Service Charge Accountant Level 2 Apprenticeship

Government jobs, apprenticeship; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

A property management company in the UK is offering an apprenticeship as an Accounts or Finance Assistant. The role provides practical knowledge and skills in service charge accounting, and includes hands-on experience with financial tasks. Successful candidates will start this 1 year 4 months apprenticeship with a wage of £14,750 per year and gain a nationally recognized qualification. This position offers a potential path to a permanent role upon completion.

Benefits

Up to 20 days leave plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday.

Company pension scheme.

Opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team.

Potential to progress into a permanent role upon completion of your apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Create, upload, and seek approval for annual budgets for each client.
• Raise and distribute service charge demands.
• Record and reconcile all receipts.
• Follow company protocols to contact owners and recover debts.
• Pay supplier invoices.
• Carry out data entry and coding of supplier invoices.
• Respond to general finance and accounting enquiries via phone and email.
• Prepare information for external accountants to produce annual service charge accounts.
• Assist with statutory notices as required, including Section 20b.

Skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Number skills

Analytical skills

Initiative

Positive attitude

Customer service skills

Education

GCSE in English (grade 4)

GCSE in Maths (grade 4)

Job description

Summary

Within our small and dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to gain practical knowledge of all elements of service charge accounting in the property management sector. You will build your problem‑solving, organisational, customer service and analytical skills throughout the apprenticeship, ending with a nationally recognised qualification.

Wage

£14,750 a year

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 5 January 2026

Duration

1 year 4 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You'll learn on the job by getting hands‑on experience.

What you’ll do at work

• Create, upload, and seek approval for annual budgets for each client
• Raise and distribute service charge demands
• Record and reconcile all receipts
• Follow company protocols to contact owners and recover debts.
• Pay supplier invoices
• Carry out data entry and coding of supplier invoices
• Respond to general finance and accounting enquiries via phone and email
• Prepare information for external accountants to produce annual service charge accounts
• Assist with statutory notices as required, including Section 20b

Where you’ll work

CLOVER HOUSE
JOHN WILSON BUSINESS PARK
HARVEY DRIVE
CHESTFIELD
CT5 3QZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You'll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED

Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

What you’ll learn

• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation's standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
• Record transactional data.
• Use the organisation's standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
• Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
• Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
• Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
• Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
• Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Training schedule

• Accounts or Finance Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
• Your training will predominately take place at our office

Roles & Responsibilities

Requirements

Essential qualifications

• GCSE in English (grade 4)
• GCSE in Maths (grade 4)

Skills

• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Initiative
• Positive attitude
• Customer service skills

About this employer

Love Property Management is a small but expanding Block and Estate Managing Agent based in Whitstable. We look after the communal areas of apartment buildings and housing estates, making sure they are safe, clean and well maintained. We deliver an excellent service by ensuring our staff are well trained, and that we can impart some of that knowledge onto our clients as well. We pride ourselves on being friendly, approachable and transparent in all aspects of our work, letting our clients know that they can have faith in our integrity and ability to manage their property professionally. We are looking for someone who will fit into our values and would like a long‑term position in a company that fosters professional growth and education.

Company benefits

• Up to 20 days leave plus bank holidays and a day off for your birthday.
• Company pension scheme.
• Opportunities for professional growth within a supportive team.
• Potential to progress into a permanent role upon completion of your apprenticeship.

After this apprenticeship

• You will have the opportunity to stay on with us in a permanent role, and move up through the ranks as your experience grows.
• We would also support any further training, such as your level 3 qualification after the completion of the level 2.

Contact

LOVE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

Alice McGrath

[e-mail]

0330 2295 999

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349201.

Closes in 26 days (Wednesday 3 December 2025)

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