Service Charge Accounting Manager

BDO UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading advisory firm in the UK is seeking a Manager for its Bristol Service Charge team. In this role, you will oversee the delivery of independent service charge reviews, manage a dedicated team, and actively engage in business development for an expanding client base. You are expected to hold an ACA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification and have a robust understanding of service charge accounting. Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are crucial for success in this dynamic environment.

Benefits

Health and Wellness Programmes

Pension Plan with matched contributions

Private Medical access

Income Protection Plan

Holiday purchase benefits

Bike to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in an accountancy practice or other financial environment.
• Ability to manage junior staff effectively.
• Experience in business development and seeking growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the delivery of independent reviews of service charge expenditure.
• Supervise a dedicated team to ensure efficiency and high-quality work.
• Actively engage in business development for client growth.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Team Management

Agility

Education

ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification

Significant Service Charge Accounting experience

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We’ll broaden your horizons

The Business Services and Outsourcing team are essential to meeting our clients’ evolving requirements. As well as delivering long‑term, sustainable value to businesses by providing a range of solutions such as accounting, payroll and compliance services, they also play a key role in tying together many of our services across BDO both domestically and internationally. By building deep and meaningful relationships with a range of clients from ambitious entrepreneurial SMEs to large multi‑national groups, our BS&O team don’t just advise on their specific business challenges, they open doors for other teams to provide our firm’s wider service offering. To succeed in this agile environment, you’ll need to demonstrate excellent problem‑solving skills and initiative. In return, you’ll have the opportunity for progression, and the chance to develop in one of the industry’s most exciting and varied roles.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships. You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Overview

BDO’s Bristol Service Charge team is a centre of excellence for independent reviews of service charges. We are expecting large growth over the coming years to add to our breadth of existing clients. We require a Manager to help us deliver exceptional client service to our expanding client base. The manager will have overall responsibility for the delivery of high quality independent reviews of annual service charge expenditure for a specific client.

They will manage a dedicated team and supervise the process to ensure that our work is efficient, completed within the KPI’s, and our offering is tailor‑made to suit the client’s needs. The manager will be a point of escalation both internally & for the client and will confidently deal with difficult situations. They will report into the Director and Partner team, providing and implementing solutions where required. The manager will be actively involved in business development and should actively seek opportunities to grow the business.

You’ll be someone with:

• ACA, ACCA or equivalent qualification with experience working in an accountancy practice or other financial environment
• Alternatively, we would consider someone who has significant Service Charge Accounting experience
• Experience managing junior staff
• Ability to think on your feet
• Excellent communication skills

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people‑centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state‑of‑the‑art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

Rewards & Benefits

We offer a wide range of core and voluntary benefits, with a few examples below.

Health and Wellness Programmes

We promote a positive working environment where our people can thrive.

Pension Plan

A Group Personal Pension Plan, with matched employer contributions.

Private Medical

Access to private medical treatment for you and your family.

Income Protection Plan

Provides a proportion of your basic salary if you suffer a loss of earnings because of illness or injury.

Holidays

Our holiday benefit enables you to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave.

Bike to work scheme

A convenient, environmentally friendly and tax‑effective way to acquire a bike for travelling to and from work.