Service Charge Accountant

Location: Essex

Hours: Monday - Friday 9-5:30pm - can offer flexi-hours

Reports to: Service Charge Accounts Manager

Fantastic company benefits - 33days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) which increase each year, private healthcare, hybid working, life assurance, sick pay and more.

Job Summary

Preparation of Client Service Charge Accounts, query resolution, preparing accounting data for external accountants, and analysing handover information.

• Preparation of Client Service Charge Accounts within deadlines and in accordance with industry regulations.
• Preparation of Client Reports within SLA deadlines.
• To file statutory returns with Companies House.
• Query resolution.
• Preparing accounting data for external accountants.
• Analysing handover information.

Responsibilities & Duties

This is varied role which will be responsible for all aspects of service charge including but not limited to:

• Reviewing and processing movements of expenditures between Cost Centres
• Reviewing and processing prepayments and accruals at Service Charge Year End Reconciliation
• Auditing income for the year ensuring leaseholders have been charged correctly
• Preparing service charge calculations including balance sheet reconciliation and detailed analysis of P&L accounts
• Posting deficit/surplus for the year and issuing demands
• Issuing Section 20b where applicable
• Ensuring Information provided by external agents is accurate and ensuring income and expenditure is correctly recorded within data system
• Ensuring the filing system for financial data is both accurate and orderly
• Working as part of a team to support the manager and property accounting side
• Preparing monthly and or quarterly reporting
• Answering financial / administrative questions
• Processing property standing information onto the company's data system
• Preparing financial information for the processing of sales / acquisition of property
• Establish and maintaining relationships with key clients and external accountants
• Preparation of service charge accounts and client reports for key client and complex sites
• Maintaining excellent communication with the other business departments

Qualifications & Skills

• Knowledge of residential property management and preparation of service charge accounts.
• Working knowledge of a property system - QUBE, YARDI, MRI, TRAMPS etc
• Natural attention to detail with strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work to deadlines is essential.
• Self motivated and proactive thinking
• Team player able to work under pressure and multi task

Jackson Sims Recruitment, specialists in Real Estate, covering Block & Estate Management, Property Management (AST), Build to Rent (BTR), Facilities Management, Concierge, PBSA and Financial & Accounting Services, operating in London and throughout the UK. Should you be a candidate or client working in Real Estate, we have a multitude of recruitment services that can be tailored to you.