Assistant Cost Accountant - Service Charges

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Property/Service Charge Accountant to join their dynamic team in Birmingham. This role is crucial for delivering accurate financial statements related to service charges and contributes to a transformative mission in affordable housing. As part of a supportive project team, you will utilize your accounting expertise and excellent ICT skills to manage complex data and provide exceptional customer service. With flexible working arrangements and a range of benefits, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Up to 28 days annual leave

Family friendly policies

Medicash membership

Health Cash Plan

Pension scheme

Learning and Development opportunities

Employee reward and recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in service charges or accounting in large organizations.
• Ability to analyze complex data and manage risks.
• Excellent customer-driven service skills.

Responsibilities

• Interrogate ledger transactions for service charge costs.
• Provide accurate financial statements for service charges.
• Meet challenging deadlines while delivering quality service.

Skills

Service Charge Accounting

Data Analysis

Customer Service

ICT Skills (Word, Excel)

Problem Solving

Education

AAT Level 2

Tools

Excel

Cloud Technologies

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Assistant Cost Accountant - Service Charges, Birmingham

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Client:

Platform Housing Group

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

07.05.2025

Expiry Date:

21.06.2025

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Job Description:

Join our Service Charges Project team!

We are looking for an experienced Property/Service Charge Accountant to join our Service Charges Project team on a fixed-term basis, covering a maternity leave until December 2025.

This is a fantastic time to join us, support our dynamic project team, and help further our mission of investing in people and places to build a stronger, more sustainable future.

Having recently implemented our new finance system, this role is crucial to assist us in providing the highest quality, accurate, and accountable financial statements to our customers in respect of service charges.

In this role you will interrogate ledger transactions and contract information to provide detailed financial accounting information related to service charge costs in alignment with service charge policy and apportionment structures.

Why Join Us?

• Gain valuable experience within a dynamic finance project team
• Contribute to a transformative mission in affordable housing
• Be part of a team dedicated to accuracy and excellence in financial reporting

Some of the things we are looking for:

• Experience in service charges or accounting in a large and complex organisation with substantial budgets
• Experience of interpreting information, carrying out research, analysing complex data, appraising performance, and managing risk
• Experience of providing data and information to challenging deadlines
• Experience of providing an excellent customer driven service
• Excellent ICT skills (Word, Excel, Cloud technologies)
• Have good problem solving and decision-making skills
• Qualified to AAT Level 2 or equivalent/or have equivalent experience of Service Charges

While this role is home-based, you should be able to travel to Group offices and other locations for meetings as required. In-person team meetings are held once a week, alternating between our offices at Birmingham Business Park, Solihull, and Central Park, Worcester.

Some of the great benefits we can offer you:

• Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave
• Family friendly policiesincluding generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistanceprogramme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts
• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapiesand more
• Pension scheme with minimum employee contributions of up to 3% and Platform will contribute up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers

How to apply:

If you have experience of Property or Service Charge accounting and are passionate about delivering an exceptional, customer-focused service, we’d love to hear from you! please click "Apply Now" to complete a short online application and upload your current CV.

For more details about this position, please refer to the attached job description. If you’d like further information about the role, please contact Robert Spicer, Project Manager Service Charges via email:

Interviews:

We are aiming to hold first stage virtual interviews for this opportunity on Wednesday 4th June 2025. If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange a suitable time.

We recommend early applications for this role as may close the advert earlier that the anticipated closing date.