Rent and Service Charge Accountant- Home Based

Dimensions; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care organisation in the UK is seeking a qualified Accountant to manage rent and service charge policies. The role involves setting rents for Social Housing, ensuring compliance with regulations, and optimizing financial processes. Candidates should have relevant experience in social housing finance. The organization values diversity and offers competitive benefits including extensive annual leave and an employee discount scheme.

Benefits

35 days annual leave including bank holidays

Staff discount shopping scheme

Salary advance scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Long Service Awards

Qualification scheme

Employee recognition scheme

Discounted health and dental cover

Life Assurance

Bike to Work Scheme

Season Ticket Loan

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Accountant.
• Experience of setting rents and service charges in a Social Housing provider.
• Ability to apply analytical skills beyond traditional finance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain policies for rent and service charge setting.
• Review service charge levels for value for money.
• Lead on setting rents for Social Housing Tenants.
• Oversee annual uplifts for rents and service charges.

Skills

Qualified Accountant - ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Setting rents and service charges experience

Analytical skills

Understanding of income streams

Job description

Dimensions is proud to be one of very few social care organisations that are accredited by the Great Places To Work programme in 2025– now 7 years in a row!

Reporting directly to Head of Housing finance, the role includes rent setting policy and service charge coordination, working with the asset management team to achieve value for money for customers. You will also take ownership of compliance with rent standard and lead on process optimisation for rent and service charge function. Ensuring that financial information is produced timely and accurate on a monthly basis.

About the role

Your main duties will include:

• Maintain policies and procedures for rent and service charge setting.
• Review service charge levels regularly to ensure value for money, and support the budget and forecast process for service charges, including new and existing properties
• Lead on setting rents for Social Housing Tenants ensuring full compliance with the Regulator of Social Housing.
• Lead on the annual uplifts process for rents and service charges

About you

The successful candidate will have:

• Must be a qualified Accountant - ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience of setting rents and service charges in a Social Housing provider
• Apply analytical skills beyond the traditional functions of finance
• Possess a good understanding of the income streams and construction of budgets for Social Housing

The rewards

• Up to 35 days’ annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
• Staff discount shopping scheme ‘Rewarding Dimensions’
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Qualification scheme
• Employee recognition scheme 'Inspiring People'
• Discounted health and dental cover
• Life Assurance
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan

We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce

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