Service Charge Accountant: Property Budgets & Reporting

Office Angels; Sutton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Office Angels is seeking a Service Charge Accountant in Surrey to join a growing residential property management team. The role involves preparing budgets, invoicing, year-end work and client reporting within an office-based, full-time setting.

The ideal candidate has service charge or property accounting experience, strong Excel abilities and meticulous attention to detail to manage deadlines and stakeholder requests.

Qualifications

• Experience in service charge accounting or property accounting.
• Good Excel skills and experience with financial systems.
• Excellent double-entry bookkeeping and reconciliation skills.
• Experience with trial balances, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage service charge budgets and invoicing schedules.
• Issue service charge, ground rent, insurance and major works invoices.
• Produce budget vs actual reports.
• Respond to service charge and accounting queries from clients and leaseholders.
• Work with Property Managers to resolve accounting issues.
• Coordinate year-end accounts and meet statutory deadlines.
• Review reconciliations, journals and accounting packs.
• Post accruals and prepayments and adjust expenditure.
• Set up financial records for new property schemes.
• Manage service charge and ground rent arrears processes.
• Prepare landlord statements and client reporting.
• Assist with Companies House filings.
• Attend client meetings and AGMs.

Skills

Service charge accounting

Property accounting

Excel

Double-entry bookkeeping

Trial balances

Journals

Accruals & prepayments

Financial systems

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

Office Angels is seeking a Service Charge Accountant in Surrey to join a growing residential property management team. The role involves preparing budgets, invoicing, year-end work and client reporting within an office-based, full-time setting.

The ideal candidate has service charge or property accounting experience, strong Excel abilities and meticulous attention to detail to manage deadlines and stakeholder requests.