We are partnering with a well-established housing organisation seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their finance team until Feburary 2027. This is an excellent opportunity for a service charge professional with strong analytical skills and a customer-focused approach.
Client Details
Our client is a well-established organisation within the housing sector, responsible for managing and maintaining a large residential property portfolio.
Description
The Assistant Accountant's duties will include but are not limited to:
- Manage the end-to-end service charge process, including annual budgets and year-end reconciliations.
- Produce and validate annual service charge statements and actual cost recoveries.
- Analyse service charge expenditure and investigate variances across schemes and estates.
- Review invoice coding and identify any mispostings or allocation issues.
- Prepare month-end accruals and prepayments.
- Liaise with budget holders and operational stakeholders regarding large expenditure variances.
- Support external audit requirements relating to service charge accounts.
- Maintain tenant account records and assist with year-end adjustments.
- Manage a portfolio of schemes and undertake site visits to support residents with service charge enquiries.
- Assist development and operational teams in setting service charges for new properties.
- Ensure compliance with relevant service charge legislation and industry best practice
Profile
The successful candidate should have:
- Experience within a service charge finance environment, ideally within housing, property management, or a regulated sector.
- Strong understanding of service charge budgeting, reconciliations, and cost recovery processes.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
- Experience working to strict deadlines within a finance function.
- Customer-focused with the ability to build positive working relationships across teams.
- Experience using financial and operational systems.
Job Offer
- Competitive salary up to £33,000 (doe)
- Flexible hybrid working arrangement, with one or two days in the office.
- Opportunity to join a collaborative and customer-focused finance team.
- Varied role with exposure across finance, operations, and resident engagement.
- Professional development and career progression opportunities.
Assistant Accountant in Leicester employer: Michael Page Finance Careers
As a Financial Accountant with a local authority in London, you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to maintaining financial integrity and transparency within the public sector. The organisation fosters a supportive work culture that values professional development, offering opportunities for growth and advancement while contributing to meaningful community impact. Enjoy the unique advantage of working in a vibrant city, where your expertise will play a crucial role in shaping effective financial operations.
Contact Details:
Michael Page Finance Careers Recruitment Team
