Service Charge Manager - Battersea Power Station

Purpose of the Role

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Service Charge Manager to join our mixed use accounting team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both residential and commercial service charge accounting and will be responsible for preparing, monitoring, and reporting on all financial aspects of the service charge expenditure and reconciliation process for a premier mixed use asset.

Key Responsibilities

Summary:

This role requires strong leadership and an ability to work to find solutions to dealing with a complex mixed use service charge and is a unique opportunity within the property management industry..

Responsibilities:

• Inputting Service Charge budgets onto accounting system
• Ensure accurate reconciliation of service charge income and expenditure
• Point of contact for on-site queries from surveying and ops teams
• Completion of monthly budget v actual variance reports
• Responsible for posting of journals, accruals & prepayments
• Responsible for the closure of service charge accounts
• Liaising with auditors as part of the service charge reconciliation process
• Comply with RICS service charge code
• Compliance with Savills policies and procedures
• Attend client and internal meetings as and when required
• Creating statements of funds
• Carry out balance sheet reviews and cleardowns
• Manage on site accounting team
• Maintain/track reserve fund expenditure
• Manage tenant recoverables
• Manage insurance claims reconciliations
• Reconcile supplier statements of accounts
• Cash management and escalation of funding issues
• Review, monitor and approve purchase orders
• Manage service charge expenditure and other site managed funds
• Review and monitor purchase orders
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly service charge budget v actual report (BVA)
• Inputting of service charge budgets onto MRI accounting system
• Liaise with auditors in respect of service charge closure
• Reconcile year end balancing charges/credits with the client accounting team

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Key skills:

• Good collaboration and interpersonal skills.
• Working to strict deadlines whilst achieving a high level of accuracy and confidentiality
• Strong analytical skills
• Experience of both residential and commercial service charges.
• Strong Excel skills is critical.
• Ability to engage and consistently work well in a fast-paced environment
• A team player but does not shy away from working on their own initiative, taking responsibility for their own workload and ensuring tasks are prioritised effectively

You’ll need to have:

• Previous experience in a similar position.
• Financial and technical reporting experience in a client service role.
• The ability to work in a varied and evolving department.
• A Willingness to learn and welcome opportunities for training and professional development.
• Part Qualified (ACCA) or Qualified by Experience (QBE).
• Excellent organisation and communication skills.
• The ability to communicate with all levels within the business as well as clients.
• Confidence with a positive outlook
• Ethical with strong integrity
• At least 4 years experience working in service charge accounting

Working Hours – Mon – Fri 9:00am to 5:30pm

Salary – £55k+ p.a.

Please see our Benefits Booklet for more information.