Housing Benefit Reconciliation Specialist

Bridge-IT Housing; Leeds; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 Days annual leave

Company events (Summer & Christmas)

Staff incentives

Staff discounts

Annual salary review

On-site kitchen facilities

Plus more

Job summary

Bridge-It Housing is seeking a meticulous Housing Benefits Officer to join our Finance Team at the head office in Bramley. You will reconcile Housing Benefit payments, match local authority payments to resident accounts, and support month-end processes with accuracy to help deliver safe housing for residents.

The role requires strong Excel skills, data cleansing and experience in rent accounting or income reconciliation, with collaboration across councils, lease partners and internal teams in a

Qualifications

• Experience in junior accounting, finance administration or rent accounting.
• Ability to reconcile data from multiple sources, including local authority payments.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and controls.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile Housing Benefit payments against rent accounts, finance records and expected income.
• Match local authority payments to resident accounts, placements and lease agreements.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between council records, rent accounts and lease information.
• Identify and correct missing, duplicate, misallocated or incorrectly coded Housing Benefit payments.
• Maintain accurate reconciliation spreadsheets, records and audit trails.
• Support month-end financial processes, including income, accrual and debtor reconciliations.
• Liaise with local authority Housing Benefit teams to resolve payment and award queries.
• Work closely with Housing Officers, Team Leaders and operational staff to verify resident movements and rent liability dates.
• Collaborate with landlords and lease partners to ensure rent charges and eligible service charges are recorded correctly.
• Cleanse and maintain Housing Benefit, rent and lease data to improve accuracy and reporting.
• Produce reports on Housing Benefit income, outstanding queries, payment variances and aged debt.
• Ensure compliance with financial procedures, internal controls and audit requirements while escalating complex issues where necessary.

Skills

Data reconciliation

Excel proficient

Attention to detail

Communication with councils

Organised and audit trails

Sage (desirable)

Tools

Sage

Excel

Job description

Bridge-It Housing is seeking a meticulous Housing Benefits Officer to join our Finance Team at the head office in Bramley. You will reconcile Housing Benefit payments, match local authority payments to resident accounts, and support month-end processes with accuracy to help deliver safe housing for residents.

The role requires strong Excel skills, data cleansing and experience in rent accounting or income reconciliation, with collaboration across councils, lease partners and internal teams in a