Senior Service Charge Accountant

Leisure (Operations); Hoddesdon; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Healthcare cashback

Study sponsorship

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Our Place Rewards

Job summary

RMG is recruiting a Senior Service Charge Accountant to join the Key Client Team in a hybrid role based in Hoddesdon. You will prepare service charge accounts, liaise with operations and external accountants, manage VAT liabilities, and support financial handovers.

The ideal candidate has experience with large developments, strong communication, meticulous attention to detail, and is pursuing an accounting qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA).

Qualifications

• Prior experience in service charge accounts or financials for large, complex developments (15+ schedules).
• Strong communication skills with external stakeholders and meetings.
• High attention to detail with excellent time management and organisation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual service charge accounts in line with lease terms and liaise with operational teams and external accountants.
• Compute voids on semi-complete developments and VAT liabilities on mixed-use VAT-elected sites.
• Manage RTM financial handovers and reconcile financial positions on appointment.
• Support sites affected by cladding or BSA with financial reconciliations.
• Provide day-to-day finance support across full financial cycle for a regional portfolio.
• Deliver regular reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Accounting qualification in progress (AAT/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Are you an experienced finance professional with a passion for service charge accounting and technical reconciliations? Join our Key Client team at RMG as a Senior Service Charge Accountant and play a key role in supporting operational teams across the region.

Where will I be working?

This is a hybrid role out of our offices in Hoddesdon (EN11 0DR) - flexible options around working can be discussed on a case by case basis

What you'll be doing:

• Preparing annual service charge accounts in line with the lease and liaising with operational teams and external accountants.
• Calculating voids on semi-complete developments and VAT liabilities on mixed use VAT-elected sites.
• Managing RTM financial handovers and reconciling financial positions on appointment.
• Supporting sites impacted by cladding or BSA with financial reconciliations.
• Providing day-to-day finance support over the full financial cycle, including budgets and Invoice issuance, for a portfolio of developments across the region.
• Regular periodic reporting to internal and external stakeholders

What we're looking for:

• Prior experience in service charge accounts or financials for large, complex developments - with schedules of 15 or more.
• Strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach with experience of leading meetings with external stakeholders.
• High attention to detail with excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Advanced proficiency Microsoft office products, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Studying towards a professional accountancy qualification (AAT/ACCA/CIMA).

What does RMG have offer you?

You'll not only be joining a thriving market leader where you'll benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you'll also receive a superb package of company benefits including:

• 27 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays
• Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges - plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 4 study days)
• Pension scheme (matched up to 7%) and Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
• As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on on-line purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers!