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Service Charge Accountant

Family friendly company
Very lovely team
Full training provided

Service Charge Accountant
Herts - North London Borders
Full-time or Part-time (Min of 4 full days, or less than full time hours but for 5 days)

Fantastic Hertfordshire based company are looking to recruit an experienced Service Charge Accountant to join their team.

This Service Charge Accountant role is essentially managing the accounts for your own portfolio of blocks/properties, which includes:

Setting the yearly service charge budget for each block with assistance from the Property Managers
Maintain income and expenditure ledger
Dealing with leaseholder queries relating to the accounts & service charges
Ensure all cheques received from lessees are promptly paid in on the due dates
Carry out monthly bank reconciliations against the bank statements
Dealing with annual accounts at year end, producing a balance sheet, complete accounts to trial balance
Paying invoices relating to the works carried out on each block
Check for arrears owing from leaseholders/tenants and pursue chasing or recovery action
Generally, carry out or assist with general office duties as directed or appropriate
Other Bookkeeping/Financial related duties as and when required

The company uses Blocks Online for all data entry and ledger sheets, there is also use of Excel for ad hoc statements/spreadsheets. Training will be given on how to use Blocks Online.

The ideal Service Charge Accountant:

Be AAT Qualified to level 2 or Qualified by experience
Have worked in the Property Management Industry, dealing with the accounts for Service Charge Budgets - desired but not essential
Experience in completing accounts to trial balance
A solid work history which shows longevity with previous companies
Resides in Hertfordshire or North London, must be local
Happy to work in an office environment
Good level of Excel experience, knowledge and use of formulas is essential

The Service Charge Accountant position can be full-time or part-time (4 days a week or 5 shorter days)

Salary is £30,000 p.a. to £35,000 p.a. negotiable depending on experience level.

Location on the ad is not exact, please contact me for full details and for exact location disclosure, which will be provided once a genuine interest and suitability for the role is established!

Kelly Finley t/a Finest Recruits

£30,000 - £35,000 per annum, negotiable

Hertfordshire