Service Charge Accountant -South-West London

Ref: (Ref: U21K903 )
Salary: £ 42,000 - 45,000
Specialist Area: Property Accountant
Type: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP

OUR CLIENT are a leading and constantly growing property business managing a range of properties across London and the South East. They are now looking for a Service Charge Accountant to join their prestigious Block and Portfolio Management Accounts team. Reporting to the Senior Portfolio Accountant & Portfolio Account Director, the role will manage a client portfolio and take ownership of the process from start to finish.

THE ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES for the Service Charge Accountant will include:

• Assisting the block manager with the preparation of the annual service charge budget and ten year maintenance plan for the clients.

• Checking coding and authorising clients’ supplier invoices on a daily basis.

• Reconciling and checking all clients/Properties quarterly financial reports and balances.

• Assisting with the preparation of employees P11d forms.

• Preparing ground rent reports for freeholders/clients and requesting the transfer of funds due.

• Preparing any required monthly client reporting for the portfolio, these could be computer generated reports or bespoke excel reports.

• Conducting year-end procedures – preparing clients year-end paperwork, including preparing trial balance reports, preparing year-end income and expenditure reports, and preparing section 20b Notices.

• Playing a key part in the client retention plans by working with the clients with a focus on long term relationship building.

THE PERSON and SKILLS REQUIREMENTS for the Service Charge Accountant:

• Experienced Client/Service Charge Accountant and having worked in a similar role.

• Experience in effectively managing a block management client portfolio.

• Exceptional communication skills as this is a client facing role.

BENEFITS:

• Hybrid working 3 days WFH after settling in period.

• Healthcare insurance (Travel dental, Life, etc.).

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Study support for professional qualification.

• Complementary mortgage service arrangement.

• Additional earning potential, commission.

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