Service Charge Accountant

Service Charge Accountant - Kent - 35,000 - 40,000 DOE

Our client, a property consultancy company based in Kent are looking for an experienced Service Charge Accountant to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced property finance professional to support with service charge accounting, ensure financial accuracy and compliance, and build strong working relationships with property managers, clients, leaseholders and external stakeholders.

• Prepare and maintain accurate service charge accounts for a portfolio of residential properties
• Produce annual service charge budgets in collaboration with property managers
• Prepare year-end service charge accounts
• Reconcile service charge expenditure against budgets and investigate significant variances.
• Ensure income, expenditure, accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments are accurately recorded.
• Reconcile service charge bank accounts and monitor service charge balances.
• Preparation and submission of Statutory accounts
• Preparation and submission of corporation tax returns
• Liaising with external accountants and clients
• Liaising with internal departments, PMs etc
• Dealing with queries from clients and/or tenants
• Closing year ends on accounting software when accounts are finalised

• At least 2 years' experience with service charge accounts
• Experience using TRAMPS (desirable)
• Strong understanding of service charge budgets, reconciliations and year-end accounting.
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A professional and customer-focused approach to handling financial queries.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and accounting software.

• Salary: 35,000 - 40,000 DOE
• Working hours: 9am to 5:30pm, full time in the office for the first 3-6 months, then hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 WFH