Service Charge Accountant

Trident; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work after 3-6 months

Job summary

Trident is a surveying firm offering property and surveying services to investors, owners and occupiers across commercial and residential property. We are seeking a Service Charge Accountant - Real Estate to prepare and finalise service charge accounts for an assigned portfolio, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely delivery.

The role involves working with Property Managers, clients and external accountants to meet RICS/ARMA requirements and to manage leases, budgets and expenditure analysis.

Qualifications

• Proven experience preparing commercial or residential year-end service charge accounts.
• Good knowledge of service charge accounting and relevant RICS / ARMA requirements.
• Experience working with leases, service charge budgets and expenditure analysis.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and finalising commercial and residential service charge accounts for external audit.
• Liaising with Property Managers, clients and external accountants to meet RICS/ARMA, lease and reporting requirements.
• Reviewing expenditure, identifying miscoding, and calculating accruals and prepayments.
• Preparing and reviewing budgets, year-to-date expenditure and service charge apportionments.
• Reporting and issuing service charge balances/excesses to clients and tenants.
• Raising appropriate fees and supporting Companies House filings where required.
• Providing financial support to Property Managers and clients across the portfolio.

Skills

Service charge accounting

RICS/ARMA requirements

Year-end accounts

Lease knowledge

Budgeting

Expenditure analysis

Job description

Established business. Diverse portfolio. Real opportunity.

Join a professionally recognised surveying firm, providing property and surveying services to investors, owners and occupiers across both commercial and residential property.

The Service Charge Accountant - Real Estate will be responsible for preparing and finalising service charge accounts across an assigned portfolio of commercial and/or residential properties. Working closely with Property Managers, clients and external accountants, you will ensure accounts, budgets and expenditure are accurate, compliant and delivered within required deadlines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Preparing and finalising commercial and residential service charge accounts for external audit.
• Liaising with Property Managers, clients and external accountants to meet RICS/ARMA, lease and reporting requirements.
• Reviewing expenditure, identifying miscoding, and calculating accruals and prepayments.
• Preparing and reviewing budgets, year-to-date expenditure and service charge apportionments.
• Reporting and issuing service charge balances/excesses to clients and tenants.
• Raising appropriate fees and supporting Companies House filings where required.
• Providing financial support to Property Managers and clients across the portfolio.

ABOUT YOU

The ideal Service Charge Accountant - Real Estate must have:

• Proven experience preparing commercial or residential year-end service charge accounts.
• Good knowledge of service charge accounting and relevant RICS / ARMA requirements.
• Experience working with leases, service charge budgets and expenditure analysis.

WHY CONSIDER THIS ROLE?

• Exposure to both commercial and residential property
• Opportunity to work across a varied property portfolio
• Strong interaction with Property Managers, clients and external accountants
• Hybrid working (2 days home) available after 3-6 months