Rent Accounting Officer

Hurst Green; St. James's; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Council is seeking a Rent Accounting Officer to manage service charges, refunds, and tenancy enquiries. The role focuses on frontline Direct Debit administration and maintaining the rent system for thousands of council tenants.

You will have experience in financial or administrative roles, GCSEs including Maths, be computer literate and customer-focused, and provide accurate rent calculations and timely responses to tenants.

Qualifications

• Experience in a financial, administrative or accountancy role.
• GCSE level qualifications including Maths at grade C or above.
• Computer literate and customer focused.

Responsibilities

• Front line Direct Debit service, speaking to tenants by phone and processing payments.
• Calculate refunds and rent adjustments; handle arrears and repayment plans.
• Reconcile income streams and provide performance data.
• Maintain rent system for council tenants.

Skills

Financial

Administrative & Accounting

Customer service

Education

GCSEs including Maths

Job description

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The Housing Finance Team are looking to appoint a Rent Accounting Officer to predominantly have specific responsibility for administering service charges including calculations, refunds, dealing with customers enquiries and complaints.

The Rent Accounting Team provide a front-line Direct Debit service and cover a range of accounting duties. We are responsible for maintaining the Rents system for 21,000 council tenants.

Duties include :

• Front line Direct Debit service, speaking to Dudley Council Housing tenants over the phone, processing applications, calculating payments, negotiating arrears instalments.
• Responsible for recovery of Direct Debit default payments, setting repayment plans and providing advice to tenants in respect of benefits and rent payments due.
• Processing a range of adjustments to rent accounts and ensuring rent account transactions are calculated and applied accurately.
• Reconciliation of a variety of income streams.
• Providing performance and statistical information.

You will have experience in a financial, administrative or accountancy role, and possess qualifications to GCSE level or equivalent in 5 subjects including Maths at grade C or above. The successful candidate will be computer literate, customer focused and ensure a high quality of service.

Informal discussions to Beverley Wetton 01384 812008.

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Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications