Service Charge Officer

Accountancy Action - Your Specialist Finance Recruitment Partner; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountancy Action - Your Specialist Finance Recruitment Partner in Borehamwood is seeking a service charge accountant to join a fast paced team. The role is based in the office initially five days a week, moving to four days after probation.

You will prepare income and expenditure reports, liaise with external accountants and tenants, and oversee year-end service charge accounts. Prior service charges experience is essential and you will work with the Property Manager and other accounts staff.

Qualifications

• Experience with service charges is essential.
• Must be capable of handling year-end service charge accounts.
• Experience liaising with external accountants and managers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare income and expenditure reports and related documents for external accountant.
• Liaise with external accountant to resolve queries.
• Ensure year end service charge accounts are completed on time.
• Assist Property Manager with budget reviews.
• Raise periodic service charge demands and ad hoc recharges to tenants.
• Liaise with clients, tenants, suppliers to resolve queries.
• Assist with annual audits.
• Assist with collection of service charge arrears.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Assist with setting up new properties on the system and handovers.
• Ad hoc projects within the Accounts team.

Skills

Service charges experience

Year-end service charge accounts

Bank reconciliations

Job description

Are you a service charge accountant looking to join a fantastic fast paced company in Borehamwood?

This role will be 5 days in the office and moving to 4 days after probation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare income and expenditure reports and associated documents to be sent to external accountant for preparation of service charge accounts.
• Liaise with external accountant to resolve queries.
• Take ownership for ensuring year end service charge accounts are completed on time.
• Assist Property Manager with budget reviews.
• Raise periodic service charge demands and ad hoc recharges to tenants.
• Liaise with external parties including clients, tenants, suppliers to resolve queries.
• Assist with annual audits.
• Assist with collection of service charge arrears.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Assist with setting up new properties on the system and handovers.
• Ad hoc projects within the Accounts team.
• Previous experience of working within service charges essential.