Finance Assistant

We are working with a growing corporation that are going through an exciting period of change! My client is looking to recruit a Service Charge Specialist who can taken ownership of a consolidation project and support with a system implementation over an 18 month contract. This role comes with a competitive salary and a market leading holiday allowance (up to 33 days plus bank holidays!). 

What will the Service Charge Specialist role involve:

• Manage and administer the accurate calculation, setting and issue of all service charges.
• Document and review current service charge and rent processes working closely with the project lead to identify efficiencies.
• Apportioning costs correctly to individual customers in accordance with lease and tenancy agreements.
• Review, monitor and control actual spend against budget.
• Reconcile charges back to property records, ensuring that all data sent externally matches internal records.
• Lead on rent setting, ensuring compliance with legislation, regulation, policy and best practice
• Maintaining information relating to sinking fund accounts including posting entries and reconciling bank accounts.
• Monitoring utility costs, recording the usage and complete trend analysis to ensure accurate service charging is maintained.
• Reviewing service charges for blocks where an external management company is in place, ensuring the relevant charges are passed onto residents.

Suitable candidate for the Service Charge Specialist vacancy:

• Experience working within Service Charge is essential due to the nature of this role and need for ownership with an upcoming project.
• Strong excel skills are essential including pivot tables and advance formulars.

Additional information and benefits for the Service Charge Specialist vacancy:

• Hybrid working available (2 days working from home, 3 in office).
• 28 days holiday on top of bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell an additional 5.
• 37 hour working week.
• Competitive pension.

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