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Senior Service Charge Accountant

For Housing

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Expires in 6 days

Overview

Everything we do aims to positively impact the lives of our social housing tenants and deliver on what matters to them and their communities. We provide safe, well-maintained, sustainable homes and deliver customer-focused services. ForHousing is a place where everyone can thrive and be themselves.
£50,000
Per year
Full time, Permanent
(36 hours per week)
Salford

Key information

As part of the Rent and Service Charge team within our Finance function, you’ll provide a range of financial services in relation to leasehold and service charges, including monthly management reporting, performance reports, and budget production.

Disability Confident Employer

About the role

What you’ll be doing:

  • Developing and leading on accurate Service Charge budgets for existing properties and new developments.
  • Conducting regular reviews to compare actual costs against budgeted costs for all service chargeable units.
  • Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements in the management of both variable and fixed service charge properties.
  • Developing, maintaining and owning documentation for annual provision to service charge payers and leaseholders, while also providing training and guidance on service charge matters throughout the organisation.
  • Deputising for the Manager, to ensure there is cost recovery in place for service charges in line with the legislation in place for either fixed or variable service charge regimes.
  • Leading on the year-end processes to identify and manage surplus / deficits or leaseholder sinking fund accounts are accounted for correctly.

Requirements

  • Experience of social housing and service charge knowledge is essential.
  • Qualified or part-qualified CIMA, ACCA, or ACA Accountant