Service Charge Accountant - London, United Kingdom - Osborn Executive Recruitment

Osborn Executive Recruitment

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Title:
Service Charge Accountant - London

Salary:
£35-£40K, flexible working after probation

OER are pleased to be seeking a Service Charge Accountant for a small, familyrun residential surveying practice based in Central London. If you have excellent communication skills and attention to detail and are adept at analysing and investigatingaccounting issues then please do get in touch to find out more._

Main Duties:

Produce periodic reporting to Clients / Property Managers and variance analysis reports actual vs budgets
Ensure service charge budgets are entered into the system accurately and in a timely manner and process service charge invoices
Oversight of regular bank reconciliation process
Assist the Property manager in financial interpretation and analysis
Assist auditors as required including preparing service charge accounts summaries and associated schedules
Complete the annual service charge accounts for properties under management and issue balancing charges/credits
Prepare dormant statutory accounts, monthly management accounts and budget reports, process agreed instructions such as adjustments to Accounts
Upload new buildings on the system, reconciling financial records received on handover and assuring handover has been finalised
Control the accounts payable and receivable processes, liaising with the management team on outstanding debtors and creditors

Person Specification:

A minimum of 3 years' experience of working in service charge or property accounting environment
Possess a strong knowledge of yearend accounts, budgets, cashflows and leases
Previous experience working with client accounting software
Strong knowledge and understanding of the Landlord and Tenant Acts and relevant guidelines to producing service charge accounts.