Service Charge Accountant

Client:

Castlefield Recruitment are currently working with a Housing Association in Manchester to recruit a Service Charge Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity to join a fantastic organisation offering great future prospects.

Duties:

• Preparation of service charges (not previously charged to customers)
• Dealing with service charge queries in a timely manner
• Responsible for ensuring that all services charges are correct on resident rent accounts, ensuring that any changes necessary are applied accurately and on the correct date
• Review and calculate the setting of service charges ensuring that they are correctly charged with supporting documentation, liaising and consulting with Neighbourhood Management wherever possible
• Meet with both customers and colleagues to explain/consult, with regards to annual service charge changes 
• Check for schemes’ communal equipment and to include within the service charge calculations; remove equipment no longer at scheme
• Assist the manager with the preparation of service charge calculations and forecasts
• Responsible for sending out service charge statements within the set timescales
• Leaseholder: Quarterly/Annual service charge accounts, reconciliation of sinking funds, reviewing budgets
• Undertake other such work of an equal nature and duties related to the objectives of the post as directed from time to time by the appropriate line manager

Person:

• The successful applicant must have experience in Rents and Service Charges and have a knowledge of accounts