PMR
Service Charge Accountant
Our client is a well established property management business with a strong reputation for delivering meticulous, high-quality service across a varied residential portfolio. They are looking for a Service Charge Accountant to join their Finance Team, supporting accurate financial reporting and playing a key part in the overall financial integrity of the business.
The Role
The Service Charge Accountant is responsible for the timely production of service charge accounts, monthly reporting including accruals and prepayments, and managing the Section 20b process and client money handling in accordance with RICS standards and TPI Guidelines.
Day to day, you will prepare and produce service charge accounts to the required standard, reviewing and analysing financial transactions to ensure completeness and accuracy and resolving any balance sheet anomalies. You will ensure void units are billed appropriately to developers and reflected correctly within the accounts, and attend meetings internally, with clients and external auditors to finalise accounts. Where necessary, you will also prepare dormant and company accounts and issue Trust Tax returns.
On the reporting side, you will produce monthly financial reports and energy reconciliations, including income statements and cashflow monitoring, perform accruals and prepayments, and reconcile accounts in a timely manner. You will support financial analysis of service charge variances, assist with budgeting and forecasting, and reconcile data from previous managing agents to ensure a clean transition into the business's systems. Collaboration is central to the role you will work closely with the property management team, communicate financial information and risk to stakeholders across the business, and contribute to wider team objectives.
The Person
You will have a minimum of two years' experience in a financial role and a solid grounding in accruals-based accounting. Intermediate Excel skills are essential, including formulas, V-lookups and pivot tables, and you will be a confident communicator both in writing and verbally.
You will be solution-driven and forward-thinking, with a methodical and detail-oriented approach to your work. Experience working within a property sector finance team would be a strong advantage, as would familiarity with MRI Qube. If you are currently studying towards an accounting qualification such as ACCA or CIMA, that would be welcomed but is not a requirement.
Just as important as the technical skills is the right attitude. The business values people who are meticulous in their approach, genuinely dedicated to doing a good job, smart in how they problem-solve, and supportive of the colleagues and clients around them.
The Package
- Salary: £45,000-£55,000 based on experience
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm
- One day per week working from home
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