Service Charge Accountant

Core Responsibilities

• Management Accounts: Preparing quarterly client statements and balance sheet reconciliations.
  
• Service Charge Management: Overseeing service charge budgets, performing year -end reconciliations, and ensuring compliance with RICS guidelines.
  
• Tenant Accounting: Raising rent and service charge demands, managing tenant queries, and overseeing credit control for a portfolio.
  
• Audit Support: Liaising with external auditors for year -end service charge and statutory account reviews.
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with commercial / residential real estate -specific accounting standards such as IFRS 16 (Leases) and UK property regulations.
  
• Technical Proficiency: Good -level Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) is essential.
  
• Specialised Software: Experience with property management systems like Qube (Horizon), Re -Leased, Yardi, MRI, or TRAMPS is highly desirable.
  
• Communication: Ability to explain financial data to non -finance stakeholders, such as property managers and surveyors.