Service Charge Manager

Our client, one of the largest housing providers in the South of England, is currently recruiting for a Service Charge Manager to join their growing Finance team! The role is due to start – subject to notice – on a 18 month fixed term contract and the salary per annum is £43,186. The ideal candidate will have solid experience of rent and service charges including fixed and variable charges in a large, complex setting as well as experience working within a Housing finance function. Duties will include (but not limited to): Lead on the annual rent setting and service charge budget process Lead the reconciliation process ensuring all recoverable expenditure is captured Have a good understanding of the differing tenures of property and the associated complexities of service charges for each tenure Regularly reviewing and monitoring to ensure that the work instructions are updated in line with legislative and regulatory changes Produce and analyse reports of recoverable repairs and maintenance expenditure Establish improvements in processes and liaise with the service charge project led to integrate information into the new service charge software Monitoring and reporting on resident and Local Authority enquiries to ensure a \’lessons learned’ feedback is discussed with senior managers each year Frontline response to residents in matters relati…