Service Charge Accountant

The Acorn Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate company is seeking a Service Charge Accountant to join their Block Management team. The role involves managing service charge accounts, preparing year-end packs, and communicating with clients. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong organizational skills and prior experience in finance. This position offers opportunities for career progression and flexibility in work arrangement after probation.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

Structured training & support

Opportunity of remote working (up to 2 days)

Generous Holiday allowance

Excellent parental leave

Access to an Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Qualifications

• Team player preferably with experience in service charge accounts.
• Highly organised with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to deliver exceptional level of customer service.

Responsibilities

• Raising service charge and ground rent demands.
• Monitoring service charge expenditure.
• Preparing year end packs for accountants.
• Reconciling and issuing the service charge year end accounts.
• Responding to queries from leaseholders and clients.
• Processing and paying invoices.
• Internal bank transfers.
• BACS payments to suppliers.
• Inputting payments received.
• Taking telephone payments.

Skills

Good written and oral communication skills

Able to plan and prioritise

Excellent IT skills - Experience of Microsoft suite of products

Attention to detail

Able to communicate at all levels

Block Management finance experience

Knowledge of property market and associated services

Knowledge of TPI compliance rules

Experience of busy month end routines

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Service Charge Accountant

Location: The Acorn Group Head Office - Bromley, Kent

Brand: The Acorn Group

Salary: £28,000.00 to £30,000.00 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday 8:45am to 5:30pm (hybrid working available upon successful completion of the probationary period)

Contract Length: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

About The Acorn Group

Renowned as market leaders, The Acorn Group is London's largest multi-brand estate agency. We offer our clients the best brands, with the best people, in the best locations and in 2022 we were acquired by LRG.

Role summary and key responsibilities

The Acorn Group is currently seeking to recruit an experienced Accounts Controller to join the Block Management team. The successful applicant will be a team player preferably with experience in service charge accounts. You will be highly organised with excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to deliver an exceptional level of customer service.

Duties will include:

• Raising service charge and ground rent demands
• Monitoring service charge expenditure
• Preparing year end packs for accountants
• Reconciling and issuing the service charge year end accounts
• Responding to queries from leaseholders and clients
• Processing and paying invoices
• Internal bank transfers
• BACS payments to suppliers
• Inputting payments received
• Taking telephone payments

Skills required

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Able to plan and prioritise
• Excellent IT skills - Experience of Microsoft suite of products, Word, Excel etc.
• Attention to detail
• Able to communicate at all levels
• Block Management finance experience
• Knowledge of property market and associated services
• Knowledge of TPI compliance rules
• Experience of busy month end routines

What we can offer you

• Proven track record for career growth and advancement within the company
• Market leading training and ongoing professional development
• Supportive and collaborative team environment

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression.
• Structured training & support.
• Opportunity of remote working (up to 2 days) following successful probation.
• Generous Holiday allowance, increasing by 1 day per year based on service up to an additional 5 days holiday per year.
• Excellent parental leave & company fertility policy in place.
• Access to an Employee assistance programme including access to a virtual GP 24/7 and mental health first aiders.
• Retail discounts.

The Acorn Group, as part of LRG, is an equal opportunities employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We look forward to welcoming a dedicated individual to our team, who shares our commitment to excellence in the Real Estate Industry.

LRG does not engage the services of Recruitment agencies for the purpose of hiring. All job openings are managed directly by our Internal Recruitment team. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate referrals from Recruitment agencies, and any such submissions will not be considered.