Finance Service Charge Assistant

Castlefield Recruitment.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable Housing Association is seeking a Service Charge Assistant to join their finance team. This permanent role offers hybrid working arrangements and an attractive benefits package. Responsibilities include supporting management accounts, ensuring compliance with regulations, analyzing account data, and liaising with customers. Candidates should have experience in service charges, preferably within social housing. Strong attention to detail and excellent Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working in Service Charges, preferably from a social housing background.
• Excellent knowledge of service charges and experience using Service Charge systems.
• Able to adapt to new processes quickly and develop existing processes.

Responsibilities

• Support Management Accounts, Financial Accounts, and Controls.
• Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Guide budget holders and management team on Service Charges.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly.
• Liaise with customers to resolve service charge related queries.
• Analyze accounts to support the Service Charge Manager.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Technical ability

Excel skills

Tools

Service Charge systems

Job description

Finance Service Charge Assistant | Permanent Role | £30,000 - £33,000 | Hybrid | Lancashire or Yorkshire

Castlefield Recruitment are working with a reputable Housing Association with offices in the Lancashire and Yorkshire areas, who are looking to recruit a Service Charge Assistant to their busy finance team. The role is offered on a permanent basis, with hybrid working and a great benefits package.

Duties:

• Work closely with the Service Charge Manager to provide support with Management Accounts, Financial Accounts and Controls
• Ensure all legal and regulatory requirements or followed
• Provide guidance to budget holders and management team regarding Service Charges
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly
• Liaise with internal and external customers, to resolve service charge related queries
• Analysis accounts to support Service Charge Manager provide information / reports
• Data manipulation

Experience:

• Experience working in Service Charges, ideally from a social housing background however commercial backgrounds will still be considered
• Excellent knowledge of service charges and experience using Service Charge systems
• Able to adapt to new processes quickly and development processes where possible
• Strong attention to detail and able to work analytically
• Great technical ability and excellent excel skills