Service Charge Accountant Level 2 Apprenticeship

Government jobs, apprenticeship; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Service Charge Accountant Apprentice, gaining valuable hands-on experience in property management accounting. You will learn to manage budgets, service charges, and financial enquiries while earning a nationally recognized qualification, all while working in a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Up to 20 days leave plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Opportunities for professional growth

Potential to progress into a permanent role

Support for further training

Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths required.
• Relevant qualifications and industry experience welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Create, upload, and seek approval for annual budgets.
• Raise and distribute service charge demands.
• Record and reconcile all receipts.
• Respond to finance and accounting enquiries.

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

Service Charge Accountant Level 2 Apprenticeship

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

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Training course Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date
Monday 1 September 2025

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

Day-to-day, you will be learning how to:

• 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.

College or training organisation

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn
Course contents

• 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.

Your training plan

Your training will predominately take place at our office.

Requirements
Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4)
• Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

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

About this company
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.

https://www.lovepropertymanagement.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

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 permenant 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.

Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOVE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD

Alice McGrath

[e-mail]

0330 2295 999

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326723.
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Closes on Wednesday 30 July 2025

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