Block & Estate Accounts Administrator - Hinckley, United Kingdom - WARD SURVEYORS LTD

Description

Ward Surveyors are one of the region's leading practices of Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents, based in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

Since establishment in 1988, Ward Surveyors have been providing a comprehensive range of property services including Residential Sales & Lettings, Commercial Sales & Lettings, Estate & Block Property Management, Professional Valuations, Property Condition Reports, Planning & Development Consultancy and Lease Advisory.

The role is to manage the accounts for a portfolio of property developments within our busy Block & Estate Management department.

Wards have been carrying out estate & block management since 1989; We now manage over 70 schemes ranging from 4 units up to 160 units primarily in Leicestershire, but also the surrounding counties.

The schemes themselves are of various types and comprise apartment blocks, houses, maisonettes and mixed use sites including retirement villages.

Also, we are appointed by Persimmon Homes and David Wilson Homes on new schemes.

We are Chartered Surveyors and accordingly the way in which we collect service charges (client money) is closely regulated and monitored by our professional body - the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

The role includes:

• Collection and processing of service charges, ground rent and sinking fund
• Balancing development accounts at the end of each month
• Preparing service charge budgets
• Answering general queries re service charge accounting from leaseholders
• Previous accounts experience.
• A proven track record in organisational and selfmanagement skills.
• Experience working in a customer facing role delivering under pressure.
• A friendly, approachable manner with a professional attitude.
• Ability to handle difficult situations and remain calm under pressure.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Strong numeracy skills.
• Excellent administration skills.

Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 25.5 per week


Salary:
£11.00-£11.50 per hour


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
One location