensure cash balances and future pinch points reported to property manager and debt recovery team member.
- Liaise with Property Managers to ensure budgets for the next period are completed and distributed in line with company policy/contractual obligation.
- Ensure accurate expenditure figures are provided for the estimated year to date alongside the budgets as a comparison tool.
- Provide quarterly financial reports for the relevant managers.
- Provide regular Client report as per contractual obligations.
- Provide VAT returns for part elected VAT properties to Client.
- Ability to motivate team members and ensure their tasks are completed as expected.
- Attend Client meetings as necessary.
Essential skills required:
- Excellent understanding of service charge accounting
- Management skills and experience to ensure reportees are meeting their goals and are mentored accordingly.
- Sound working knowledge of Excel and ideally Qube MRI software.
- Ideally, ACA/ACCA part or full qualified
Desirable skills required:
- Good understanding of RICS/ARMA guidelines
- Good communication skills with colleagues, lessees and clients
- Well organised and able to keep to strict timelines.
Benefits included:
- 20 Days Holiday + Public Holidays
- Additional holiday after 2 years and 5 years service
- Pension
This is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to join this great company. Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of Accountant, Bookkeeper, Revenue Accountant, Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Chartered Accountant, Senior Accountant, Revenue Accountancy, CIMA, CCAB, ACA, ACCA and CIMA, Finance, Financial Analyst, Financial Controller, Finance Associate, Finance Coordinator, Management Accountant, Finance Specialist, Qualified Accountant may also be considered for this role.
