Service Charge Accountant

Overview

We are currently interested in speaking to experienced Senior Service Charge Accountants with an adaptable attitude in London.

About the Role:

Responsibilities

• Preparing year end service charge accounts including preparation of extended trial balance, accruals, prepayments and journals, ready to be sent to accountants.
• Performing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Creating and issuing the budget template and inputting onto the property management system.
• Raising and issuing service charge and ground rent demands in accordance with the leases.
• Allocation of all tenant payments.
• Dealing with arrears of service charge and ground rent appropriately.
• Setting up new sites, leases, units and service charge information onto the property management system.
• Handling the ground rents and client payments.
• Ensuring purchase invoices are processed and paid correctly in a timely manner.
• Liaising with other agents in respect of handovers.
• Dealing with queries raised by colleagues, clients and tenants efficiently.

What we are looking for / Qualifications

• You will have significant experience of preparing Service Charge Accounts for complex, multi schedule properties.
• You will have experience of managing mixed use properties with both residential and commercial elements and with the commercial element opted for VAT.
• You will have experience of using MRI QUBE Global Software or similar property management software.
• You will have experience of working with property managers to prepare annual service charge budgets, financial client reports and expenditure reviews.
• You will be able to demonstrate strong accounting skills.
• You will preferably possess a relevant accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA) or evidence of qualification by experience.
• You will have strong organisational skills.
• You will manage your time well and adhere to deadlines.
• You will possess a high level of detail and accuracy.
• You will be able to demonstrate strong Excel skills.
• You will have experience of building and establishing relationships with clients.
• You will be customer focused with experience of communicating with leaseholders.
• You will have the ability to provide operational input into the Senior Management Team.
• You will be friendly, approachable and kind.