Assistant Accountant

Michael Page; Leicester Forest East; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Michael Page is partnering with a well-established housing organisation to recruit an Assistant Accountant. The role covers end-to-end service charge processes, budgeting, reconciliations, and cost recoveries within a collaborative finance team.

Based on a hybrid pattern, you will engage with budget holders and support residents on service charge enquiries. The ideal candidate will have service charge finance experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to explain complex financial

Qualifications

• Experience in a service charge finance environment, ideally in housing, property management or a regulated sector.
• Strong understanding of service charge budgeting, reconciliations and cost recovery processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end service charge process, including budgets and year-end reconciliations.
• Produce and validate annual service charge statements and cost recoveries.
• Analyse service charge expenditure and variances across schemes and estates.
• Review invoice coding and identify mispostings or allocation issues.
• Prepare month-end accruals and prepayments.
• Liaise with budget holders and stakeholders on large variances.
• Support external audit requirements relating to service charge accounts.
• Maintain tenant account records and assist with year-end adjustments.
• Manage portfolio of schemes and undertake site visits to assist residents with service charge enquiries.
• Assist development teams in setting charges for new properties.

Skills

Excel

Analytical

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Budgeting software

Financial systems

Job description

We are partnering with a well-established housing organisation seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their finance team until Feburary 2027. This is an excellent opportunity for a service charge professional with strong analytical skills and a customer-focused approach.

Client Details

Our client is a well-established organisation within the housing sector, responsible for managing and maintaining a large residential property portfolio.

Description

The Assistant Accountant's duties will include but are not limited to:

• Manage the end-to-end service charge process, including annual budgets and year-end reconciliations.
• Produce and validate annual service charge statements and actual cost recoveries.
• Analyse service charge expenditure and investigate variances across schemes and estates.
• Review invoice coding and identify any mispostings or allocation issues.
• Prepare month-end accruals and prepayments.
• Liaise with budget holders and operational stakeholders regarding large expenditure variances.
• Support external audit requirements relating to service charge accounts.
• Maintain tenant account records and assist with year-end adjustments.
• Manage a portfolio of schemes and undertake site visits to support residents with service charge enquiries.
• Assist development and operational teams in setting service charges for new properties.
• Ensure compliance with relevant service charge legislation and industry best practice

Profile

The successful candidate should have:

• Experience within a service charge finance environment, ideally within housing, property management, or a regulated sector.
• Strong understanding of service charge budgeting, reconciliations, and cost recovery processes.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience working to strict deadlines within a finance function.
• Customer-focused with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
• Experience using financial and operational systems.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary up to £33,000 (doe)
• Flexible hybrid working arrangement, with one or two days in the office.
• Opportunity to join a collaborative and customer-focused finance team.
• Varied role with exposure across finance, operations, and resident engagement.
• Professional development and career progression opportunities